Which way to Australia?

I lied. Sorry. Well not exactly. I do own my Jaguar. For the next 24 hours anyway. I sold it. Along with my house. My furniture. My motor bike. Oh and my fish. I said good bye to the opportunity that helped me attain it all. Why? Well its just stuff. You know, stuff. That's right, look around you. You probably have stuff too. Some of you probably have lots of it. Well after four years in Blighty, five houses, well four homes and a bed in Fulham, three years of self employment, two cars and ofcourse countless memories, mishaps, achievments and friendships I am returning the sunblessed land of God 's own country. Granted, during my hiatus, I collected stuff. It makes us comfortable. It allows us to create memories. It also allows us to remember old ones. My sabbatical is coming to an end and with it I am giving up my stuff. In return I will have my backpack, my shoes, my camera and my determination to seek. My partner, my girlfriend by my side and a road of travelled / untravelled paths. No planes. Overland. Europe to Australia. Come join us. Oh and remind me, why did we need that stuff?

  • 99 days (13 Aug 2006 - 20 Nov 2006)
  • 28658 km (17807 miles)
  • 18 countries
  • 47 entries (10523 words)
  • 1108 photos
  • 4.4 ratings (59 votes)
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Day Journal date: Country Place Title Distance Media Rating
1 Aug 13, 2006 21:19 United Kingdom Edinburgh » More than just why did the chicken cross the road? 0 km [*] (26) 4.1 (8 votes)
13 Aug 26, 2006 18:35 United Kingdom Manchester » Goodbye Tour - first leg 280 km [*] (13) 4.9 (1 votes)
17 Aug 30, 2006 13:16 United Kingdom Dundee » Au revoir, Ciao, Auf Wiedersehen, Czesc, Cheers... 618 km [*] (53) 5 (4 votes)
18 Aug 31, 2006 18:07 United Kingdom Kirkby Lonsdale » Goodbye tour - 2nd leg 876 km [*] (19) 3.1 (2 votes)
19 Sep 01, 2006 20:11 United Kingdom Dundee » Going away party 1134 km [*] (18) 5 (1 votes)
22 Sep 04, 2006 19:18 France Paris » Our journey begins 2056 km [*] (13) 2.6 (1 votes)
24 Sep 06, 2006 19:32 France Reims » Champagne my dear? 2188 km [*] (19)
26 Sep 07, 2006 22:33 Italy Rome » When in rome 3237 km [*] (25) 3.6 (7 votes)
30 Sep 12, 2006 16:03 Italy Venice » Sinking city 3632 km [*] (23)
32 Sep 14, 2006 16:16 Austria Vienna » Home of Arnie, Adolf & oh freudian psychoanalysis 4067 km [*] (5)
33 Sep 15, 2006 21:05 Slovakia Bratislava » We can't be... Can we? 4123 km [*] (22)
35 Sep 17, 2006 12:29 Czech Republic Nový » 3 countries, 3 hours 4388 km [*] (6)
35 Sep 17, 2006 15:08 Poland Katowice » The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire... 4651 km [*] (9)
35 Sep 17, 2006 21:08 Poland Kraków » Sweet Krakow 4818 km [*] (18) 1.8 (1 votes)
37 Sep 18, 2006 21:30 Poland Auschwitz » Auschwitz 5014 km [*] (39) 3.5 (4 votes)
38 Sep 19, 2006 21:31 Poland Warsaw » wacky warsaw 5290 km [*] (10)
39 Sep 21, 2006 03:08 Lithuania Vilnius » Vilnius 5684 km [*] (39) 4.1 (1 votes)
41 Sep 23, 2006 11:31 Latvia Rīga » Riga 5948 km [*] (24)
42 Sep 23, 2006 21:30 Russian Federation Moscow » Moscow 6791 km [*] (54) 4.9 (4 votes)
45 Sep 27, 2006 04:57 Russian Federation Kirov » Trans mongolian - 1st morning 7416 km [*] (10) 5 (1 votes)
45 Sep 27, 2006 05:05 Russian Federation Omsk » Only Omsk 9715 km [*] (15)
47 Sep 29, 2006 02:27 Russian Federation Krasnoyarsk » On board day 3 10939 km [*] (21)
48 Sep 30, 2006 04:58 Russian Federation Lake Baikal » Beautiful Baikal 11996 km [*] (18)
49 Oct 01, 2006 10:09 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar » UB 12689 km [*] (27) 5 (1 votes)
52 Oct 04, 2006 10:55 Mongolia Terelji » Terelji 12823 km [*] (74) 5 (2 votes)
54 Oct 06, 2006 10:08 China Beijing » MADE IN CHINA 13931 km [*] (134)
58 Oct 10, 2006 04:48 China Xi'an » X X X 15588 km [*] (27) 4.6 (4 votes)
61 Oct 13, 2006 04:47 China Yichang » Just a swim in the dam 16185 km [*] (14) 5 (1 votes)
61 Oct 13, 2006 05:55 China Wuhan » On special tonight only... 16468 km
63 Oct 14, 2006 22:53 China Guilin early morning 17199 km
63 Oct 15, 2006 04:51 China Yangshuo » Touting Touts 17449 km [*] (32)
66 Oct 18, 2006 04:56 China Nanning » nananana... bananas are only 3 cents here 17762 km
67 Oct 19, 2006 05:06 Viet Nam Ðông Ðăng » the sweet smell of SEA 17955 km [*] (5)
68 Oct 20, 2006 18:07 Viet Nam Hanoi » Happiness in Hanoi 18090 km [*] (19) 5 (1 votes)
70 Oct 22, 2006 07:14 Viet Nam Hội An » Suits sir? 18721 km [*] (30)
75 Oct 27, 2006 10:33 Viet Nam Ho Chi Minh City » Saigon at 4:30 19320 km
75 Oct 27, 2006 10:35 Cambodia Phnom Penh » PP 19531 km [*] (11)
75 Oct 27, 2006 10:36 Cambodia Siem Reap » Angkor What? 19765 km [*] (116)
77 Oct 29, 2006 02:25 Cambodia Poipet » Border town 19909 km [*] (27)
78 Oct 30, 2006 02:27 Thailand Ko Chang » It's a hard knock life 20095 km [*] (53)
88 Nov 09, 2006 05:57 Thailand Bangkok » Bangkok 20377 km
92 Nov 13, 2006 06:00 Thailand Phuket » POO GET 21070 km
92 Nov 13, 2006 06:02 Thailand Koh Phi Island » paradise lost 21303 km [*] (9)
94 Nov 15, 2006 16:14 Malaysia Kuala Lumpor » KL 22135 km [*] (15)
98 Nov 19, 2006 06:57 Singapore Singapore » Singaore Sling 22453 km [*] (16)
99 Nov 20, 2006 05:37 Australia Darwin » Touchdown. 25805 km 2.9 (1 votes)
99 Nov 20, 2006 19:20 Australia Brisbane » 28000 Km's, 18 Countries, 80 Days, Overland. Done. 28658 km 5 (2 votes)