Flights booked...
Trip Start
Jul 26, 2007
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Trip End
May 10, 2008
Leeds, United Kingdom
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
As for the trip itself, there's only so much planning that can be done. Following to the letter all the advice about not trying to cram too much in, we are looking at about 12 months of trip into an 8 month timeframe. Something has got to give! Unfortunately, we are heading the same way with the packing and will probably be forced to 'uncram' soon.
The plan (v.21) is as follows. I'm sure it will change again (and some dates are very much approximate)but it gives you an idea of the timings (especially useful for those of you we expect to meet / stay with).
July 30th 2007 - Leave the UK for Tallinn from Stansted Airport
Eastern Europe
1st August - 30th September - Working our way through Eastern Europe (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey)
Asia
1st October - Beijing, China
Working our way down through China by train, raft, camel and more train.
25th October - Kunming, China
26th October - Thailand Bangkok
28th October Thailand Ko Samui
8th November - 15th November Cambodia
15th November - 26th November Vietnam
26th November - 4th December Laos
5th December - 23rd December - Northern Thailand
Australasia
23rd December -30th December Perth
30th December - 1 Feb - East Coast Australia
1st Feb - Christchurch, New Zealand
14th March - Seattle
US and Canada
Fly back to Europe 28th March
Tour Spain for 1 month
Return to the UK Early May 2008
That's all for now. The next entries will be leaving do reviews (where we figure out how to upload photos to this bloggy thing).
Take Care
Ax
Comments
The first to post a comment
Hi travellers,
I wanted to be the first one :) I hope you have a veeeeery nice experience and share with us everything you live.
Keep in contact (specially Virg..., we know what she's like ;) ), send post cards (not from England, she knows what I mean...) and enjoy as much as you can.
Look after each other and take care.
Love.
Rosa.
good luck
Andy and Virg
Im sat here on an early shift here in Oz, along way from the home country !! were having a fantasic time and its a brilliant adveture, good luck to both of you in your travels you are about to start the best adventure you have ever had. Were all looking forward to seeing you both when you rock up here in december. Good luck and enjoy
Neil
(on behalf of the Rigbys Oz branch)
xx
Niņos pasarlo bien.
Que lo paséis mu bien, tengáis cuidadin, decirle a los chóferes que no corran, etc. Intentaré mandar algo en inglés a ver que sale.
Besitos, abrazos, y sed buenos.
Hasta la vista
Guess by the time you log in you will both have forgotten the packing, the frustration and the general mayhem of the last couple of weeks. Now get on with it and have a brilliant trip!
Adios Churry
Bueno Churry empieza la gran experiencia. Ten mucho cuidado y sobre todo disfruta. Andy! Take care of her... we know she is just a baby and enjoy yourself!!! Muchos besos
god, so sorry am such a luddite!
Hi you two.
Have sent an email but then looked at the blog and thought the posted comments might be something different, especially when my mail didn;t show up. Hope you two have slipped into more relaxed mode. Hhopefully you stopped planning (at least temporarily)and started to enjoy the doing bit.
Will try my best to keep in touch. keep us posted.
Lucy says 'what is it like? is it sunny? miss you' arrgh!
Job's Done
Now then... hope you got there safely.. your washing is done, ironed and packed away! The booze is slowly disapearing and I'm picking my way through this music collection! Adios! take care and have a great time.. Mr K...
How very dare you?!
Now then chaps - where is the blog.
Sorry I missed your leaving party. Trust me, I would have rather been there than at the christening!!
Bon Voyage and hope to read of your adventures soon xx
Hello!!
Hope you're both having a fabtastic time, keep the blog up to date won't you? Spare a thought for those of us in drizzly leeds!