Early retirement: London to Shanghai by rail, Down Under and a little bit of Africa

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After four years of work, it's time for an extended holiday!

The description is a bit of a cheat as the vagaries of international air travel mean I have to fly out of London. But I'm only going as far as Brussels so I'm not cheating too much. All being well, I'll reach Shanghai by the end of October, spend November and December moseying through New Zealand and Australia and arrive in Cape Town for Christmas.

I'll be working with a charity called Mondo Challenge in Tanzania from New Year to April and then flying to Ghana to work for another voluntary organisation called Women in Progress until July.

Hope you enjoy reading about it.

Kate.

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  Leaving Home   Newmarket, United Kingdom on Sep 17, 2006 1 picture 3 comments
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  It's Monday so it must be Germany   Berlin, Germany on Sep 18, 2006 4 pictures 3 comments
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  24 hours in Warsaw   Warsaw, Poland on Sep 20, 2006 1 picture 2 comments
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  On the loose in Belarus   Minsk, Belarus on Sep 21, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Mother Russia Part 1 - St Petersburg   St Petersburg, Russia on Sep 22, 2006 4 pictures 1 comment
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  Mother Russia pt 2 - Moscow   Moscow, Russia on Sep 29, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Mother Russia pt 3 - Siberia   Irkutsk, Russia on Oct 5, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Mongolia rocks   Ulan Bataar, Mongolia on Oct 9, 2006 2 pictures 0 comments
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  A night in a ger   Terelj National Park, Mongolia on Oct 10, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Enter the dragon   Beijing, China on Oct 12, 2006 5 pictures 1 comment
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  The Terracotta Warriors   Xian, China on Oct 18, 2006 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Hunting pandas   Chengdu, China on Oct 20, 2006 4 pictures 2 comments
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  Cruising down the Yangtze   Chongqing, China on Oct 21, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Family reunion in Shanghai   Shanghai, China on Oct 26, 2006 5 pictures 1 comment
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  Just like being back home...   Christchurch, New Zealand on Nov 4, 2006 4 pictures 1 comment
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  Swimming with Dolphins   Kaikora, New Zealand on Nov 8, 2006 5 pictures 1 comment
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  Abel Tasman National Park   Marahau, New Zealand on Nov 11, 2006 5 pictures 1 comment
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  Climbing a glacier   Franz Joseph, New Zealand on Nov 16, 2006 5 pictures 2 comments
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  Hitting the road   Queenstown, New Zealand on Nov 23, 2006 7 pictures 0 comments
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  G'day mate   Sydney / Blue Mountains, Australia on Nov 28, 2006 7 pictures 1 comment
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  Ooo - look at the ocean   Melbourne, Australia on Dec 6, 2006 7 pictures 2 comments
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  It's a bloody big rock   Ayers Rock, Australia on Dec 11, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  The great West Australian wine hunt   Perth, Australia on Dec 14, 2006 2 pictures 1 comment
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  R and R in the Mother City   Cape Town, South Africa on Dec 23, 2006 4 pictures 1 comment
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  Christmas and New Year   Cape Town, South Africa on Jan 1, 2007 3 pictures 4 comments
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  Time to start work!   Arusha, Tanzania on Jan 5, 2007 1 picture 1 comment
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  A Day in the Life of...   Moshi, Tanzania on Jan 24, 2007 5 pictures 7 comments
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  Halfway there   Moshi, Tanzania on Feb 28, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Farewell Tanzania!   Stonetown, Tanzania on Apr 19, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Akwaaba to West Africa   Cape Coast, Ghana on Apr 25, 2007 0 pictures 1 comment
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  Second report from Ghana   Krobo-Odumase, Ghana on May 14, 2007 5 pictures 2 comments