From November 2011 until September 2012 I travelled around the world…this was the itinerary:
6 weeks in SE Asia – Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia
2 and half months in Australia – Melbourne, Sydney, Bryon Bay, Gold Coast, Brisbane,, Fraser Island, Whitsundays, Townsville, Magnetic Island & Cairns
5 weeks in New Zealand – Rented a campervan and drove from Auckland to Christchurch and everywhere else in between
2 weeks in Fiji – FeeJee Experience around the main land and then a bit of island hopping
Finally 1 month in the USA, travelling from West to East Coast and back to Camp Sloane for the summer.
I’ve been doing a bit more research for my round the world trip next year, and as I’m unsure of my friends’ exact plans, I’ve been looking at perhaps doing a group tour in South East Asia with Gap Adventures, just so I have something planned for definite, and won’t arrive completely alone.
Upon reading about Jayne’s quest to visit 40 countries before she hits the age of 30, I was compelled to count up how many countries I have actually visited. And to be honest I was pretty disappointed. I’ve always considered myself to be well travelled, but apparently I’ve only been to 13 different countries (and … More How Many?
So in preparation for my upcoming RTW trip I’ve been going through all the brochures I got from STA (we went and had a chat with them last week about our plans), and even though I’m not going be leaving for another 10 months and nothing’s even booked yet, I’m so excited. I’m like a … More Planning + Costing
Now that my lovely, beautiful, sunny holiday in Mauritius is over and my friends have all gone home after our New Year’s celebrations in London, it is back to the grind of work work work, dissertation, dissertation, dissertation. And I’ve got to say it’s thoroughly depressing. The only thing keeping me going is the thought … More Post-holiday, Pre-uni blues
Roo Around The World 