Final Itinerary

THE PLAN!

I have finally confirmed an altered and re-tweaked travel itinerary. A stone-set version has been paid for and vouchers have been received! It's all go!! 9 days!

First leg! South East Asia

Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore Flight: London to Bangkok - 20/02/09

- 21/02/09 - Bangkok
- 28/02/09 - Chiang Mai
- 01/03/09 - Hill tribe trek
- 04/03/09 - Chiang Mai
- 05/03/09 - Bangkok
- 07/03/09 - Khao Sok National Park
- 09/03/09 - Krabi
- 12/03/09 - Penang
- 14/03/09 - Kuala Lumpur (KL)
- 16/03/09 - Port Dickson
- 18/03/09 - Melaka
- 19/03/09 - Singapore


Second Leg! South Pacific

Australia
Flight: Singapore to Cairns - 23/03/09

- 23/03/09 - Cairns + Cook town
- 27/03/09 - Mission Beach
- 30/03/09* - Townsville
- 02/04/09* - Mackay - Whitsunday Island
- 05/04/09* - Rockhampton
- 07/04/09* - 1770
- 09/04/09* - Bundaberg - Fraser Island
- 11/04/09* - Rainbow Beach
- 13/04/09* - Nossa
- 15/04/09* - Brisbane
- 19/04/09* - Surfers Paradise
- 21/04/09* - Byron Bay
- 26/04/09* - Coffs Harbour
- 27/04/09* - Port Macquarie
- 29/04/09* - Newcastle
- 30/04/09 - Sydney

New Zealand Flight: Sydney to Christchurch - 03/05/09

- 03/05/09 - Christchurch
- 03/06/09* - Auckland


Third leg; Latin America

Chile, Argentina
Flight: Auckland to Santiago - 15/11/09

- 15/11/09 - Santiago
- 19/11/09 - Valparaiso / Vina del mar
- 24/11/09* - Chillan - market town
- 29/11/09* - Pucon - volcan Villarrica
- 03/12/09* - Valdivia - Turrets and forts!
- 05/12/09* - Punta Natales -National park of Torres del Paine
- 11/12/09* - Punta Arenas
- 16/12/09 - Santiago

Peru, Bolivia, Brazil Flight: Punta to Lima - 18/12/09

- 22/12/09 - Lima
- 23/12/09 - Pisco
- 24/12/09 - Nazca (Nazca lines, see picture below!)
- 26/12/09 - Arequipa/Chivay/ Colca Canyon
- 29/12/09 - Cuzco
- 30/12/09 - Ollantaytambo
- 31/12/09 - Inca Trail - Machu Picchu
- 04/01/10 - Cuzco
- 07/01/10 - Puno
- 08/01/10 - Lake Titicaca
- 10/01/10 - La Paz
- 12/01/10 - Uyuni / Salar de Uyuni - Salt Planes
- 16/01/10 - Potosi - highest city of it's kind in the world. My Birthday!
- 18/01/10 - Sucre
- 20/01/10 - Santa Cruz / Puerto Suarez
- 22/01/10 - Corumba / Pantanal
- 24/01/10 - Bonito / Iguassu Falls
- 29/01/10 - Paraty / Ilha Grande
- 03/01/10 - Rio de Janeiro
- 13/01/10 - Rio Carnival - Fat Tuesday

Flight: Rio to London - 20/02/10

* Rough dates!!

Nazca Lines

Image source: http://www.mysteryperu.com/eng/assets/mapa_nasca.jpg


Finance

Student loan repayments?!

Once i become unemployed it would seem i have to inform the student loans company of my years absence... lame... with evidence of my itinerary and savings?! pha!


Time to try and pack the bag!