15 CRAIGSIDE FALL 2015 AROUND THE WORLD ADVENTURE

Well, today is the day of my presentation on plans for my final around the  world adventure, and I welcome you to join me:

  15 Craigside Place 
(up Nuuanu Avenue, one block past Judd Street,  turn right just before the cemetery and the security guard will tell you where to park)

     The Theater

     Wednesday, April 29 at 3:30PM

Here is the latest summary:

15 CRAIGSIDE FALL 2015 GLOBAL ADVENTURE

September      16        Depart             Honolulu                                 UA879

                        17        Arrive Tokyo (Narita)

Tokyo Westin will be the  home hotel, where you will keep your luggage as you travel around Japan.  Robuchon and Yebisu Garden Place (a large shopping complex) are located across the street, with the JR Ebesu Station on the other end.

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                        19        Japan Rail Pass

                                    Tokyo to Kanazawa (new Shinkansen), Nagano,
                                     Matsumoto (Pearl's Gold Koi) and Shinjuku
  

                        20        Tokyo Station to Sapporo

                JR Tower Hotel Nikko Sapporo is one of the very best at any train station.

                        21        Fall colors?

                        22        Sapporo to Tokyo

                        23        Tokyo to Kyoto

                        24               Stay at the first Starwood ryokan

                        25        Kyoto to Yokohama

                        26        Yokohama to Tokyo
                       (I posted:  Could the Tokyo Ritz-Carlton Club Lounge be Heaven.)

My breakfast, with a view of Mount Fuji when I last stayed here.

                        27        Return to Tokyo Westin to pick up suitcase

                        28        Narita to Seoul Incheon                      OZ101

                        29               Stay at next generation hotel

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October             1        Seoul Incheon to Singapore

                          2           50th Anniversary

                          3        Singapore to Bangkok

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                          5        Bangkok to Dubai

                          6            Tallest building in the world

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                          8        Dubai to Instanbul

The Grand Bazaar is overwhelming:

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                        10        Istanbul to London

London Eye:

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                        13        London to Paris, Gare du Nord          Eurostar (train)

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                        16        Paris, Gare de Lyon to                        TGV (train)

                                    Milan 

                        17             World Expo

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                        19        Milan to Venice                                  Trenitalia (train)

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                        22        Venice to Frankfurt                           LH327

The Sheraton is at the airport:

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                        24        Frankfurt to Budapest

                                      Tauck River Cruise

                        25        Budapest

                        26        Vienna

                        27        Vienna

                        28        Danube River

                        29        Passau

                        30        Regensburg

                        31        Nurnberg

November         1        Bamberg

                          2        Wurzburg/Rothenburg

                          3        Main River

                          4        Rudesheim

                          5        Cologne

                          6        Amsterdam

                          7        Amsterdam

                          8        Amsterdam

Schiphol Airport has everything, including a Sheraton:

                          9        Amsterdam to Newark Liberty (NYC) UA224

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                        12        Newark Liberty to O’Hare (Chicago)    UA224

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                        14        Chicago to Las Vegas                             UA519

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                        17        Las Vegas to San Francisco

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                        20        San Francisco to Honolulu                     UA300

Of course, the best part of the trip will be coming  home.

FINANCIAL DETAILS

            # of days                    =          65

            cost

                        airfare              =          $10,610           (business class)

                        trains               =          $     939

                        river cruise      =          $  6,856           (Tauck)

                        hotel/food        =          $17,000

                        TOTAL          =          $35,655

            Coach class                

              No river cruise

              Home from Venice   

  37 days                     =          $12,900

TRAVEL AGENCY

            Outrigger Travel

                        Hans Allgeier

                                    Hans@OutriggerTravel.com

                                    808 923 2377

                        Stan Saito

                                    Stan@OutriggerTravel.com

Adjustments will no doubt occur, for the trip is still four and a half months away.  However, Outrigger Travel will keep track of any changes to the itinerary.

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