The BIG Trip

An adventourous solo journey to Australia travelling for about 3 months through Scandinavia, Russia, Mongolia, China, Thailand, Malaysia & Singapore. Read more to find out how I get on!!

  • 449 days (19 Jan 2006 - 14 Apr 2007)
  • 41058 km (25512 miles)
  • 12 countries
  • 97 entries (40904 words)
  • 1426 photos
  • 4.7 ratings (576 votes)
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Day Journal date: Country Place Title Distance Media Rating
1 Jan 19, 2006 14:47 United Kingdom Southampton » Proposed Itinerary 0 km [*] (1) 3.8 (8 votes)
40 Feb 27, 2006 17:11 Norway Oslo » This is it! 1260 km [*] (4) 4 (12 votes)
41 Feb 28, 2006 18:38 Norway Oslo » First full day... 1260 km [*] (30) 5 (34 votes)
42 Mar 01, 2006 18:40 Norway Oslo » And yet more snow?! 1260 km [*] (12) 4.6 (19 votes)
43 Mar 02, 2006 18:51 Sweden Gothenburg » Hello Sweden... 1515 km [*] (17) 4.8 (19 votes)
43 Mar 03, 2006 07:14 Sweden Gothenburg » Gothenburg City 1515 km [*] (20) 5 (21 votes)
44 Mar 04, 2006 07:32 Sweden Stockholm » Sunny / Snowy Stockholm 1912 km [*] (20) 4.8 (28 votes)
46 Mar 05, 2006 15:03 Sweden Stockholm » Family life in Stockholm 1912 km [*] (5) 4.8 (11 votes)
46 Mar 06, 2006 14:43 Finland Helsinki » Another day, another country 2310 km [*] (46) 5 (50 votes)
49 Mar 08, 2006 18:33 Russian Federation Saint Petersburg » Welcome to the Former USSR! 2608 km [*] (2) 4.8 (6 votes)
50 Mar 09, 2006 18:44 Russian Federation Saint Petersburg » Hello St Petersburg!! 2608 km [*] (23) 5 (25 votes)
50 Mar 10, 2006 08:40 Russian Federation Saint Petersburg » Walking tour of St. P 2608 km [*] (55) 5 (55 votes)
51 Mar 11, 2006 14:02 Russian Federation Moscow » Fun in Moscow 3242 km [*] (49) 4.2 (4 votes)
52 Mar 12, 2006 14:39 Russian Federation Moscow » White out!? 3242 km [*] (14) 5 (17 votes)
54 Mar 13, 2006 15:02 Russian Federation Moscow » Lazy Day 3242 km [*] (10) 5 (3 votes)
54 Mar 14, 2006 13:23 Russian Federation Perm' » Time moves forward.. 4399 km [*] (19) 5 (2 votes)
55 Mar 15, 2006 12:33 Russian Federation Novosibirsk » All by myself... 6059 km [*] (5) 4.3 (3 votes)
56 Mar 16, 2006 11:52 Russian Federation Krasnoyarsk » My last day on the train!! 6689 km [*] (23) 5 (2 votes)
57 Mar 17, 2006 11:08 Russian Federation Irkutsk » I have arrived! 7548 km [*] (32) 5 (2 votes)
58 Mar 18, 2006 07:18 Russian Federation Lake Baikal » Walking on (frozen) water 7915 km [*] (13) 4.5 (2 votes)
59 Mar 19, 2006 07:19 Russian Federation Irkutsk » OH DEAR!! 8282 km [*] (9) 5 (2 votes)
61 Mar 20, 2006 16:33 Mongolia Sükhbaatar » Another Day on the train! 8544 km [*] (13) 5 (1 votes)
62 Mar 21, 2006 15:29 Mongolia Ulan Bator » The Real Mongolia ?? 8807 km [*] (20) 4.4 (7 votes)
62 Mar 22, 2006 06:27 Mongolia Ulan Bator » Ulaanbaatar City 8807 km [*] (6) 5 (2 votes)
63 Mar 23, 2006 13:46 China Erlyan' » Into Asia... 9424 km [*] (3) 5 (2 votes)
64 Mar 24, 2006 14:01 China Beijing » What a welcome to Beijing! 9977 km [*] (4) 4.5 (4 votes)
66 Mar 25, 2006 14:59 China Beijing » 7 days in Beijing.... 9977 km [*] (7) 5 (3 votes)
66 Mar 26, 2006 09:11 China Beijing » Pancakes - American style! 9977 km [*] (10) 5 (1 votes)
67 Mar 27, 2006 09:27 China Beijing » Lama Temple 9977 km [*] (15) 3.1 (2 votes)
68 Mar 28, 2006 09:40 China Beijing » Hutong Hostel 9977 km 5 (1 votes)
69 Mar 29, 2006 09:48 China Beijing » THE Great Wall!! 9977 km [*] (44) 4.9 (2 votes)
70 Mar 30, 2006 09:52 China Beijing » Visit to the Forbidden City 9977 km [*] (21) 5 (1 votes)
71 Mar 31, 2006 09:54 China Beijing » Temple of Heaven 9977 km [*] (18) 5 (1 votes)
72 Apr 01, 2006 09:56 China Beijing » Last Day - Goodbye Beijing!! 9977 km [*] (1) 5 (3 votes)
75 Apr 03, 2006 16:01 China Pingyao » Walled City of Pingyao 10453 km [*] (22) 5 (1 votes)
75 Apr 04, 2006 15:04 China Yuncheng » The Expressway bus stop 10718 km [*] (10) 4.4 (3 votes)
77 Apr 05, 2006 16:25 China Luoyang » We're off to Luoyang today! 11175 km [*] (44) 4 (4 votes)
80 Apr 09, 2006 11:48 China Xi'an » Xi'an - The City of Terracotta Warriors! 11580 km [*] (26) 5 (4 votes)
86 Apr 14, 2006 17:23 China Chengdu » Waiting for the visa.... 12299 km [*] (32) 5 (3 votes)
90 Apr 19, 2006 05:54 China Chongqing » The Briefest Stop Yet! 12569 km [*] (27) 5 (2 votes)
95 Apr 23, 2006 23:58 China Guilin » Calm after the storm.. 12989 km [*] (25) 5 (3 votes)
102 May 01, 2006 07:10 China Yangshuo » Lazy days & Funky Monkeys... 13239 km [*] (22) 5 (1 votes)
104 May 03, 2006 10:40 Macao Macao » China - Macao - Bangkok 13663 km [*] (16) 5 (1 votes)
106 May 05, 2006 09:28 Thailand Bangkok » Bangkok - City of Angels & Elephants... 15332 km [*] (8) 5 (1 votes)
107 May 06, 2006 10:57 Thailand Bangkok » Floating.. River Kwai.. Tigers.. 15332 km [*] (20) 4.2 (4 votes)
108 May 07, 2006 11:23 Thailand Bangkok » Market day 15332 km [*] (4) 5 (1 votes)
109 May 08, 2006 11:35 Thailand Bangkok » Tuk tuk adventure 15332 km [*] (15) 5 (3 votes)
110 May 09, 2006 08:22 Thailand Chiang Mai » Swimming pool & sunburn.. 15917 km [*] (1) 5 (5 votes)
113 May 12, 2006 09:40 Thailand Chiang Mai » Waterfalls, Elephant trekking & Bamboo Rafting 15917 km [*] (34) 5 (4 votes)
122 May 21, 2006 12:58 Thailand Ko Samui » So so weather & a spot of luxury... 16960 km [*] (29) 4.6 (10 votes)
130 May 29, 2006 14:06 Thailand Ko Phi Phi » PP Island - Backpacker Heaven? 17203 km [*] (65) 5 (5 votes)
131 May 30, 2006 15:45 Thailand Krabi » A great day for a visa run... 17249 km [*] (1) 5 (2 votes)
137 Jun 04, 2006 16:10 Thailand Khao Lak » A Quiet Haven by day...Party town by night... 17577 km [*] (19) 5 (3 votes)
144 Jun 11, 2006 18:32 Thailand Hua Hin » Hua Hin - but no Hula Girls... 17765 km [*] (21) 5 (3 votes)
155 Jun 23, 2006 11:31 Thailand Chiang Rai » World Cup matches & Visas 18582 km [*] (10) 5 (2 votes)
165 Jul 03, 2006 08:43 Laos Luang Namtha » Indiana Jones seen in Laos... 18785 km [*] (35) 4.2 (5 votes)
166 Jul 04, 2006 10:35 Laos Muong Ngoi » Nong Khiaow - & 17 hours of bussing 18919 km [*] (18) 5 (3 votes)
172 Jul 10, 2006 06:11 Laos Sam Neua » Sam Neua & Vieng Xai - Up in the north 19144 km [*] (41) 3.8 (6 votes)
172 Jul 10, 2006 14:24 Laos Phone Savan » Plain of Jars, craters & a Russian Tank.. 19309 km [*] (23) 5 (2 votes)
178 Jul 16, 2006 07:21 Laos Luang Prabang » Westerners galore (part1) - Luang Prabang 19433 km [*] (41) 4.7 (4 votes)
182 Jul 20, 2006 07:50 Laos Vang Vieng » Westerners Galore (part2) - Vang Vieng 19545 km [*] (19) 5 (2 votes)
187 Jul 25, 2006 00:28 Laos Vientiane » Vientiane - Greenest Capital City I've seen!! 19654 km [*] (18) 4 (4 votes)
191 Jul 29, 2006 00:31 Laos Savannakhét » Scary bus ride to Savanahket!! 19932 km [*] (18) 4.2 (4 votes)
197 Aug 03, 2006 20:39 Laos Xépôn » Sepon - Ban Dong - Ho Chi Minh Trail (ish) 20091 km [*] (12) 4.2 (3 votes)
200 Aug 07, 2006 10:51 Laos Paksé » Pakse - best Indian so far! 20272 km [*] (8) 5 (2 votes)
204 Aug 11, 2006 09:45 Laos Plateau de Bolavén » Tadlo Falls 20336 km [*] (18) 5 (1 votes)
207 Aug 14, 2006 09:48 Laos Attapu » Attapeu - a fruitless side trip 20417 km [*] (4) 5 (1 votes)
213 Aug 20, 2006 09:50 Laos Don Det » Don Det - Hammocks & Thunderstorms 20550 km [*] (52) 3.9 (15 votes)
216 Aug 23, 2006 09:52 Thailand Bangkok » Catching up with Jan-Erik!! 21136 km [*] (9) 5 (1 votes)
234 Sep 10, 2006 08:16 Thailand Pai » 2 weeks in the north with the boys... 21794 km [*] (19) 5 (3 votes)
237 Sep 13, 2006 14:45 Thailand Bangkok » # Goodbye, Farewell... (Thailand) # 22452 km [*] (2) 5 (2 votes)
241 Sep 17, 2006 15:40 Australia Sydney » G'day Mate... 29997 km [*] (9) 5 (3 votes)
251 Sep 26, 2006 23:49 Australia Blue Mountains » Kangeroos..Koalas and Katoomba 30097 km [*] (11) 4.9 (5 votes)
262 Oct 08, 2006 00:23 Australia Mildura » Grapes, Glorious Grapes!! 30850 km [*] (8) 5 (3 votes)
272 Oct 18, 2006 03:36 Australia Adelaide » Barbies & Koalas in Adelaide 31186 km [*] (14) 5 (6 votes)
283 Oct 29, 2006 14:38 Australia Hawker » We're in REAL Australia now!! 31526 km [*] (14) 4.6 (18 votes)
291 Nov 06, 2006 08:09 Australia Salt Creek » Salt Creek... 32015 km [*] (3) 5 (3 votes)
293 Nov 08, 2006 08:15 Australia Robe » Fish & Chips by the beach in Robe 32131 km [*] (8) 5 (14 votes)
296 Nov 11, 2006 08:11 Australia Mount Gambier » The BLUE lake 32247 km 5 (2 votes)
297 Nov 12, 2006 08:19 Australia Port Campbell » Super Strong Wind + Tent = Kite!! 32460 km 5 (2 votes)
298 Nov 13, 2006 08:22 Australia Geelong » Geelong... 32590 km 5 (2 votes)
299 Nov 14, 2006 08:25 Australia Melbourne » # Neighbours...everybody loves...# 32657 km 5 (2 votes)
303 Nov 18, 2006 02:24 Australia Deniliquin » Spending time with the Huppys 32912 km 5 (2 votes)
305 Nov 20, 2006 02:22 Australia Wagga Wagga » Wagga Wagga & Gumly Gumly!! 33135 km 5 (2 votes)
308 Nov 23, 2006 02:20 Australia Canberra » Capital Canberra 33305 km 5 (2 votes)
310 Nov 25, 2006 02:19 Australia Dubbo » Mini Golfing in Dubbo 33648 km 4.9 (3 votes)
312 Nov 27, 2006 02:18 Australia Armidale » A check-up for Shane 33995 km
315 Nov 30, 2006 01:24 Australia Coffs Harbour » Bundagin Community 34140 km
319 Dec 04, 2006 01:25 Australia Byron Bay » Goodbye Shane! 34330 km
326 Dec 11, 2006 01:56 Australia Brisbane » Waiting to fly to NZ... 34471 km
330 Dec 15, 2006 08:25 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Auckland » Abadoned by my parents AGAIN - at the airport!! 36763 km
346 Dec 31, 2006 05:38 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Hamilton » Last days with the family 36875 km
354 Jan 08, 2007 05:33 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Hamilton » The Foxes Reunion 36875 km
359 Jan 13, 2007 05:36 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Manukau » Injury & Ice-skating Fun 37214 km
383 Feb 06, 2007 07:40 Australia Melbourne » Let the job search begin! 39748 km
417 Mar 12, 2007 05:51 Australia Adelaide » The GRRREAT Weekend 40403 km 5 (1 votes)
450 Apr 14, 2007 03:07 Australia Melbourne » Settling in....kinda 41058 km 4.8 (1 votes)
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