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TRAVEL BLOG AND ITINERARY
a travel blog
General Location: The World Author: Jan & Lee
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Hi Everyone,
Just a quick entry to start our Journal. We leave for our new life on Sunday 14th May which is in 6 weeks time. The basic plan as it stands at the moment is:
Fly to Moscow and spend 3 weeks travelling on the Trans Mongolian Rail from Moscow to Beijing, spending time in Siberia and Mongolia.
Then spend 4 weeks touring through China, taking in Xian, Tibet Grasslands etc before arriving in Hong Kong.
Then we plan to spend some time in Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia and Singapore before jetting to Australia.
After approx 3 months touring across Oz, its on to New Zealand for 2 months, then US with a stop at Fiji on the way, Canada then back home - Aahh!
The plan is to keep you all up to date at various points on our travels and hope that you will all send us lots of emails so we don't miss you all too much.
Love to you all, and take good care of Ripp! for us.
Lots of Love
Jan and Lee xxxxxx
| Trip Itinerary (Travel Blog Entries) | |||
1 |
Cramlington | May 05 '06 | Final Countdown |
2 |
London | May 14 '06 | Probably The Worst Airport In The World - Heathrow!
"probably the dirtiest, smelliest airport in the world" |
3 |
Moscow | May 14 '06 | Mmmmm Moscow! |
4 |
Listvyanka | May 21 '06 | Welcome to Siberia Where The Temperature Is B***dy Freezing |
5 |
Ulaanbaatar | May 24 '06 | Magnificient Mongolia!! |
6 |
Beijing | May 28 '06 | Hurrahh, we are on solid ground again - Beijing! |
7 |
Silk Road | Jun 04 '06 | Our Great Wall Adventure - Mutianyu |
8 |
Xi'an | Jun 06 '06 | Home of the Terracota Warriers - Xi'an |
9 |
Labrang | Jun 08 '06 | Our Introduction to Tibet
"the monks flung off their boots and headed into the temple" |
10 |
Langmusi | Jun 10 '06 | Langmusi, our home from home in Tibet |
11 |
Songpan | Jun 14 '06 | Goodbye Tibet - Hello Songpan |
12 |
Chengdu | Jun 17 '06 | Chengdu - luxury! |
13 |
Yangshuo | Jun 18 '06 | Backpackers Paradise of Yangshuo |
14 |
Hong Kong | Jun 22 '06 | Hong Kong - Shopping Mecca and our last stop in China.
"indian meal to a very small restaurant situated in the infamous 'Cheung King Mansions'." |
15 |
Bangkok | Jun 24 '06 | One Night In Bangkok - well more than one !!! |
16 |
Siem Reap | Jul 01 '06 | The Long Road To Siem Reap!
"Our decision to stay had nothing whatsoever to do with the England Portugal game starting at 10pm!!" |
17 |
Siem Reap | Jul 03 '06 | Angkor Wat - The Khmer Jewel |
18 |
Siem Reap | Jul 05 '06 | Reality Check - A Visit to Aki Ra's Landmine Museum
"Please try and visit this place if you can - you will not look at life in quite the same way again!" |
19 |
Phnom Penh | Jul 07 '06 | Phnom Penh - a short visit
"All the prisoners were shackled by their ankles and their elbows where bound behind their backs" |
20 |
Sihanoukville | Jul 09 '06 | Enough of the City - Heading For The Beach - Sihanoukville |
21 |
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) | Jul 17 '06 | Goodnight Cambodia, Good Morning Vietnam!
"shots were deafening. You can just imagine how loud and terrifying it must have been during the war." |
22 |
Mekong Delta | Jul 20 '06 | Whistle Stop Tour of Mekong Delta
"long bamboo poles sticking up in the air with an example of their wares fixed to it so people could see who was selling" |
23 |
Dalat | Jul 23 '06 | Cooler Climates in Dalat |
24 |
Nha Trang | Jul 26 '06 | Flying Visit to Nha Trang
"dragged 40m down the road before the driver gave up hope of getting her bag." |
25 |
Hoi An | Jul 28 '06 | The Only Place To Get Clothes Made - Hoi An
"The temples were hit quite badly during the war and some were destroyed" |
26 |
Hanoi | Aug 03 '06 | Hanoi
"practicing their Tai Chi and others running and walking around the lake" |
27 |
Halong Bay | Aug 06 '06 | Halong Bay
"captain arrived at our cabin door with a hammer in his hand" |
28 |
Cat Ba | Aug 09 '06 | Trekking In The Rain on Cat Ba Island - Mmmmm
"Finally, one rock got the better of me and I slipped down and gashed my knees" |
29 |
Hanoi | Aug 11 '06 | 15kg - Call That A Baggage Allowance! |
30 |
Bangkok | Aug 12 '06 | Bangkok - Again! |
31 |
Kanchanaburi | Aug 14 '06 | A Visit To The Bridge Over The River Kwai
"Most of the graves we saw were British soldiers and most were in their 20's" |
32 |
Krabi | Aug 16 '06 | At Last - Luxury Accomodation At Krabi
"really strange to see 7 year old kids kicking each other with such venum" |
33 |
Phi Phi Islands | Aug 21 '06 | Paradise Found - Koh Phi Phi!
"The snorkling was fab, you could see 100's of fish swimming right up to the mask" |
34 |
Phi Phi Islands | Aug 25 '06 | Our 'Beach' at Phi Phi Ley
"metre high waves bouncing the boat from side to side" |
35 |
Phuket | Aug 27 '06 | Phuket |
36 |
Langkawi | Sep 01 '06 | The Long Road to Langkawi |
37 |
Langkawi | Sep 01 '06 | Langkawi - Island of Legends
"we saw lots of monkeys and 2 HUGE monitor lizzards basking in the sun on the side of the road" |
38 |
Penang | Sep 05 '06 | Good To Be Back In Penang!
"birthday cake with 'Happy Birthday Mr Lee' iced on the top" |
39 |
George Town | Sep 08 '06 | Georgetown - The Wildlife Capital Of Penang
"they were so big I thought they were crocodiles - stupid me!" |
40 |
Cameron Highlands | Sep 10 '06 | Cameron Highlands - Strawberries and Tea Galore! |
41 |
Taman Negara National Park | Sep 13 '06 | Taman Negara - Oldest Rainforst in the World - Official! |
42 |
Kuala Lumpur | Sep 16 '06 | Kuala Lumpur - Feels Like Home |
43 |
Kota Kinabalu | Sep 21 '06 | Sabah - The Land Below The Wind |
44 |
Kuching | Sep 25 '06 | Sarawak - Home Of The Headhunters! |
45 |
Malacca | Sep 30 '06 | Malacca - The Historic Heart of Malaysia
"we were amuzed to find a huge stage errected for Karaoke - lots of Malays strutting their stuff" |
46 |
Singapore | Oct 03 '06 | Singapore - The Commercial Heart of SE Asia!
"After trying this novel idea for around 10mins but no sign of the green man" |
47 |
Perth | Oct 05 '06 | Perth - Our Introduction To Australia
"Our introduction to the friendly Aussies began on our Qantas flight with a 'g'day'" |
48 |
Fremantle | Oct 06 '06 | Fremantle |
49 |
Cervantes | Oct 07 '06 | The Pinnacles
"a Billy Connelly programme where he ran naked around them" |
50 |
Shark Bay | Oct 08 '06 | Watching Wild Dolphins In Shark Bay!
"not allowed to touch them or go into the water further up than your knees" |
51 |
Margaret River | Oct 13 '06 | Margaret River - WA's wine region |
52 |
Augusta | Oct 15 '06 | Augusta - Where The Two Oceans Meet! |
53 |
Valley of the Giants | Oct 16 '06 | Valley Of The Giants |
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The Nullarbor Plains | Oct 17 '06 | The Great Drive East - Nullarbor Plain |
55 |
Elliston | Oct 19 '06 | The Beautiful Eyre Penninsula |
56 |
Uluru National Park (Ayers Rock) | Oct 24 '06 | The Big Rock - Uluru |
57 |
Kings Canyon | Oct 25 '06 | Kings Canyon
"A group of crazy souls were scaling the side of the rock up towards the canyon rim" |
58 |
Alice Springs | Oct 26 '06 | Alice Springs |
59 |
Coober Pedy | Oct 29 '06 | Coober Pedy - Opal Capital of The World! |
60 |
Woomera | Oct 31 '06 | Woomera |
61 |
Barossa Valley | Nov 01 '06 | Barossa Valley |
62 |
Kangaroo Island | Nov 05 '06 | Wildlife Paradise Of Kangaroo Island |
63 |
Adelaide | Nov 08 '06 | Adelaide |
64 |
Great Ocean Road | Nov 09 '06 | Journey Along The Great Ocean Road |
65 |
Melbourne | Nov 11 '06 | Chillin' in Melbourne |
66 |
Echuca Village | Nov 16 '06 | Echuca and The Murray River |
67 |
Canberra | Nov 16 '06 | The Capital - Canberra |
68 |
Newcastle | Nov 20 '06 | Newcastle - Just Like Home!! |
69 |
Port Macquarie | Nov 23 '06 | Home of The Koala Hospital |
70 |
Beerwah | Nov 30 '06 | Beerwah - Home Of Australia Zoo |
71 |
Fraser Island | Dec 02 '06 | Fraser Island |
72 |
Bundaberg | Dec 03 '06 | Bundaberg - Home of Bundy Rum |
73 |
Whitsunday Islands | Dec 10 '06 | Whitsundays |
74 |
Townsville | Dec 12 '06 | Townsville - Home of Billabong Wildlife Park |
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Cairns | Dec 15 '06 | The Great Barrier Reef - Wow! |
76 |
Sydney | Dec 21 '06 | Sydney |
77 |
Christchurch | Dec 28 '06 | Christchurch |
78 |
Milford Sound | Jan 05 '07 | Milford Sound |
79 |
Queenstown | Jan 07 '07 | Flying In Queenstown! |
80 |
Wanaka | Jan 08 '07 | What An Amazing Place To Breakdown - Wanaka! |
81 |
Franz Josef Glacier | Jan 10 '07 | What A View! - Franz Josef Glacier |
82 |
Rotorua | Jan 21 '07 | Jan's Birthday In Rotorua |
83 |
Nadi | Jan 28 '07 | Fiji |
84 |
Los Angeles | Feb 01 '07 | los Angeles |
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