This is our trip itinerary. It did change slightly from the original plans but this is how it went.

Picture right - A visual itinerary built on www.aitreks.com.

The trip itinerary.

The itinerary was put together by us both and includes the destinations in the world we wanted to visit most of all. We decided this was the best place to start in the design of the itinerary and then remove destinations that were impractical in our route planner. These could be saved for further trips. The flight starts from London Heathrow. (Remember to include this in your route planner as the start and finish destination are often forgotten when building online itineraries).

A basic visual itinerary can be seen above designed on www.airtreks.com. The original itinerary planned was much more basic than this but this shows how it ended up.

1st September 2003
Overland (Rail) - Ashford, Kent - London Heathrow (UK)
Lufthansa Flight - London Heathrow (UK) - Frankfurt (Germany)
Varig Flight - Frankfurt (Germany) - Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

9th September 2003
Varig Flight - Rio de Janeiro - Foz do Iguacu (via Curitiba)

10th September 2003
Varig Flight - Foz do Iguacu - Rio de Janeiro (via Londrina & Sao Paulo)

11th September 2003
Varig Flight - Rio de Janeiro - Manaus (via Sao Paulo)

15th September 2003
Varig Flight - Manaus - Tabatinga (via Tefe)
Overland (Mopeds) - Tabatinga - Leticia (Columbia)

16th September 2003
Overland (Mopeds) - Leticia - Tabatinga (Brazil)

18th September 2003
Amazon Boat - Tabatinga - Santa Rosa (Peru) - Iquitos (Peru)

23rd September 2003
Tans Peru Flight - Iquitos - Lima (Peru)

25th September 2003
Overland (Bus) - Lima - Nazca (via Pisco & Ica)

26th September 2003
Overland (Taxi) - Nazca - Chauchilla - Nazca
Overland (Bus) - Nazca - Arequipa

5th October 2003
Overland (Bus) Arequipa - Puno (via Juliaca)

8th October 2003
Overland (Train) Puno - Cusco

12th October 2003
Overland - Inca Trail - Macchu picchu (4 day trek)

16th October 2003
Aero Boliviano Flight - Cusco - Santa Cruz (Bolivia) (via Lima)

17th October 2003
Varig Flight - Santa Cruz - Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Varig Flight - Sao Paulo - Los Angeles (USA)

22nd October 2003
Air New Zealand Flight - Los Angeles - Rarotonga (Cook Islands) (via Papeete, Tahiti)

6th November 2003
Air New Zealand Flight - Rarotonga - Auckland (New Zealand)

11th November 2003
Overland (20 Day Bus Tour of New Zealand from Auckland to Christchurch)
Stopping at - Raglan, Hamilton, Makatu, Taupo, Tongariro Nat. Park, Wellington.
Boat - Wellington - Picton
(Bus Tour Continues) Stopping at Abel Tasman, Barrytown, Franz Josef, Haast, Queenstown, Milford Sounds, Te Anau, Invercargill, Dunedin and Christchurch.

30th November 2003
Quantas Flight - Christchurch - Melbourne (Australia)

14th December 2003
Overland (Purchased Car) Melbourne - Cape Tribulation (via Port Campbell)
Stopping at - Port Campbell, Apollo Bay, Phillip Island, Churchill Island, Lakes Entrance, Tilba Tilba, Batemans Bay, Durras, Berry, Sutherland, Heathcote, Sydney (Xmas & New Year 17 Day Break meeting up with Emily's Mother and Sister)

5th January 2004
(East Coast trip continues) Stopping at Newcastle, Buladelah, Myall Lakes, Little Gibber, Mungo Brush, Tea Gardens, Bungwahl, Seal Rocks, Booti Booti, Forster, Nambucca Heads, Coffs Harbour, Grafton, Casino, Lismore, Ballina, Byron Bay, Nimbin, Surfers Paradise, North Brisbane, Beerwah, Caloundra, Sunshine Beach, Hervey Bay, Fraser Island, Bundaberg, Mon Repos, Rockhampton, Mackay, Airlie Beach, Whitsunday Islands, Townsville, Magnetic Island, Mission Beach, Atherton, Cairns, Port Douglas, Mossman Gorge, Daintree, Cape Tribulation, Port Douglas, Cairns

7th February 2004
Quantas Flight - Cairns - Brisbane

9th February 2004
Thai Air Flight - Brisbane - Bangkok (Thailand)

11th February 2004
Thai Air Flight - Bangkok - Krabi (Thailand)
Visit to Phi Phi Island, Raileh & Ao Nang

16th February 2004
Boat & Taxi - Krabi - Koh Lanta (Thailand)

19th February 2004
Boat - Koh Lanta - Koh Ngai (Thailand)

22nd February 2004
Boat - Koh Ngai - Trang (Thailand)
Bus - Trang - Nakhon Si Thamarat (Thailand)

25th February 2004
Overland (Bus) - Nakhon Si Thamarat - Surat Thani
Boat - Surat Thani - Koh Samui (Chaweng, Thailand)

28th February 2004
Boat - Koh Samui - Koh Pha Ngan (Thailand)

3rd March 2004
Boat - Koh Pha Ngan - Surat Thani (via Koh Samui)
Overland (Bus) - Surat Thani - Bangkok

5th March 2004
Overland (Minivan) - Bangkok - Laem Nyop
Boat - Laem Nyop - Koh Chang

7th March 2004
Boat - Koh Chang - Trat - Koh Chang (Thailand)

10th March 2004
Boat & Car - Koh Chang - Hat Lek (Thai Border)
Overland (Taxi) - Hat Lek - Koh Kong (Cambodia)

11th March 2004
Overland (Minivan & dodgy river crossing ferries) - Koh Kong - Sihanoukville (Cambodia)
Trip through Ream National Park

16th March 2004
Overland (Bus) - Sihanoukville - Phnom Penh (Cambodia)

22nd March 2004
Boat & Minivan - Phnom Penh - Siem Reap (Cambodia)
3 day tour of the temples of Angkor.

28th March 2004
Boat & Mopeds - Siem Reap - Battambang (Cambodia)

30th March 2004
Overland (Taxi) - Battambang - Poi Pet (Cambodia Border)
Overland (Minivan) - Aranya Prathet (Thai Border) - Khorat (Thailand)

1st April 2004
Overland (Bus) - Khorat - Nong Khai (Thai Border)

2nd April 2004
Overland (Taxi) - Nong Khai - Laos Border (Laos)
Overland (Taxi) - Laos Border - Vientiane (Laos)

6th April 2004
Overland (Minivan) - Vientiane - Vang Vieng (Laos)

10th April 2004
Overland (Minivan) - Vang Vieng - Luang Prabang (Laos)

15th April 2004
Mekong Riverboat - Luang Prabang - Pakbeng (Laos)

16th April 2004
Mekong Riverboat - Pakbeng - Huay Xai (Laos)

17th April 2004
Overland (Minivan) - Huay Xai - Chiang Mai (Thailand)

19th April 2004
Overland (Minivan) - Chiang Mai - Fang - Tha Thon - Hmong Village - Chiang Mai

21st April 2004
Overland (Bus) - Chiang Mai - Ayuthaya (Thailand)

23rd April 2004
Overland (Bus) - Ayuthaya - Kanchanaburi (Thailand)

26th April 2004
Overland (Bus) - Kanchanaburi - Samut Songkram (Thailand)

27th April 2004
Overland (Bus) - Samut Songkram - Hua Hin (Thailand)

5th May 2004
Overland (Bus) - Hua Hin - Bangkok (Thailand)

7th May 2004
Thai Air Flight - Bangkok - Hong Kong (China)

11th May 2004
All Nippon Air Flight - Hong Kong - Tokyo (Japan)

15th May 2004
Overland (Rail) - Tokyo - Kawaguchi Ko & Mt Fuji (Japan)

17th May 2004
Overland (Rail) - Kawaguchi Ko - Tokyo
Overland (Rail) - Tokyo - Nagoya
Overland (Rail) - Nagoya - Takayama (Japan)

19th May 2004
Overland (Rail) - Takyama - Nagoya
Overland (Rail) - Nagoya - Kyoto (Japan)

21st May 2004
Overland (Rail) - Kyoto - Nara (Japan)
Overland (Rail) - Nara - Kyoto (Japan)

22nd May 2004
Overland (Rail) - Kyoto - Himeji (Japan)
Overland (Rail) - Himeji - Hiroshima (Japan)

24th May 2004
Overland (Rail) - Hiroshima - Tokyo (Japan)

25th May 2004
All Nippon Air Flight - Tokyo - Beijing (China)

30th May 2004
Overland (Rail) - Beijing - Pingyao (China)

1st June 2004
Overland (Rail) - Pingyao - Xian (China)

5th June 2004
Overland (Rail) - Xian - Beijing (China)

8th June 2004
Lufthansa Flight - Beijing - Frankfurt (Germany)

10th June 2004
Overland (Rail) - Frankfurt - Koblenz (Germany)

11th June 2004
Overland (Rail) - Koblenz - Luxembourg (Luxembourg)

13th June 2004
Overland (Car) - Luxembourg - Verdun (France) - Luxembourg

15th June 2004
Overland (Rail) - Luxembourg - Frankfurt (Germany)
Lufthansa Flight - Frankfurt - London Heathrow (UK)
Overland (Car) - London - Ashford, Kent (Home)