eilíse munroe trip around the world
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TRIP AROUND
THE WORLD
By Eilíse Munroe
COUNTRIES I WILL BE VISITING! First world: France and New Zealand
Second world: China and Thailand
Third world: Brazil and Kenya
THAILAND• Location: southeast Asia
• Capital city: Bangkok• Currency: Thai baht (THB)
• Exchange rate: 1.00 EUR=39.7428 THB• Languages: Thai
• Religions: Theravada Buddhism• Government: constitutional monarchy• King: Bhumibol Adulyadej, known as
Rama IX
FLIGHT DETAILSGetting to Thailand- Ticket price:
€522.01 Departure
EKThu, 1-Nov-12
12:55Dublin (DUB)
18:40 (+ 1)Bangkok (BKK)
1 Stop
ACCOMMODATION IN THAILAND Link Corner Hostel Bangkok
Check-in:
01/11/12
Check-out:
29/11/12
Number of nights:
28
Price: €260.40
Address: 86/7 Ratchaprarop rd., 86/7 Ratchaprarop rd., Bangkok, Thailand.
iRest
Check-in:
30/11/12
Check-out:
27/12/12
Number of nights:
27
Price: € 369.87/THB14,850
Address:155/8-12 Moo.3, Aonang, 81000 Aonang Beach, thailand
THINGS TO DO IN THAILAND
5. Visit phang nga bay
4. Visit Koh Tao 3. Visit Xtrem Aventures,
Chalong
2. Visit Kok Chang Safari Elephant Trekking, Kata Beach
1.Visit Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn)
CULTURAL FACTS The national dish of thailand is Pad Thai Modern Thai pop music, or string pop, is
influenced by Britpop and the popular movements of other Asian nations.
The wai is the common form of greeting and adheres to strict rules of protocol: Raising both hands, palms joined with the fingers pointing upwards as if in
prayer, lightly touching the body somewhere between the chest and the
forehead, is the standard form.
CHINA• Location: east Asia• Capital city: Beijing
• Currency: Chinese Yuan reminbi• Exchange rate:1.00 EUR=8.10113 CNY
• Languages: mandarin Chinese• Religion: Buddhism, Taoism, Chinese folk
religions.• Government: single party state
FLIGHT DETAILS
Outbound › Tuesday, 1 January 2013
Flight No
Phuket
Phuket (HKT)
Beijing
Capital Airport (PEK)
MU 2592 15:45 —17h 55min
→ 10:40 Stops: 1 Details
HKT 15:45
Phuket (HKT) →
KMG 19:30
Kunming - Kunming Airport (KMG)
Boeing 737
Economy Standard (X)
MU 2592 Aircraft type: Boeing 737 Seat Distance: 81 cm Airline Terms
Connection duration: 12:00
KMG 07:30
Kunming - Kunming Airport (KMG) →
PEK 10:40
Beijing - Capital Airport (PEK)
Boeing 737
Economy Standard (K)
MU 5701 Aircraft type: Boeing 737 Seat Distance: 81 cm Airline Terms
Price: €244.57
ACCOMMODATION Hai Inn
Check-in:
02/01/13
Check-out:
30/01/13
Number of nights:
28
Address:No.31 Beixin Alley, Yonghegong Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100007 China
Price: 255.08 euro
Shanghai Le Tour Traveler's Rest Youth Hostel
Check-in:
31/01/13
Check-out:
28/02/13
Number of nights:
28
Address:No.36, Lane 319, Jiaozhou Road, Jin'an District, Shanghai 200040, China
Price: € 178.50
THINGS TO DO IN CHINA
5. Visit Panda zoo
4. Visit The Great wall of China
3. Visit The Forbidden City
2. Visit the terracotta army
1. Visit Yangtze river
CULTURAL FACTS Chinese is the world’s longest
continuously used written language. Chinese Opera has been popular for generations. The music includes string
instruments and high-pitched vocal stylings.
China has one of the oldest sporting cultures in the world. There is evidence that a form of association football was
played in China around 1000 AD.
NEW ZEALAND Location: south western pacific ocean.
Capital city: wellington Currency: new Zealand dollar
Exchange rate: 1.00 EUR=1.56837 NZD Languages: mainly English
Religion: mainly Christianity Government: constitutional monarchy
Monarch: Elizabeth II
FLIGHT DETAILS
Outbound › Friday, 1 March 2013
€508.69Total price + VAT
Passengers Net price Tax Service
fee Discount Total price
1 x Adult €378.00 €127.19 €3.50 €0.00 €508.69 Total €378.00 €127.19 €3.50 €0.00 €508.69
Flight No Bangkok Bangkok (BKK)
Wellington Wellington (WLG)
QF 24 21:30 —19h 45min → 23:15 Stops: 1 Details
BKK 21:30 Bangkok (BKK)
→ SYD 10:50 Sydney (SYD)
Airbus A330-300 Economy Standard (L)
QF 24 Aircraft type: Airbus A330-300 Seat Distance: 79 cm Connection duration: 07:15
SYD 18:05 Sydney (SYD)
→ WLG 23:15 Wellington (WLG)
Boeing 737-800 (winglets) Economy Standard (L)
QF 117 Aircraft type: Boeing 737-800 (winglets) Seat Distance: 79 cm
ACCOMMODATIONBase Wellington
Check-in:
02/03/13
Check-out:
31/03/13
Number of nights:
29
Address: 21-23 Cambridge Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand
Price:€ 502.36
Empire Apartment
Check-in:
31/03/13
Check-out:
14/04/13
Number of nights:
14
Address: 21 Whitaker Place, Grafton, 1010 Auckland
Price: €394.86
ACCOMMODATIONFlight from auckland
to christchurch
Departure
JQ
Sun, 14-Apr-13
12:25
Auckland (AKL)
13:45
Christchurch (CHC)Price: €25.36
YMCA Christchurch
Check-in:
14/04/13
Check-in:
28/04/12
Number of nights:
14
Address:12 Hereford Street Christchurch 8011, P O Box 2004 Christchurch 8140, Christchurch, New Zealand
Price:€263.22
THINGS TO DO IN NEW ZEALAND
5. Visit Milford sound
4. Visit Mount Cook
3. Visit Cape Reinga
2. AJ Hackett Bungy New Zealand
1. Maunganui Beach, Mount Maunganui
CULTURAL FACTS Greetings are casual, often consisting
simply of a handshake and a smile. The All Blacks are New Zealand's most
world recognised national rugby team. New Zealand music has been influenced
by blues, jazz, country, rock and roll and hip hop, with many of these genres
given a unique New Zealand interpretation.
FRANCE• location: western edge of Europe.
• capital city: Paris• currency: euro
• languages: French• religion: mainly Christianity, however
religions such as Islam are beginning to grow in France.
• Government: constitutional republic.• President: The president of France is
François Hollande.
FLIGHTS
Date: 28/04/13
CHC 13:30 Christchurch (CHC) →AKL 14:50 Auckland (AKL)
Connection duration: 04:25
AKL 19:15 Auckland (AKL) →SFO 12:30 San Francisco (SFO)
Connection duration: 03:15
SFO 15:45 San Francisco (SFO) →CDG 11:10Paris - Charles Degaulle (CDG)
Price: €788.83
ACCOMMODATIONGrand Hotel
Check-in:
30/04/13
Check-out:
07/05/13
Number of nights:
7
Address:36 Boulevard Jean Jaures, 92110 Clichy
Price: €308
Hostel Villa Saint Exupery Garden
Check-in:
07/05/13
Check-out:
21/05/13
Number of nights:
14
Address:22 Avenue Gravier, 06100 Nice
Price:€336
ACCOMMODATIONHôtel Balladins Calais
Check-in:
21/05/13
Check-out:
31/05/13
Number of nights:
10
Address: Zup Du Beau Marais, Angle Rue Greuze Et Rue Salvador Allende, 62100 Calais
Price: €410
Lesconil, Brittany
One month stay with family friends.
Dates:
1/06/13- 30/06/13
THINGS TO DO FRANCE
3. Eiffel tower
4.Musee du Louvre
5. Visit palace of versaille
2. Gorge du Verdon
1. St Tropez
CULTURAL FACTS The national sport of France is soccer.
Paris is the 'Fashion Capital of the World' The French rarely admit mistakes, as
they think it’s a sign of weakness.
BRAZIL Location: Eastern south America
Capital city: Brasilia Currency: Brazilian Real
Exchange rate: 1.00 EUR=2.62027 BRL Language: Portuguese
Religion: roman Catholicism and Protestantism
Government: presidential democratic republic
FLIGHTSOUTBOUND - 30 June 201312:10 BOD Bordeaux TAP TP46913:10 LIS Lisbon 2h Overnight stay required 20h 25 09:35 (+1)LIS Lisbon TAP TP5915:15 BSB Brasilia 9h 40 Price: €731
ACCOMMODATIONContemporâneo Hostel
Check-in:
01/07/13
Check-out:
15/07/13
Number of nights:
14
Address:Rua Bambina, 158, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 22251-050, Brazil
Price: €362.60
Pousada Michele
Check-in:
15/07/13
Check-out:
31/07/13
Number of nights:
16
Address:Rua Pequenas Pousadas, Morro de São Paulo, CEP 45420-000, Brazil
Price: €487.53
ACCOMMODATIONManaira Hostel
Check-in:
01/08/13
Check-out:
31/08/13
Number of nights:
30
Address:Rua Major Ciraulo, 380, João Pessoa, CEP 58038-290, Brazil
Price: €342.79
THINGS TO DO IN BRAZIL
5. Amazon river
4. Fernando de Noronha
3. Statue of Christ the Redeemer
2. Iguazu Falls
1. Sugarloaf mountain
CULTURAL FACTS Brazil Nuts are one of the most popular
nuts that are eaten all over the world and are produced by a South American
tree. The Brazil soccer team is considered
one of the best in the world and is continuously developing the team to
ensure that they remain with that status.
Brazilian samba is the most famous dance in Brazil.
KENYA Location: east Africa Capital city: Nairobi
Currency: Kenyan shilling Exchange rate: 1.00 EUR=110.128 KES
Languages: Swahili and English Religion: protestant and roman catholic
Government: presidential democratic republic
FLIGHTS19:20-Rio de Janeiro Int'l airport (GIG) →10.15-Barajas
airport, Madrid
Connection duration:10 hr 35 min
20.50-Barajas airport, Madrid → 22.10- Heathrow airport, London
Connection duration:12hr 15min
10.25-Heathrow airport, London → 21:00 Nairobi , Kenya ,Jomo Kenyatta Int'l.
Price: €983.81
ACCOMMODATIONOryx Hotel
Check-in:
02/09/13
Check-out:
16/09/13
Number of nights:
14
Address: Jogoo Road, 00100 Nairobi
Price: €453.76
chamiachi luxury apartments ltd
Check-in:
16/09/13
Check-out:
30/09/13
Number of nights:
14
Address: links road nyali, 88984 Mombasa
Price: €540.19
ACCOMMODATIONNew Palm Tree Hotel
Check-in:
30/09/13
Check-out:
14/10/13
Number of nights:
14
Address: Nkrumah Road, 80100 Mombasa
Price:€403
Hotel Kipepeo
Check-in:
14/10/13
Check-out:
31/10/13
Number of nights:
17
Address: River Road, Nairobi
Price:€573
THINGS TO DO IN KENYA
5. Mount Kenya
4. Lamu Island
3. Hell's Gate National Park
2. Malindi
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1. Samburu National Reserve
CULTURAL FACTS The national dish of Kenya in ugali.
Kenya is Africa's most popular safari destination.
Kenya is home to a diverse range of music styles, ranging from imported popular music, afro-fusion and benga music to traditional folk songs. The
guitar is the most popular instrument in Kenyan music, and songs often feature
intricate guitar rhythms.