After masses of brochures , looking at calendars I finally made a decision and got everything booked.

May have been because I had a hangover from a late night in Belfast.

Rather than travel through Europe to Moscow (can see Europe easy from NI) fly to Moscow. Does not seem so good there now with the seige news headlines but NI used to be bad to. Then a few days there and the trans Sib. to Utan Ude for a few days and on to Beijing.

Then through Chaina to Hongkong and Hanoi. About three weeks in Vietnam and on through Cambodia to Bangkok and then OZ for about three weeks and home. Seems quick when you say it like this but Im away fro about three and a bit months at least. Have to get visas now and vacs. Then off for a diesel budgie out of Dublin on 13th Nov.