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3 Month Backpacking Asia Itinerary

Last Updated February 21, 2023 William Tang

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Summarizing my amazing trip to Asia with fully detailed itineraries

A lot of you have asked for just a summary of everything I did this summer so I thought I’d slap together the itinerary into one article to make it easier to consume and disseminate.

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  • Hong Kong
  • Indonesia
  • Singapore
  • Cambodia
  • Thailand
  • Hong Kong
  • China
  • Taiwan
  • Palau
  • Taiwan
  • Japan
  • Canada
  • USA
  • Canada

Here’s a low down of how my epic summer went:

Hong Kong

Day 1 – May 22, 2012

  • Land in HKG @ 1:15PM
  • Check into Conrad Hong Kong
  • Tsui Wah for afternoon snack
  • Tram up to The Peak to roam around, watch the sunset and the “light show”
  • Dinner at Tai Ping Koon

Day 2 – May 23, 2012

  • Breakfast @ the Conrad
  • Take the tram to the longest moving escalator
  • Walk along Hollywood Road towards Man MO Temple
  • MRT to Prince Edward Station
  • Gold Fish
  • Snack at Hui Lau Shan (mango everything) and street fish balls
  • Ladies Market
  • Early Dinner at Dondonya Shokudo
  • Walk around Avenue of the Stars, watch the sunset
  • Head towards the clock tower and HK Cultural Center
  • Watch light show again
  • 1881 Heritage building for night lights
  • Harbour City shopping mall for more food at a Vietnamese restaurant
  • Star Ferry back to Hong Kong Island side
  • Cab back to hotel

Indonesia

Day 3 – May 24, 2012

  • Transit day to Bali
  • HKG -> CGK (Jakarta) with Garuda Indonesia Airlines (9:00AM departure)
  • CGK -> DPS (Bali) (6:30PM arrival)
  • Check into Conrad Bali
  • Unpack and wait for Chantelle to arrive who took a separate flight in

Day 4 – May 25, 2012

  • Breakfast @ the Conrad
  • Pickup by our driver Putu Arnawa
  • Traditional Barong Dance
  • Quick stop overs at a stone mason and silver shop
  • Sangeh Secret Monkey Forest Sanctuary
  • Lunch @ Babi Guling Ibu Oka
  • Ubud Palace Temple
  • Ubud market
  • Drop by a village temple celebration (Ganung Raung)
  • Long ride up to get a view of Ganung Batur
  • Ganung Kawi temple
  • 2 hour ride back to Conrad
  • Cab out to Kuta to meet Chantelle’s friends (Aaron and Ping)
  • Dinner @ Made Warung
  • Cab back to hotel

Day 5 – May 26, 2012

  • Breakfast @ the Conrad
  • Pickup by our driver Putu Arnawa
  • Taman Ayun Temple
  • Random unknown pond temple
  • Local cock fight tournament
  • Lunch @ Red Rice in Jatiluwih
  • Rice paddies in Jatiluwih
  • Chillin’ with the local rice harvesters
  • Tanah Lot for sunset
  • Dinner at Rin @ Conrad

Day 6 – May 27, 2012

  • Sleep in
  • Breakfast @ the Conrad Bali
  • Get a beach hut
  • Sun tanning
  • Flying Fish
  • Pool time
  • Dinner @ Bumbu Bali

Day 7 – May 28, 2012

  • Wake up at 5:30 for sunrise
  • Sunrise shooting @ the Conrad
  • Lounge around a beach hut
  • Breakfast @ the Conrad
  • Cab to Cozy 2 for massage
  • Cab to Kuta and walk around
  • Kuta Beach for sunset
  • Walk around Kuta some more and eventually find the Perama Tour Office
  • Cab to Seminyak to find the SOS Rooftop Lounge and Bar
  • Dinner at the Anantara Hotel instead
  • Cab back to the Conrad

Day 8 – May 29, 2012

  • Breakfast @ Conrad
  • Snorkelling in Nusa Dua with Bali Scuba Masters
  • Jimbaran for lunch
  • Fish Market @ Jimbaran
  • Lounge around the Conrad one last time
  • Dinner @ Musashi (Jap restaurant)

Day 9 – May 30, 2012

  • Breakfast @ Conrad
  • Cab to Kuta Perama Tour office
  • Hop on a mini-bus/van towards the port.
  • Cross to Java on a ferry
  • New van on the other side
  • Hop on another mini-bus towards Probolingo
  • 5PM meal at some roadside restaurant
  • Switch to ANOTHER van in Probolingo
  • Arrive in Cemoro Lewang (town outside of Mt. Bromo) @ 8PM

Day 10 – May 31, 2012

  • Jeep pick up at 4AM
  • Mt. Bromo Sunrise
  • Climb up to Mt. Bromo
  • Breakfast and check-out
  • Very VERY long bus ride to Yogyakarta
  • Check into the Manohara at midnight (yikes)

Day 11 – June 1, 2012

  • Wake up at 4AM
  • 4:30AM – Borobudur grounds open for Sunrise ticket holders
  • Meh sunrise.  Damn you clouds!
  • Breakfast @ Manohara
  • Nap until 11:30AM
  • 12PM private transport to Yogyakarta
  • Check into the Sheraton Mustika Yogyakarta Resort and Spa
  • Bum around
  • Lunch @ local Gudeg place outside hotel
  • Bum around some more
  • High tea @ Sheraton (aka free dinner…yeah that’s right…that’s how Platinum members roll lol)

Day 12 – June 2, 2012

  • Breakfast @ Sheraton Club Lounge
  • 8AM pickup by ViaVia on motorcycles (Prambanan and Hidden Temples Motorcycle Tour)
  • Hidden Temple 1 – Candi Sambisari
  • Hidden Temple 2 – Candi Sari
  • Hidden Temple 3 – Candi Plaosan
  • Prambanan grounds until 1PM
  • Arrive in Yogyakarta at 2 ish
  • Lunch at ViaVia Café
  • Back at Sheraton for quick swim
  • High tea a.k.a. dinner

Singapore

Day 13 – June 3, 2012

  • Early Breakfast @ Sheraton
  • 7AM shuttle to Yogyakarta Airport
  • Yogyakarta -> Bali -> Singapore (Garuda-Indonesia/AirAsia)
  • Land in Singapore at 3:40PM
  • Take subway to Conrad Centennial Singapore (bad idea)
  • Meet Jia @ Conrad, get settled and leave at 6PM
  • Delicious crab at Mellben Seafood Restaurant with Lund friends (Blk 232 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3, #01-1222)

Day 14 – June 4, 2012

  • Breakfast at Ya Kun – kaya toast
  • Go back to hotel to get battery
  • Walk to Marina Bay Sands
  • Check out the ArtScience Museum along the way and the mall (The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands)
  • Maxwell Hawker Center
  • Orchard Road
  • Back to hotel
  • Meet up with Jia’s friend Allan
  • Tried to go to Sky Bar but Jia was wearing shorts
  • Went to RedDot BrewHouse instead
  • Marina Bay Sands Casino

Cambodia

Day 15 – June 5, 2012

  • Breakfast at lounge
  • Merlion Park
  • Lau Pa Sat Hawker Center for lunch
  • Hunt for stamps
  • Check out of Conrad
  • Cab to airport
  • SIN -> REP flight 2:45PM to 4PM
  • Cabbing adventures with Eng Lee ($7 USD)
  • Check into Le Meridian
  • Dinner at The Touiche Restaurant Bar

Day 16 – June 6, 2012

  • Breakfast @ Le Meridien
  • Mr. Son pickup at 8AM
  • Ta Prohm Temple – Tomb Raider
  • Ta Keo Temple
  • Bayon Temple – Faces
  • Lunch
  • Elephant Terrace
  • Angkor Wat – Main Event
  • Phnom Bakheng for sunset
  • Back to Le Meridien
  • Sofitel for pool (hotel at Le Meridien under repairs)
  • Dinner at Meric @ Hotel de la Paix

Thailand

Day 17 – June 7, 2012

  • 5AM pickup
  • 4 hour with Happy Valley Ranch
  • Nap until 1PM
  • Lunch @ Khmer Kitchen
  • Massage @ Frangiani Spa
  • Drinks and food at Red Piano – Tomb Raider cocktail
  • Back to Le Meridien
  • 6:30PM pick up by Eng Lee
  • 7:20PM flight to Bangkok
  • Arrived at 8:30PM
  • Check into Royal Orchid Sheraton

Day 18 – June 8, 2012

  • Breakfast at the lounge
  • Ferry
  • Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew
  • Wat Pho
  • Wat Pho Traditional Thai Massage School
  • Lunch @ Food Route
  • Ferry
  • Wat Arun
  • Ferry
  • Khao San Road
  • Chinatown for dinner
  • Back to Sheraton

Day 19 – June 9, 2012

  • Breakfast at downstairs restaurant of the Sheraton
  • Chatuchak Weekend Market
  • Siam Paragon mall for lunch
  • Erawan Temple
  • Wasted trip to the Golden Mount
  • Back to Sheraton
  • Dinner at Nahm @ Metropolitan Bangkok Hotel
  • Vertigo and Moon Bar @ Banyan Tree Bangkok Hotel

Day 20 – June 10, 2012

  • Breakfast @ Sheraton
  • Flight from Bangkok to Chiang Mai
  • Pickup at airport by our trekking guide Nikorn
  • Walk into town to check out Wat Chedi Luang
  • Siam Rice Thai Cookery evening class

Day 21 – June 11, 2012

  • Quick breakfast at Le Meridien
  • 9AM pickup
  • Quick stop at local market
  • Drop off point in Maewang National Park
  • Trek at least 6 hours and 10-13KM with lunch somewhere in between by a stream
  • Arrive in the village at 4:30PM
  • Greet hilltribe villagers
  • Dinner with our hosts
  • Sleep by 10PM

Day 22 – June 12, 2012

  • Early wake up (cockle doodle doo)
  • Breakfast
  • Buy souvenirs from the locals
  • Trek to lunch time spot near a waterfall
  • Elephant ride
  • Bamboo rafting
  • Back to Le Meridien
  • Walk around the night market + dinner

Day 23 – June 13, 2012

  • Breakfast @ Le Meridien
  • Pickup and drop off at the airport by Nikorn
  • Arrive in Ko Samui at 2PM
  • Chill at Le Meridien Ko Samui
  • Launch sky lanterns
  • Dinner at Barracuda in Mae Nam

Day 24 – June 14, 2012

  • Breakfast at Le Meridien
  • Chill at the resort
  • Transport to the Conrad Ko Samui
  • Chill in our suite
  • Dinner at Nuch’s Green Ta’lay Restaurant

Day 25 – June 15, 2012

  • Pick up by CSI Samui
  • Confined Pool Dive
  • Lunch
  • Bophut Night Market
  • Dinner
  • Chaweng
  • Transportation Adventures back to Conrad

Day 26 – June 16, 2012

  • Pick up from the hotel
  • Speed boat departs Ko Samui
  • Snorkeling at Koh Wao
  • Coastal Cruise of the National Park
  • Discover the emerald lake and view point.
  • Traditional Thai Lunch @ Koh Ploy
  • Swimming / Kayaking / Relaxing on the beach
  • Scenic cruise back to Ko Samui
  • Mini-bus transfer home (picking up some take out along the way)
  • 1-hour aromatherapy spa at the Conrad
  • Dinner by our infinity pool
  • Conclusion of The Hangover Part 2 (oh god)

Day 27 – June 17, 2012

  • Breakfast @ the Conrad
  • Infinity pool
  • Transport to the Ko Samui airport
  • Flight to Phuket with Bangkok Airways
  • Transport to the Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort & Spa
  • Sunset at the lounge
  • Dinner takeout at Eightfold Restaurant

Day 28 – June 18, 2012

  • Breakfast @ the Hilton
  • Pick up to the dock
  • Diving – Open Water Dives 1 & 2 with James of Sharkey Scuba
  • Hilton lounge for happy hour
  • Chill by the pool
  • Stroll around Karon Beach
  • Dinner at Thai Thai
  • Watch people figure out how to fix my safe
  • Pack

Hong Kong

Day 29 – June 19, 2012

  • Breakfast @ the Hilton
  • Thai massage at Sweet Lemongrass Spa
  • Flight from Phuket to Hong Kong ( 4:05PM -> 8:35PM)
  • Bus A21 to TST
  • Check into the Regal Kowloon Hotel in TST

Day 30 – June 20, 2012

  • Brunch at Tim Ho Wan for dim sum
  • Walk around Mong Kok for electronics
  • Stanley
  • Dinner in Causeway Bay
  • Happy Valley Racetrack
  • b.a.r. Executive

Day 31 – June 21, 2012

  • Brunch at Tsui Wah
  • Sham Sui Po area for post office and markets
  • Nan Lian Garden and Chi Lin Nunnery
  • Sim City for camera gear
  • LKF for drinks (new Mexican themed bar)
  • The Sweet Dynasty for dinner
  • Quick stop at Chungking Mansions

China

Day 32 – June 22, 2012

  • Take the subway to Central
  • Walk to the Conrad to pick up my big suitcase
  • Cab to Hong Kong Express
  • Flight from Shanghai to Hong Kong with China Eastern (12:35PM – 2:45PM)
  • Get to Grandparent’s place by 4:30PM

Day 33 – 63 – June 23 to July 23, 2012

  • Month long program and Jiao Tong University for Summer Language Program
  • Lots of partying
  • Spending time with grandparents
  • Working out
  • Exploring

Taiwan

Day 64 – July 24, 2012

  • Leave the house at 10:30
  • Air China flight to Taipei – arrival at 4:25PM
  • Local bus 2060 to  the City Hall
  • Check into the W Taipei Hotel
  • Explore Ximending neighbourhood
  • Meet with Joanna back at the W
  • Head back out to Raohe Night Market

Palau

Day 65 – July 25, 2012

  • Breakfast at the W
  • Cab to Taoyuan Airport
  • Flight to Palau at 1PM, arrive at 6PM
  • Check into Lehn’s Motel

Day 66 – July 26, 2012

  • “Breakfast” (granola bars)
  • Pick up to Sam’s Tours
  • Open Water Dive 3
  • Lunch
  • Open Water Dive 4
  • Check out West Plaza Malakal
  • Cab downtown to do some shopping
  • Dinner at Suriyothai Restaurant
  • Dessert at Japanese Café nearby
  • Suffer through another night at Lehn’s

Day 67 – July 27, 2012

  • Pickup at 8:30 AM to Sam’s Tours
  • Dive
  • Lunch
  • Dive
  • Check into West Plaza Malakal
  • Dinner at nearby Kramer’s

Day 68 – July 28, 2012

  • Walk to Sam’s Tours for breakfast
  • Dive 1 at German Channel
  • Lunch
  • Dive 2 at Ngerchong Inside
  • Jellyfish Lake
  • Dinner at Taj
  • Cab back to West Plaza Malakal

Day 69 – July 29, 2012

  • 8:40 pickup to Impac HQ
  • Speed boat ride to Peleliu
  • Harlan picks us up
  • Peleliu World War II Museum
  • Japanese HQ
  • Japanese Tank
  • 81st Marines Monument and Orange Beach
  • Pass by Dry Dock
  • Lunch at Peleliu Peace Memorial Park
  • Stop by American LVT vehicles
  • Drive through the airport landing strip
  • Check out a Japanese howitzer
  • 1st Marines Monument and Japanese Shrine
  • Bloody Nose Ridge
  • Japanese Bunker
  • Speed boat ride back to Koror
  • Ride to main street to walk around and shop
  • Snacks at a food shack
  • Dinner at B’s Izakaya Yume

Day 70 – July 30, 2012

  • Drop off laundry at Orrekim
  • Walk over to Sam’s Tours for breakfast
  • Dive 1 – Blue Corner
  • Lunch and snorkeling
  • Dive 2 – Turtle Cove
  • Dive 3 – Chandelier Cave
  • Dive 4 – Sam’s Tours Micro Wall
  • Pick up laundry
  • Dinner at Longshoremen
  • Walk to Sea Passion
  • Walk to Palau Royal Resort for dessert

Taiwan

Day 71 – July 31, 2012

  • Breakfast at Sam’s Tours
  • Kayaking in Nikko Bay
  • Transport to the airport
  • ROR -> TPE (6:50 PM -> 9:30 PM)
  • Cab to the Sheraton
  • Eat at Ningxia market

Day 72 – August 1, 2012

  • Breakfast at the lounge
  • Walk to Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Park
  • Take a look at the National Concert Hall and National Theater
  • Explore the Chiang Kai Shek museum inside the memorial
  • Walk to Ding Tai Fung
  • Cab to Longshan Temple
  • Walk up to Ximending to find Modern Toilet
  • Bashed by typhoon to get my luggage at the W

Day 73 – August 2, 2012

  • Breakfast at the lounge
  • De Ye Cha Chi teahouse
  • Walk to Taipei Main Station
  • Explore underground shopping centers and streets for shopping and eating
  • Shilin Night Market

Japan

Day 74 – August 3, 2012

  • 6AM wake up
  • Pick up breakfast boxes
  • Cab to Taoyuan Airport
  • Hunt for postcards
  • Kris Lounge to write the postcards
  • UA 838 flight (10:20AM – 2:40 PM)
  • Drop off bags with Yamato
  • Reunite with Chantelle
  • Narita Express to Shinagawa
  • Shinagawa to Shin-Osaka
  • Subway to Azawa station
  • Escorted by neighbourhood watch to our hostel
  • Check-in to our hostel Hostel 64 Osaka

Day 75 – August 4, 2012

  • Breakfast at the hostel
  • Subway + JR to Tennoji station
  • JR train to Nara
  • Local bus to the entrance of Nara Park
  • Walk to Kasuga Shrine
  • Walk to Nigatsudo Hall
  • Walk to Todaiji Great Buddha Hall
  • Cool down at information center
  • Walk to Kofukuji
  • Dinner at a local restaurant
  • JR back to Osaka
  • Subway to Namba station to explore Dotonbori
  • Dinner #1 at Kanidoraku Honten
  • Dinner #2 at Ajinoya Okonomiyaki
  • Drop off gifts to Kyohei Hotta at Lilo in Veve
  • Subway back to hostel

Day 76 – August 5, 2012

  • Breakfast at Hostel 64 Osaka
  • Subway + JR to Kyoto
  • Drop off bags at Ryokan Shimizu
  • Lunch at a fast food place
  • Bus to Gojozaka Stop
  • Walk to Kiyomizu-dera + Jishu Shrine
  • Explore traditional streets to shop and sample mochi
  • Kodaiji Temple
  • Walk through Yasaka Shrine Maruyama Park
  • Look at Chion-in and Shoren-in Temples from afar
  • Local food festival off of Shijo Street by the river
  • Cab back to the ryokan

Day 77 – August 6, 2012

  • Traditional Japanese breakfast at ryokan
  • Walk to Kyoto station to bus to Kinkakuji
  • Bus to Nijo Castle
  • Lunch at Shichifukujin (ramen place) by Nijo Castle
  • Subway + JR to Fushimi Inari Shrine
  • Subway to the Kyoto downtown core for shopping and Daimaru basement food extravaganza
  • Dinner at a Chirashi-type restaurant
  • Frozen Yogurt at Snola
  • First-time pachinko experience
  • Cab back to ryokan

Day 78 – August 7, 2012

  • Check-out of Ryokan Shimizu
  • Walk to Kyoto station and take JR to Hiroshima at 8:20AM
  • Tram #1 to Comfort Inn Otemachi
  • Tram #2 to  Hiroden-nishi-Hiroshima station, walk over to Nishi-hiroshima JR station and take it down to Miyajima-guchi (picked up some takoyaki along the way)
  • Take ferry from Miyajima-guchi to Miyajima
  • Take lots of photos of the floating torii gate
  • Walk through Itsukushima Shrine
  • Hike up to Daisho-in Buddhist Temple
  • Walk along the shopping streets for food and souvenirs
  • Ferry + JR + Tram back to covered shopping arcade
  • Dinner at Okonomi-mura to try two different restaurants
  • Back to hotel

Day 79 – August 8, 2012

  • Breakfast at Comfort Inn Otemachi, drop bags off
  • Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
  • View Memorial Cenotaph around the Hiroshima Peace Park
  • Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims (wow that’s a mouthful)
  • The Statue of the A-Bomb Children
  • A-Bomb Dome
  • Pick up bags from Comfort Inn
  • Tram to Hiroshima JR station
  • JR to Osaka and then Tokyo
  • Arrive in Tokyo around 7PM
  • Cab to the Conrad Tokyo
  • Executive Lounge for food

Day 80 – August 9, 2012

  • Wake up at 3:45AM
  • Find out we won’t be able to do the tuna auction.  Wait in line at Daiwa restaurant.
  • Restaurant opens at 5:30 and we have the best sushi we’ll ever have (except for maybe at Jiro’s hah)
  • Sneak into the Seafood Intermediate Wholesaler’s Area before getting kicked out
  • Go to the Conrad lounge for a bit more food
  • Nap until 11AM
  • Imperial Palace East Gardens
  • Explore Akhirabara with curry lunch in the area
  • Explore Harajuku – Daiso
  • Dinner at a random Japanese-only restaurant right off of Omotesando Street

Day 81 – August 10, 2012

  • Breakfast at the lounge
  • Take JR from Shimbashi to Shinjuku
  • Purchase Hakone Free Pass
  • Take Odakyu train to Odawara and then transfer to Hakone-Yumoto
  • Take Hakone Tozan Bus H to Hakone Machi-Ko Pier
  • Ride the pirate ship cruise to the other side of Lake Ashi (Togendai-Ko)
  • Take the Hakone Ropeway to Owakudani
  • Explore the geothermal valley
  • Continue along the Hakone Ropeway + Hakone Tozan Cablecar to the Gora train station
  • Take the Hakone Tozan Train back to Hakone–Yumoto station
  • Run around the main street grabbing whatever food we can find
  • Take the Hakone Tozan Bus K to the entrance of Tenzan Hot Springs
  • Spend a good 1.5 hours at the hot springs before bussing back to the Hakone-Yumoto Station
  • Upgrade our return ticket to the Romance Car
  • Arrive in Shinjuku and take JR back to Shimbashi
  • Find our way to the restaurant Uokin
  • Walk back to the Conrad

Day 82 – August 11, 2012

  • Breakfast at the lounge
  • Pickup from the hotel to the World Trade Center Hamamatsucho Bus Terminal
  • Start tour with Tokyo Tower
  • Happo-en for traditional tea ceremony
  • Chinzan-so garden for Japanese BBQ lunch at Mokushun-do
  • Imperial Palace East Gardens front gate peek
  • Sumida River Sightseeing Cruise from Hinode Pier to Asakusa
  • Nakamise Street shopping
  • Senso-ji Temple
  • Ramen in little shop near Conrad
  • Sulking in the lounge waiting for the fireworks
  • Fireworks from the comfort of the wall just outside the Conrad bar on the main lobby
  • Dinner at Shoutaien for more Japanese BBQ

Day 83 – August 12, 2012

  • Breakfast at the Conrad Lounge
  • JR to Shibuya
  • Photos and shopping around Shibuya
  • JR to Harajuku
  • Meiji Shrine
  • Walk around Takeshita Street in Harajuku
  • JR to Shinjuku
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
  • Subway to Roppongi Hills
  • Dinner at Gonpachi
  • Cab back to Conrad

Day 84 – August 13, 2012

  • Wake up at 3AM
  • Start lining up at 4AM
  • Enter auction area at 5:40AM
  • Walk back to the Conrad to nap
  • Breakfast at the Conrad Lounge
  • JR to Shinjuku
  • Lunch at Go! Go! Curry!
  • Subway to Ginza
  • Shop around
  • Dinner at Shabusen
  • Subway back home
  • Packing

Canada

Day 85 – August 14, 2012

  • Farewell to Chantelle at the Conrad
  • Breakfast at the Conrad lounge
  • Explore Odaiba and more specifically Palette Town – Megaweb Toyota Exhibition Hall and VenusFort shopping center
  • Head back to Conrad to pack and check out
  • Take pre-arranged bus to Narita Airport
  • AC4 5:40PM -> 10:15 AM (same day)
  • <TIME WARP>
  • Pick up BMW at Avis
  • Check into Sheraton Vancouver Airport
  • Bubble tea and waffles at Bubble Queen in Richmond
  • Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge
  • Dinner at Fable Kitchen
  • Gelato at Bella Gelateria

Day 86 – August 15, 2012

  • Grouse Grind
  • Explore Grouse Mountain while waiting for paragliding
  • Paragliding cancelled
  • Deep Cove
  • Rent a paddle board for an hour
  • Dinner with Jessica at a sushi restaurant
  • Dessert at Sweet Revenge

USA

Day 87 – August 16, 2012

  • Breakfast at Top Gun for dim sum
  • Drive down towards Seattle
  • Tulalip Premium Outlets
  • Drive to downtown Seattle
  • Park in a public lot
  • Meet Chantelle at Crowne Plaza
  • Explore around Pike Place Market
  • Dinner at Mongolian Hot Pot
  • Visit Yi’s place

Canada

Day 88 – August 17, 2012

  • Check out of Crowne Plaza
  • Visit Circuit City
  • Lunch with Dany at Jade Garden
  • Visit Amazon campus
  • Drive back to Vancouver
  • Spanish Banks for sunset
  • Dinner at Suika with Kenny and Caleb
  • Check into Hilton Vancouver Airport

Day 89 – August 18, 2012

  • Check out of Hilton Vancouver Airport
  • Return rental car
  • YVR 7:00AM -> YEG 9:27AM, YEG 11:15AM-> YYZ 4:50PM
  • Home!

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