November 2016

2016-Nov, Dubai to Singapore

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November 4, 2016
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Day 1
Friday, November 4, 2016 at 7:10 PM
🌙 8 °C
Altitude: 35 m
Germany Düsseldorf International Airport 51.276725, 6.76809751°16’36” N 6°46’5” E
Maritim Hotel Düsseldorf
November 4, 2016 in Germany ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
Here we are.. just arrived at the Maritim Airport Hotel in Düsseldorf. I really like starting my trips one night earlier - and staying the night at the airport gives me the safety of not getting stuck on the highway or missing my train 😁 I like staying at the SPA area, with two different Saunas and a swimming pool.Read more
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Day 3
Sunday, November 6, 2016 at 1:50 AM
🌙 24 °C
Altitude: 10 m
United Arab Emirates Ski Dubai 25.115919, 55.19662225°6’57” N 55°11’48” E
Hilton Garden Inn Mall of the Emirates
November 6, 2016 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
The taxi ride took about 30mins and got us to our hotel: Hilton Garden Inn Mall of the Emirates. We were welcomed by friendly staff, directly taking our baggage. Check In was quick and uncomplicated, so after 5 minutes we were taken to our room, got an introduction of how everything works and where to find it.Read more
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Day 2
Saturday, November 5, 2016
⛅ 8 °C
Altitude: 35 m
Germany Düsseldorf International Airport 51.276725, 6.76809751°16’36” N 6°46’5” E
Düsseldorf Airport
November 5, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Finally.. my first flight on an A380 😍 2 hours before departure ️✈️
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Day 2
Saturday, November 5, 2016
⛅ 8 °C
Altitude: 35 m
Germany Düsseldorf International Airport 51.276725, 6.76809751°16’36” N 6°46’5” E
Flight EK056 / DUS-DXB
November 5, 2016 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Wow.. what an experience! Flying the Emirates A380 was a pleasure - I'm almost 2m and I had enough space to enjoy the 6.5h flight from Düsseldorf to Dubai. The food was delicious, the flight crew was super friendly, flight entertainment was excellent 👍Read more
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Day 3
Sunday, November 6, 2016 at 4:50 PM
☀️ 30 °C
Altitude: 9 m
United Arab Emirates Burj Khalīfah 25.196914, 55.27465625°11’49” N 55°16’29” E
Burj Khalifa
November 6, 2016 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Just the world's tallest building ‍😏 We actually spent the whole first day discovering the Mall of Emirates, Burj Khalifa and Dubai Metro 😃 And what I've learned so far: next time I'm in Dubai, I will skip the metro and walking (I think this is typically German 😄 ).. we kept walking and walking and walking until we reached the metro station just to find out that at our destination station everything was occupied by construction works and we couldn't go anywhere.. 👎Read more
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Day 3
Sunday, November 6, 2016
☀️ 33 °C
Altitude: 6 m
United Arab Emirates Dubai International Airport 25.253235, 55.36525725°15’12” N 55°21’55” E
Welcome to Dubai
November 6, 2016 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Welcome to Dubai!
️ It really is another world..
The airport experience was good, everything was easy to find, although it took a while to reach immigration, but that's the deal with big airports
Immigration took a bit longer than I expected, as only few gates were opened. I actually thought I could use the electronic gates, but the officer insisted that we can only use the regular passport control. Having passed immigration we headed to baggage claim (our bags were not on the belt yet.. after almost 1.5h of waiting at immigration 🤔) and then made our way through customs. At 2h in the morning we headed to the taxi area and were confronted with thousands of other travelers.. I first thought that this was going to take a while, but I was proven wrong
everything was well organized and after 20 minutes we sat in our taxi 🚕Read more
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Day 5
Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at 5:40 PM
🌙 28 °C
Altitude: 14 m
United Arab Emirates Umm Suqeim Park 25.145769, 55.19303625°8’45” N 55°11’35” E
Sightseeing
November 8, 2016 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ 🌙 28 °C
Took a sight seeing tour through Dubai Downtown and Palm Jumeirah 😎
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Day 5
Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at 9:30 PM
⛅ 25 °C
Altitude: 21 m
United Arab Emirates Mīnā’ Rāshid 25.276047, 55.28472525°16’34” N 55°17’5” E
Port of Dubai
November 8, 2016 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Last views of Dubai before heading to Muscat, Oman.
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Day 7
Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 8:10 AM
☀️ 26 °C
Altitude: Sea level
Oman Mīnā’ as Sulţān Qābūs 23.626783, 58.56904223°37’36” N 58°34’9” E
Port of Muscat
November 10, 2016 in Oman ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Good morning, Muscat! 😎
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Day 7
Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 10:40 AM
⛅ 30 °C
Altitude: 16 m
Oman Wādī al Khalīl 23.583369, 58.38951123°35’0” N 58°23’22” E
Sultan Qaboos Mosque
November 10, 2016 in Oman ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
The first thing on our list: visit the famous Sultan Qaboos Mosque. Stunning architecture! We enjoyed some peaceful moments at this beautiful spot.
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Day 7
Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 11:40 AM
☀️ 30 °C
Altitude: 17 m
Oman Mutrah Suq 23.619561, 58.56393923°37’10” N 58°33’50” E
Mutrah Souk
November 10, 2016 in Oman ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Next stop: Mutrah Souk. Got to know some local spices, fragrances, souvenirs.
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Day 7
Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 1:10 PM
⛅ 29 °C
Altitude: 15 m
Oman Fisher’s Rock 23.614442, 58.59464723°36’52” N 58°35’41” E
Al Alam Palace
November 10, 2016 in Oman ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
We then headed to Al Alam Palace, the Sultan's Palace, beautifully surrounded by mountains.
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Day 7
Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 6:40 PM
🌙 28 °C
Altitude: 12 m
Oman Royal Opera House 23.613675, 58.46787223°36’49” N 58°28’4” E
Royal Opera House
November 10, 2016 in Oman ⋅ 🌙 28 °C
Last stop in Muscat: the Royal Opera House.
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Day 8
Friday, November 11, 2016 at 6:20 PM UTC
⛅ 35 °C
Altitude: Sea level
Arabisches Meer 21.748481, 63.60827221°44’55” N 63°36’30” E
21°44'55" N 63°36'30" E
November 11, 2016, Arabisches Meer ⋅ ⛅ 35 °C
Somewhere between Muscat and Mumbai 🛳
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Day 10
Sunday, November 13, 2016 at 7:50 AM
☀️ 24 °C
Altitude: 7 m
India Ballard Pier 18.931519, 72.84343118°55’53” N 72°50’36” E
Port of Mumbai
November 13, 2016 in India ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Hello, India! We've been waken by an incredible smell.. we first though, the ship was on fire.. We then ran upstairs only to find out: we were entering Mumbai harbor area.. which means: SMOG! Well.. at least no fire and we could see the sun going up ☀️Read more
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Day 10
Sunday, November 13, 2016 at 2:10 PM
☀️ 33 °C
Altitude: 19 m
India Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus 18.939714, 72.83459418°56’23” N 72°50’5” E
Mumbai
November 13, 2016 in India ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
First stop: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, aka Victoria Terminus.
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Day 10
Sunday, November 13, 2016 at 2:50 PM
☀️ 33 °C
Altitude: 9 m
India Chinchpokli 18.982147, 72.82463918°58’56” N 72°49’29” E
Mumbai
November 13, 2016 in India ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Next: Dhobi Ghat, a well known open air laundromat. The washers, work in the open to wash the clothes from Mumbai's hotels and hospitals.
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Day 10
Sunday, November 13, 2016 at 3:40 PM
☀️ 32 °C
Altitude: 7 m
India Wet Basin 18.922633, 72.83410618°55’21” N 72°50’3” E
Mumbai
November 13, 2016 in India ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Gateway of India, probably the most iconic sight in Mumbai. No way we could leave the city without having visited it 😁
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Day 10
Sunday, November 13, 2016 at 5:10 PM
☀️ 29 °C
Altitude: 13 m
India Nariman Point 18.925817, 72.81848118°55’33” N 72°49’7” E
Mumbai
November 13, 2016 in India ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Enjoying the last sun rays of our short visit in Mumbai by the sea.. with some new friends 🐶
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Day 12
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at 8:10 PM
⛅ 36 °C
Altitude: Sea level
Laccadive Sea 7.847517, 77.3303147°50’51” N 77°19’49” E
7°50'51" N 77°19'49" E
November 15, 2016, Laccadive Sea ⋅ ⛅ 36 °C
Full moon 🌕 On our way to Colombo
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Day 13
Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at 10:50 AM
⛅ 29 °C
Altitude: 10 m
Sri Lanka Cinnamon Gardens 6.904486, 79.8675536°54’16” N 79°52’3” E
Colombo
November 16, 2016 in Sri Lanka ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
There we are: Sri Lanka! We just had limited time in Colombo, so we just took a look at the typical tourist spots.. We started at the Independence Square
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Day 13
Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at 1:30 PM
⛅ 31 °C
Altitude: 7 m
Sri Lanka Union Place 6.917489, 79.8545146°55’3” N 79°51’16” E
Colombo
November 16, 2016 in Sri Lanka ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Colombo City Views
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Day 13
Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at 9:10 PM UTC
🌧 20 °C
Strait of Malacca 6.310497, 97.1553426°18’38” N 97°9’19” E
6°18'38" N 97°9'19" E
November 16, 2016, Strait of Malacca ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Again.. some days on the sea to relax.. next stop: Langkawi!
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Day 17
Sunday, November 20, 2016 at 9:20 AM
⛅ 24 °C
Altitude: 154 m
Malaysia Sungai Perangin 6.378661, 99.6681366°22’43” N 99°40’5” E
Langkawi
November 20, 2016 in Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Oh it felt so good to finally breathe some fresh air and be surrounded by nature 😄 Our first thing we did on Langkawi: take the cable car up to the almost 710m high Mount Machinchang.. beautiful views 😎Read more
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Day 17
Sunday, November 20, 2016 at 10:40 AM
⛅ 27 °C
Altitude: 12 m
Malaysia Kampung Baru Ulu Melaka 6.346675, 99.7849586°20’48” N 99°47’6” E
Langkawi
November 20, 2016 in Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Located at the cable car station, Oriental Village (with some nice shops, restaurants and even a tiny zoo) was the next stop.
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