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14: Trip Map

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

Here is a map of my flight destinations and arrivale dates.
It only includes the flights of my RTW ticket, additional flights and overland routes details are not included.
If there is no date next to a City then this means I depart from this City by plane but arrive there by means of overland transport (rain/bus/boat/…).

Click on image for larger version..


Trip Map

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13: Detailed Trip Itinery

Sunday, October 23rd, 2005

Right, I grabbed the Itinerary from my Trailfinders account and padded it up with a few overland route details.

It has a lot in there and no doubt I will be adjusting the route considerable while I’m travelling. This route is a guideline, a suggestion of things to do and places to be (in particular the overland route details which I added). Generally I will just go with the flow and decide on the spot whether or not I want to do some of the things mentioned but at least I have some details to go by..

I reckon I will stick with the flight destinations though (I can change those too if I want) but more likely it will just be changes to flight times depending on what convenience suggests ;-))

So here you go this is roughly what I might be doing from mid December onwards for a few months…

FLIGHT    DATE    DESTINATION
More Details

 

LH4941    MON 12 DEC   

GERMANY (FRANKFURT)

First Stop back home to see my Family 🙂
 

TG923     SUN 18 DEC   
THAILAND (BANGKOK)    (may change to
TUE 27 DEC)

Arrives 1 day later.      
OWN ARRANGEMENTS

After exploring central Thailand overland to Chiang Mai in the North. Week of Trekking the North-West Province (Mae Hong Son Loop), Week of Thai Cookery Course in Chiang Mai. Trek to North West Thailand (Chiang Rai) and onwards to Luang Prabang/Laos or alternatively Flight from Chiang Mai to Luang Prabang. Explore Nam Ou River & Pak Ou Caves.  Flight back to Bangkok then to Koh Chang Island. Relax and week of PADI Open Water Dive Course. Overland to North Cambodia (Siam Reep, Temples of Ankor Wat). Bus/Boat Trip down Mekong Delta to Phnom Penn. Optional Side trip to Bokor National Park if time permits. Boat Trip
across Border to Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh).  Optional Side trip to Halong Bay if time permits.

 

UA862     THU 16 MAR   
HO CHI MINH CITY (SAIGON) to HONG KONG

Timeout in Hong-Kong (Gadget Heaven;-))

 

UA852     TUE 21 MAR   
HONG KONG to TOKYO (NARITA)

OWN ARRANGEMENTS

Japan
National Rail Pass:
Tokyo – Nikko – Hakone  – Mt
Fuji – Nagoya – Kyoto – Kobe – Osaka

 

NZ098     TUE 11 APR   
OSAKA (KANSAI) to AUCKLAND

Arrives 1 day later.

Pit-Stop at Charlies (Charlie: I know I didn’t listen to you and probably will regret it arriving that late in NZ. Still lets hope for the best :-)) then quickly on to South New Zealand (while the weather is still half bearable;-)

 

NZ517     FRI 14 APR   
AUCKLAND to CHRISTCHURCH

OWN ARRANGEMENTS

Car/Campervan Hire. Tour South Island.
Chirstchurch – Timaru – Dunedin – Southland – Lake Te Anau – Milford
Sound – Queenstown – Mount Cook inc National Park – Skiing? –
Christchurch

Up to North Island.
Wellington – Napier – Lake Taupo – Auckland (more Charlie if he doesn’t
mind:-) – bit more North Island? – Auckland Pitstop – Rotorua
 

NZ2364    THU 25 MAY   

ROTORUA to AUCKLAND

Yes silly I know but I had too many stops in
Auckland so had to fly from Rotorua via Auckland to Fiji rather
than from Auckland directly. This counts as transit not stop over.

 

NZ119     THU 25 MAY   

AUCKLAND to SYDNEY

OWN ARRANGEMENTS

Sydney –
South to Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide for for "Autumn Feel" 🙂 (Cold, I know..)
See the Lowe Clan 😀
Bus up north through Coober Pedy – Ayers Rock  (maybe Alice Springs – Darwin (Kakadu National Park)).
Flight to Brisbane, Outback Trekking?
Tour along East Coast: Brisbane – Gold Coast – Great Barrier Reef (Diving) – Cairns
Maybe include a week of Sailing along East Coast/G.B.Reef

 

NZ132     MON 31 JUL   

BRISBANE to AUCKLAND

Right, enough Australia.. Let’s recover a bit on Fiji… (has to go via Auckland – again *sigh* ;-))

 

NZ020     MON 31 JUL   

AUCKLAND to NADI (FIJI)

Turquoise Waters, White Beaches, Fab Marine
Life.. Relax!
Explore some of the nearby Islands

 

NZ044     SAT 19 AUG   

NADI (FIJI) to RAROTONGA (Cook Island)

Arrives previous day.      
Look at that! I arrive the previous day 😀
Gotta stop here really cos it’s on the way back home 😉
 

NZ022     SAT 26 AUG   
RAROTONGA to PAPEETE (Tahiti)

Arrives 1 day later.      

Tahiti is on the way to the US (Seriously. Had I not stopped here on the way to San Francisco then I would have had to fly back to Auckland and then Auckland – San Francisco. Silly! So I hop from Cook Island over to Tahiti an then Tahiti to San Fran. Tough Life 😉 )

 

NZ022     FRI 01 SEP   
PAPEETE to LOS ANGELES

 

NZ9296    FRI 01 SEP   
LOS ANGELES to SAN FRANCISCO

I don’t bother with LA – this is just a transfer stop to go to San Fran..

Quick look around San Francisco then maybe off to Yosemite National Park. Why not.

 

UA006     FRI 15 SEP   
SAN FRANCISCO to NEW YORK (JFK)

The trip from San Francisco to London is a bit too long for my liking so I decided to stop in New York for a few days.. (It’s a free flight anyway)

 

UA956     FRI 22 SEP   
NEW YORK (JFK) to LONDON (HEATHROW)

Arrives 1 day later.      

 

BD054     FRI 22 SEP   
LONDON (HEATHROW) to EDINBURGH

Back in Town. I bet it will rain when I
arrive 😉

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12: That’s it.. I’m going!

Saturday, October 22nd, 2005
Right - no going back now, I've just paid for my RTW Ticket! I will post more details about the route later but here is the rough Itinery (Interary?): UK - Germany - Thailand - (Laos?) - (cambodia) - (Vietnam) - ... [Continue reading this entry]

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11: Kiwi Feedback

Wednesday, October 19th, 2005
Got a message from my mate Charlie yesterday who moved to New Zealand a few years ago. He basically said come in Feb/Mar or not at all since it's pissing down with rain after March ;-) Bother! Back to the drawing board.... ... [Continue reading this entry]

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8: Coffee, Scones and Travel Guides

Monday, October 17th, 2005
Almost worth noting that for the last 4 weeks I have been making full use of Waterstones Bookshop with its fab Starbuck Coffeshop Upstairs. The seating area even gives you a nice view of the Castle.. Those kind Waterstones people allow ... [Continue reading this entry]

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7: The Stars Agree

Sunday, October 16th, 2005
I think it was end of August or beginning of September when I decided to quit my job and do something different. Naturally giving up ones job is a big step especially if one does not have a new one lined ... [Continue reading this entry]

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6: 1st Ticket Reservation

Saturday, October 15th, 2005
I now have a reservation for my RTW ticket though I have a few days to decide about it. I called up Trailfinders and spent about an hour or so on the phone. I had the Itinery very well prepared since I ... [Continue reading this entry]

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4: Rough Plans

Saturday, October 8th, 2005
In short: I plan to travel mainly SE Asia and South Pacific for a few months starting December 2005 / January 2006 In more Detail: My last day at work is planned to be the 9th of December 2005. A few ... [Continue reading this entry]

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3: The Perfect Itinery

Saturday, October 1st, 2005
My perfect Itinery would probably looks something like this: The World. Oh ok then.. lets be more realistic :-D Afrika - Thailand - Tibet* - Nepal - Cambodia - Vietnam - China - Japan - Australia - New Zealand - Pacific Islands ... [Continue reading this entry]

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