Here is a quick summary of the trip:-
| Destination | From | Until | Duration |
| Hong Kong | 29th June 05 | 7th July 05 | 1 Week |
| South East Asia | 7th July 05 | 14th Nov 05 | 18 Weeks |
| Australia | 14th Nov 05 | 15th Feb 06 | 13 Weeks |
| New Zealand | 15th Feb 06 | 11th April 06 | ~8 Weeks |
| Fiji | 11th April 06 | 21st April 06 | 10 Days |
| Hawaii (USA) | 21st April 06 | 1st May 06 | 10 Days |
| Mainland USA | 1st May 06 | 14th June 06 | 6 Weeks |
| Canada | 14th June 06 | 29th June 06 | 2 Weeks |
Here is a more detailed plan:-
Date: 29th June 2005 - FLIGHT - London Heathrow to Hong
Kong
Hong Kong Visted
Places/Activities
Tram to Victoria Peak
Buddha on Lantou Island
Lan Kwai Fong
Authentic Junk Harbour Trip
Tai O Fishing Village
SoHo - Mid-levels escalator
Aberdeen - Jumbo Floating Restaurant
Mongkok and Tsim Shat Sui
Sai King
Stanley Market and Murray House/Jade Market/Ladies
Market/Temple Street Market/Apliu Flea Market
Symphony of Lights
Avenue of Stars
Sik Sik Yuen Temple at Wong Tai Sin
Date: 7th July 2005 - FLIGHT - Hong Kong to
Bangkok (Thailand)
Thailand Visted Places/Activities
Khao San Road
Grand Palace
Pat Pong
The Weekend Market
Tuk-Tuk Ride
Trekking/Elephant Ride in Chiang Mai
Hired Jeep and Drove to Pai
Went to Numerous Waterfalls, Canyons, Hot Water
Springs
Thai Massage
Koh Phangan - September 05 Full Moon Party
Koh Samui - Chaweng Beach
Phuket Town and Patong
Ko Phi Phi and Ko Phi Phi Leh (Where "The
Beach" was Filmed)
Krabi Town
Date: 29th July 2005- OVERLAND -
Cambodia
Cambodia Visted Places/Activities
Siem Reap
The Temples of Angkor (Angkor Wat)
Landmine Museum
Phnom Pehn
S-21 Prison and The Killing Fields
Shooting AK-47 and Colt 45 Guns at Shooting Range
Royal Palace and The National Museum
Sihanoukville - Hired Motorbikes Here to Explore
Date: 15th August 2005 - OVERLAND -
Vietnam
Vietnam Visted Places/Activities
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
Cu Chi Tunnel Complex
Rubber Tree Plantation
War Remnants Museum
Mekong Delta Trip
Mui Ne
Nha Trang
Hoi An
Hue
Hanoi
Temple of Literature
Ho Chi Minh Museum
Halong Bay Trip
Date: 2nd September 2005 - OVERLAND -
Laos
Laos Visted Places/Activities
Vientiane
Tubing in Vang Vieng
Luang Prabang
Boat Trip to Nong Khiaw
Date: 10th October 2005 - OVERLAND back
through Thailand to Malaysia
Malaysia Visited
Places/Activities
Georgetown in Penang / Fort Cornwallis
Cameron Highlands
Long Beach on Pulau Perhentian Kecil - Small Island and
Snorkelling Trip
Menara Tower, Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur
Mellaka
Date: 11th November 2005 - OVERLAND to
Singapore
Singapore Visited
Places/Activities
Sentosa Island
The Night Safari
Sim Lim Square
Clarke/Boat Quay
Muhammed Sultan Road
Little India
Singapore Aquarium
Mustafa Centre
Harbourfront
Date: 14th Nov 2005 - FLIGHT - Singapore to
Sydney (Australia)
Australia Visited
Places/Activities
Sydney attractions: Harbour Bridge, Opera House, The
Rocks, Darling Harbour, Hyde Park, Sky Tower, Circular Quay,
Bondi Beach, Coogee Beach etc.
Melbourne - St. Kilda, Federation Square, Observation
Deck, Neighbours Night, Ramsay Street, Melbourne Museum,
Victoria Art Gallery
Blue Mountains Trip:- Echo Point, Furber Steps, Worlds
Steepest Railway, Olympic Park
Drove Great Ocean Road - Bells Beach, Aireys Inlet,
Apollo Bay, Canopy treetop walk, Gibson Steps, 12 Apostles,
Loch Ard Gorge, Bay of Islands, Warnambool, Tower Hill
Reserve
The Grampians, Halls Gap
Adelaide - Glenelg Beach, Wine tasting in Barossa
Valley, Adelaide Hills:- Big Rockeing Horse, Whispering Wall,
Chocolate Factory
BBQ on Xmas Day in North Sydney with views across the
harbour
New Years Eve down at Mrs Maquaries Point
Greyhound bussed from Sydney up the east coast to
Cairns. Stopped at the following:- Port Maquarie, Coffs
Harbour, Byron Bay, Surfers Paradise, Brisbane, Noosa Heads,
Rainbow Beach, MacKay, Airley Beach, Mission Beach and finally
Cairns
Camel Ride in Port Maquarie
XXXX Brewery tour in Brisbane
Surfing lesson at Rainbow Beach
3 Days/2 Nights Fraser Island 4WD Camping Safari:-
Eurong, Maheno Shipwreck, Indian Head, Eli Creek, Champagne
Pools, Lake Wabby, Lake MacKenzie
Sailed The Whitsunday Islands for 3 Days/2 Nights on
the British Defender Round the World Racing Maxi
Cairns - Great Barrier Reef snorkelling trip and 25
minute helicopter ride back to Cairns over 6 reefs
Cape Tribulation trip:- Daintree river cruise,
Rainforest boardwalk, Cape trib lookout, Alexadra range
lookout, Mossman Gorge and Port Douglas
Date: 15th Feb 2006 - FLIGHT - Cairns
(Australia) to Christchurch (New Zealand)
New Zealand Visited
Places/Activities
South Island
Tram and Gondola Combo - Christchurch
Punting on the Avon River - Christchurch
Kea Point Walk - Mt Cook National Park
Speights Beer Factory Tour - Dunedin
Cadbury's World Chocolate Factory Tour -
Dunedin
Nugget Point, Purakaunui Falls, Matai falls, Curio Bay,
Slope Point - The Catlins
Boat Cruise - Milford Sound
Te Anau
-5 Degree Bar - Queenstown
Canyon Swing - Queenstown
Shotover Jetboating - Queenstown
Wanaka
Fox Glacier
Full Day Glacier Hike on Franz Josef Glacier
Hokitika
Greymouth
Pancake Rocks and Blowholes - Punakaiki
Superman Flying Fox at the Buller Gorge Swingbridge -
Buller Gorge
Pupu Freshwater Springs - Motueka
Full Day Kayaking - Abel Tasman National Park
Cape Farewell - Most northerly point of South
Island
Brook Valley - Nelson
Blenheim
Picton
North Island
Cable Car and Carter Obervatory - Wellington
Te Papa National Museum - Wellington
National Aquarium of NZ - Napier
Aratitia Falls, Huka Falls, Craters of the Moon Thermal
Area - Taupo
Geothermal Spa - Taupo
Tandem Skydive from 12,000ft - Taupo
Rap, Raft and Rock Caving - Waitomo
Museum of Caves - Waitomo
Otorohanga
White-Water Rafting on Grade 5 Kaituna River -
Rotorua
Zorbing - Rotorua
Te Puia Thermal and Maori Cultural Place - Rotorua
Hobbiton LOTR Film Set Tour - Matamata
Walk to the top of Mt Maunganui
Hot Water Beach, Cathedral Coves - Coromandel
Peninsular
Whangarei
Swimming with Dolphins - Bay of Islands
Cape Reinga most Northern Point of North Island
Tane Mahuta Kauri Tree
Skytower - Auckland
AJ Hackett Auckland Harbour Bridge Bungy Jump -
Auckland
Date: 11th April 2006 - FLIGHT - Auckland
(New Zealand) to Nadi (Fiji)
Fiji Visited Places/Activities
Nadi, Vitu Levu (Main Island)
Robinson Crusoe Island off Vitu Levu on the Coral
Coast
Oarsman Bay Resort, Nacula Island, Yasawa Islands
Octopus Resort, Waya Island, Yasawa Islands
Bounty Resort, Bounty Island (The Celebrity Love
Island), Manacuna Islands
Date: 21st April 2006 - FLIGHT - Nadi
(Fiji) to Honolulu (Hawaii USA)
Hawaii Visited Places/Activities
USS Arizona Memorial - Pearl Harbour
Waikiki Beach
South Shore Day Trip, 2 Hikes and 2 beaches
North Shore Day Trip, 3 beaches including the world
famous "Pipeline" surf spot
Sunset Cruise on Catamaran
Date: 1st May 2006 - FLIGHT - Honolulu
(Hawaii USA) to Los Angeles (USA)
Date: 24th May 2006 -
DOMESTIC US FLIGHT - San Diego to Las Vegas
Date: 31st May 2006 -
DOMESTIC US FLIGHT - Las Vegas to San Francisco
Date: 7th June 2006 -
DOMESTIC US FLIGHT - San Francisco to Seattle
USA Visited Places/Activities
L.A. - Universal Studios, Hollywood Boulevard, Avenue
of Stars
L.A. - Magic Mountain Theme Park, Santa Monica and
Venice Beaches, Downtown LA
L.A. - Hollywood Walking Tour, Beverley Hills, Bel Air
and Rodeo Drive
San Diego - Downtown, Gaslamp Quarter, USS Midway
Aircraft Carrier Museum
Mexico - Tijuana, Ensenada, Rosarito and Erendira
Las Vegas - Hummer Stretched Limo Ride on "The
Strip", Freemont Light Show, Sirens of TI show, The Mirage
Erupting Volcano, Bellagio Water Fountain Show, Excaliber
Casino, Mirage Casino, Stardust Casino, New York New York
Casino, The Venetian Casino, The Stratoshere Casino including
extreme rides on the top.
Flight over Hoover Dam to Grand Canyon, Helicopter Ride
into Canyon
San Francisco - Golden Gate Bridge, Chinatown, Downtown
and Tour of Alcatraz
4 Day Yosemite National Park Camping Trip
Seattle - Space Needle, Experience Music Project,
Boeing Factory, Microsoft
Date: 14th June 2006 - OVERLAND - Seattle
(USA) to Vancouver (Canada)
Canada Visited Places/Activities
Downtown Vancouver - Gastown, Stanley Park
North Vancouver
Richmond
Victoria, Vancouver Island
Museum of B.C.
Craigdarroch Castle
3 Days in Log Cabin in Barriere near Kamloops
Date: 29th June 2006 - FLIGHT - Vancouver
(Canada) to London Heathrow
END OF TRIP
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