The Road Not Taken

The deed is done! Today the RTW ticket was booked. It does not feel like a proper RTW ticket as I will only be visiting 3 countries over 3 months and not 15 countries in 12 months. Nevertheless it IS a RTW ticket which does enable me to extend the trip should my money stretch to allow me to do so. I have a few more sundry items to sort out before leaving but once the tickets are here then I am pretty much set to go.

So, the itinerary as it stands right now is as follows:

29 October - London - Auckland (via Los Angeles)

13 December - Auckland to Sydney

22 Jan - Sydney to Hong Kong (via Auckland)

3 Feb - Shanghai to London

Some of these dates may change depending on what happens on the journey but I have allocated 6 weeks to both New Zealand and Australia. In an ideal world I would do at least 12 weeks at each location but that is not possible.

Not long to go now then. I have a couple of weeks to do one more round of visits to family and friends which will be good.

Once I am under way please feel free to leave comments right here on this blog or email me. I must thank the folks at Bootsnall for setting up the blog and allowing me to share this journey with you all. I recommend their site for anyone planning a trip anywhere in the world.

I am off to do some more reading about New Zealand. Ka mate! Ka mate! Ka ora! Ka ora!…

Tags: Pre-Trip

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