Off round the world on 24th July
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Off round the world on 24th July
Quit my job and recently booked my RTW ticket...i'll be visiting amongst others:
Africa (Nairobi to Cape Town overland)
Mumbai, India ( prob get blown up)
overland to Kathmandu, Nepal
Bangkok, Thailand
overland to Bali, Indonesia (should be interesting not getting lost)
Australia
New Zealand
Fiji
Cook Islands
Vanuatu
LA and San Francisco
Can't wait to go now - just over a week to go. So excited but hate spending all this money on gear and stuff.
Feel free to share any experiences/tips etc etc
Africa (Nairobi to Cape Town overland)
Mumbai, India ( prob get blown up)
overland to Kathmandu, Nepal
Bangkok, Thailand
overland to Bali, Indonesia (should be interesting not getting lost)
Australia
New Zealand
Fiji
Cook Islands
Vanuatu
LA and San Francisco
Can't wait to go now - just over a week to go. So excited but hate spending all this money on gear and stuff.
Feel free to share any experiences/tips etc etc
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Pretty much the same trip backwards i did in 91-92.
Best experience of my life - don't worry theres a huge Backpacker Trail thing, you'll meet & lose people all through different countries only to re-meet them a few months later
One bloke did a runner from a Dive Course we were doing in Fiji so he did'nt have to pay (we ended up sharing his cost ) - only for us to stop on a road in the middle of nowhere in NZ to pick up a hitchhiker - and guess who stuck his head in the car.......priceless......LOL
South east asia\Indoenesia is fab - enjoy....
Came back TOTALLY skint - and I mean *totally* - a guy picked up my bag to carry it into Kathmandu airport (my last stop) and I had'nt got a single coin to give him - he didn't believe me and was royally pissed off - I did try to warn him though
Best experience of my life - don't worry theres a huge Backpacker Trail thing, you'll meet & lose people all through different countries only to re-meet them a few months later
One bloke did a runner from a Dive Course we were doing in Fiji so he did'nt have to pay (we ended up sharing his cost ) - only for us to stop on a road in the middle of nowhere in NZ to pick up a hitchhiker - and guess who stuck his head in the car.......priceless......LOL
South east asia\Indoenesia is fab - enjoy....
Came back TOTALLY skint - and I mean *totally* - a guy picked up my bag to carry it into Kathmandu airport (my last stop) and I had'nt got a single coin to give him - he didn't believe me and was royally pissed off - I did try to warn him though
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Originally Posted by chump
Quit my job and recently booked my RTW ticket...i'll be visiting amongst others:
Africa (Nairobi to Cape Town overland) Nairobi , be open minded
Mumbai, India ( prob get blown up)
overland to Kathmandu, Nepal
Bangkok, Thailand
overland to Bali, Indonesia (should be interesting not getting lost)
Australia
New Zealand , loved it
Fiji, loved it
Cook Islands
Vanuatu
LA and San Francisco
Can't wait to go now - just over a week to go. So excited but hate spending all this money on gear and stuff.
Feel free to share any experiences/tips etc etc
Africa (Nairobi to Cape Town overland) Nairobi , be open minded
Mumbai, India ( prob get blown up)
overland to Kathmandu, Nepal
Bangkok, Thailand
overland to Bali, Indonesia (should be interesting not getting lost)
Australia
New Zealand , loved it
Fiji, loved it
Cook Islands
Vanuatu
LA and San Francisco
Can't wait to go now - just over a week to go. So excited but hate spending all this money on gear and stuff.
Feel free to share any experiences/tips etc etc
Just have the time of your life but be aware of your surroundings and be safe , what type of vehicle are you using for the overland from nairobi to cape town ?
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its an organised 2 month safari so should be pretty safe....cant wait to do the gorilla trekking that i've paid for in advance....you get to sit next to them in Uganda in small groups guarded by local police....just hope one doesn't want a hug!
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Nairobi to Cape Town over land - that's going to be a long journey - take an inflatable cushion - you'll be spending more time on the murram than on the roads. Took us 2 days to get from Nairobi to Mombasa due to huge sections of road being washed away in recent rains.
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Brilliant!Verypleased for you!
I wish you didn't go to Mumbai.Jst very,very congested and humid
Agra would have been better.You would have seen Taj Mahal.May be,you will only go to the best places in Mumbai.All the best
I wish you didn't go to Mumbai.Jst very,very congested and humid
Agra would have been better.You would have seen Taj Mahal.May be,you will only go to the best places in Mumbai.All the best
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Sounds awesome to me, sure you'll have a superb time!
Done Hong Kong, Bali and Australia (a year in Oz, 2 weeks in Bali and 2 weeks in HK), and found HK and Bali great places. Bali was full of Aussies and the locals were quite friendly and welcoming. Kuta is very touristy as are most of the temples unfortunately.
Australia was just awesome, managed to do the entire country (well, almost!), how long will you be there for? Western Australia is THE best part of Oz IMO!
Done Hong Kong, Bali and Australia (a year in Oz, 2 weeks in Bali and 2 weeks in HK), and found HK and Bali great places. Bali was full of Aussies and the locals were quite friendly and welcoming. Kuta is very touristy as are most of the temples unfortunately.
Australia was just awesome, managed to do the entire country (well, almost!), how long will you be there for? Western Australia is THE best part of Oz IMO!
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Originally Posted by warrenm2
whats the total bill budgetted at?
Originally Posted by Paul3446
I'd love to get to Everest base camp myself, although you need to do it slowly to acclimatize, so that might be out of the question!
Its just so good knowing that i can go and don't even have to come back if i don't want....just want to make it a real adventure for myself...you know when you were a kid and you just wanted to go exploring....kinda like that except a bit more serious!
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Originally Posted by EP82
Sounds fantastic!
Are you travelling on your own or with friends?
Are you travelling on your own or with friends?
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Have a wonderful time and make sure you get a load of photos! Much easier now with digital cameras etc and the web - unlike in 93-96 when I was travelling!
Thoroughly recommned Koh Tao - an island off the east coast of Thailand
ENJOY!
Thoroughly recommned Koh Tao - an island off the east coast of Thailand
ENJOY!
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