I haven't even got 24 hours to go! My last few days in England have been lovely; I've had a fantastic time with all my very favorite people and I've managed to fit a bit of packing in too.
Caitlin and I fly tomorrow (Wednesday 30th) from Heathrow. I think we have thrown our selves in at the deep end as the first destination is Beijing, china. I'll shall spend around 3 weeks there, doing the main long distance journeys on the VodkaTrain. From there my rough route will take me through south east Asia overland for 2 months, via Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.
From Singapore we shall fly to Brisbane, Australia at the end of September and hope to cover the east coast over a period of 6 weeks, during which i will turn 21 years of age!!
I fly out of Australia from Sydney in mid November for a 2 week R&R period in Fiji. I think this is the perfect paradise destination to do as the English do: fly and flop!
Our next destination is new Zealand where we will be flying into Christchurch, south island. We will roughly spend 2 weeks exploring the South Island before crossing to the North Island for a further 2 weeks where we shall be celebrating Christmas and breaking in the new year.
I leave New Zealand on 3rd January to fly to Santiago, Chile with the aim of being in Rio de Janeiro for the carnival in early March. Our trip will take us over land again going though Argentina and via Buenos Aires and Iguazu Falls.
After this, money permitting(!), my plan is to fly north to Panama and to continue overland through Central America, west coast USA and finish in Vancouver.
So far this is just my very brief itinerary, I'll let you know when things get more exciting!
Love Torie xx
