TodayTwo days ago, twofour days after my birthday, is another interesting anniversary of mine: it's now been ten years since I first left Australia permanently. On May 21st 2005, I took a Malaysian Airlines flight from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur on the first leg of my first trip to Europe, and left my homeland for the first time ( Read more... )

So, I've finally reached the end of the trip. I've finally arrived in Melbourne after 121 days (just over 17 weeks, or just on 4 months) of an absolutely epic trip ( Read more... )

Last time I updated I had just finished the fortnight-long wander east across Indonesia (Java and Bali), on the last half of the fifth sector of my trip, and the last overseas country before finally returning to my home country after nearly 4 solid months on the move. After a very early morning departure from the hotel in Ubud at 0530hrs to make it ( Read more... )

Last time I updated I had just finished the fortnight-long trickle south through the peninsula (Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore), halfway through the fifth sector of my trip and on the way for a detour via the tiny sultanate of Brunei on the northern shores of Borneo. My AirAsia Airbus A330-200 flight from Changi airport left on time at 1000hrs ( Read more... )

Last time I updated I had just finished the month-long loop around Indochina (Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia), completing the fourth sector of my trip and returning to Bangkok for a final farewell to my previous travel group.

( Mon 3rd-Wed 5th: Bangkok/Khao Sok National Park, Thailand )

Last time I updated I had just finished the first three sectors of my trip: Europe, northern Asia, and now eastern Asia with a lovely near-3 week trip through mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau. My AirAsia Airbus A330-200 flight from Hong Kong left on time at 1045hrs Saturday morning to land at Bangkok's Don Mueang airport three hours later at ( Read more... )

Last time I updated I had just arrived into China, on the last leg of the Trans-Mongolian Railway, crossing the border from Mongolia earlier that morning, and finally pulling into Beijing Train Station in the capital's centre.

( Fri 12th-Thurs 18th: Beijing, China )

Last time I updated I was just into the beginning of my trip through Russia, still in the European portion and having just met up with my travel group, experiencing Russian cuisine, traffic, customs and even our first banya experience.

( Wed 27th-Thurs 28th: Vladimir/Kazan, Russia )

I said my final goodbyes to my adopted country on the morning of Friday 15th, taking my last tube ride across London with a bulging rucksack and daypack to St. Pancras International, checking onto the Eurostar for the last high-speed rail ride out of south-eastern England, departing the United Kingdom 45min after departing London, through the ( Read more... )

So, after spending the last two weeks having left work and moving out of my London flat, sorting out what's left of my belongings and touring the country saying goodbye to all my friends....it's now come to the final goodbye to this country I've called home for 9+ years ( Read more... )