Around the Pacific from China to South America

On June 9th 2005, we will be setting out on a big adventure! Starting in China, we will travel south down Asia, across to Australia and New Zealand and then to South America. Hope to experience many new things along the way, meet lots of people and different cultures and have fun too! There will be lots of adventure and exciting times, and at some point I will stop talking!!! (Or maybe not!!)

  • 368 days (29 May 2005 - 01 Jun 2006)
  • 91132 km (56627 miles)
  • 18 countries
  • 330 entries (151968 words)
  • 1491 photos
  • 3.7 ratings (305 votes)
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Day Journal date: Country Place Title Distance Media Rating
1 May 29, 2005 20:30 United Kingdom Burntwood » A week and a half to go! Yipee! 0 km [*] (1) 5 (1 votes)
4 Jun 02, 2005 10:30 United Kingdom Burntwood » This time one week on! The final countdown! 0 km 5 (1 votes)
9 Jun 07, 2005 11:42 United Kingdom Burntwood » Less than two days! 0 km 5 (1 votes)
11 Jun 09, 2005 10:30 United Kingdom Manchester » And we're off! 94 km 5 (1 votes)
11 Jun 09, 2005 15:20 Finland Helsinki » Finnair takes us there! 1890 km [*] (1) 5 (1 votes)
12 Jun 10, 2005 13:16 China Shanghai » Shanghai surprise - ni hao! 9281 km [*] (7) 5 (1 votes)
13 Jun 11, 2005 13:48 China Shanghai » From railways to alleyways 9281 km [*] (7) 5 (1 votes)
14 Jun 12, 2005 13:30 China Shanghai » Hot in the shops - how bazaar!! 9281 km [*] (7) 5 (1 votes)
15 Jun 13, 2005 08:06 China Shanghai » Shanghai fakes and tasty cakes! 9281 km [*] (1) 5 (1 votes)
16 Jun 14, 2005 13:00 China Shanghai » Shanghai fun and Beijing bound 9297 km [*] (3) 1 (1 votes)
17 Jun 15, 2005 14:00 China Beijing » Feeling the heat of the Beijing street 10369 km [*] (3) 5 (1 votes)
18 Jun 16, 2005 11:05 China Beijing » Parks, towers and hutongs 10369 km [*] (6) 5 (1 votes)
19 Jun 17, 2005 13:27 China Beijing » Gonggongchichured to Summer Palace 10369 km [*] (4) 5 (1 votes)
21 Jun 19, 2005 02:31 China Beijing » Temple of Heaven and kite sellers 10369 km [*] (5) 5 (1 votes)
21 Jun 19, 2005 13:00 China Beijing » Hairdressing fun and sales guy no. 1 10369 km 1 (1 votes)
22 Jun 20, 2005 14:08 China Great Wall » Great Wall - we walked it! 10661 km [*] (6) 4.4 (7 votes)
23 Jun 21, 2005 13:15 China Beijing » Forbidden City - what a scorcher! 10953 km [*] (2) 1.5 (2 votes)
24 Jun 22, 2005 06:20 China Beijing » Farewell Beijing - next stop Xian 10953 km 3.4 (8 votes)
25 Jun 23, 2005 13:42 China Xi'an » Xi'an sites - museums and mosque 12333 km [*] (2) 5 (1 votes)
26 Jun 24, 2005 14:00 China Xi'an » Terracotta warriors coming out to play! 12333 km [*] (5) 4.5 (6 votes)
28 Jun 26, 2005 13:35 China Chengdu » Dancing in the Park - Mao's watching! 13945 km [*] (3) 1 (1 votes)
29 Jun 27, 2005 14:00 China Chengdu » Pandas to see and yak butter tea 13945 km [*] (2) 5 (1 votes)
30 Jun 28, 2005 14:47 China Emei Shan » Welcome to Emei Mountain 14089 km [*] (3) 2 (4 votes)
31 Jun 29, 2005 15:00 China Emei Shan » Getting high on the mountain! 14089 km [*] (4) 5 (1 votes)
32 Jun 30, 2005 14:50 China Emei Shan » Monastery delights and monkey madness 14089 km [*] (6) 5 (1 votes)
33 Jul 01, 2005 14:54 China Chongqing » Chasing the countryside to Chongqing 14400 km [*] (2) 3.5 (2 votes)
34 Jul 02, 2005 11:00 China Yangtze River » Slow boat down the river-we're deep into China now 15818 km [*] (4) 5 (1 votes)
35 Jul 03, 2005 14:00 China Yangtze River » Gorging on the Yangtze 15818 km [*] (6) 5 (1 votes)
36 Jul 04, 2005 11:00 China Yichang » Dam but no blast! 16759 km [*] (2) 3.2 (5 votes)
37 Jul 05, 2005 10:58 China Yangshuo » Time out in Yangshuo 17431 km [*] (2) 5 (1 votes)
38 Jul 06, 2005 11:13 China Yangshuo » Biking to Moon Hill 17431 km [*] (4) 4.9 (6 votes)
40 Jul 08, 2005 08:19 Hong Kong Hong Kong (historical) » Hong Kong or bust!! 17896 km [*] (4) 5 (1 votes)
41 Jul 09, 2005 15:00 Thailand Bangkok » Back in Bangkok 19623 km [*] (5) 2.8 (3 votes)
45 Jul 13, 2005 10:26 Thailand Bangkok » Having fun and checking things out 19623 km [*] (7) 2.8 (1 votes)
46 Jul 14, 2005 13:31 Laos Vientiane » Sabaidee Vientiane! 20143 km [*] (6) 4.1 (6 votes)
47 Jul 15, 2005 13:38 Laos Vientiane » Off to see the Buddhas and Talat Sao 20143 km [*] (6) 3.7 (19 votes)
48 Jul 16, 2005 14:49 Laos Vientiane » Probably the best baguette in the world! 20143 km [*] (1) 1 (1 votes)
49 Jul 17, 2005 12:57 Laos Luang Prabang » Over the Hills and Far Away 20363 km [*] (5) 3.5 (4 votes)
50 Jul 18, 2005 12:58 Laos Luang Prabang » Meandering along the Mekong 20363 km [*] (3) 5 (1 votes)
51 Jul 19, 2005 12:58 Laos Luang Prabang » Doing as the locals do - not a lot! 20363 km [*] (4) 5 (1 votes)
52 Jul 20, 2005 14:59 Laos Luang Prabang » Pak Ou caves by boat - it's the way to go 20363 km [*] (7) 4 (1 votes)
53 Jul 21, 2005 08:13 Laos Luang Prabang » Books and paintings 20363 km [*] (1) 5 (1 votes)
54 Jul 22, 2005 12:00 Laos Luang Prabang » Perusing the Palace 20363 km [*] (2) 5 (1 votes)
55 Jul 23, 2005 12:00 Laos Luang Prabang » Stadium and market - by sidecar of course! 20363 km 5 (1 votes)
56 Jul 24, 2005 13:58 Laos Luang Prabang » Waterfall on a Sunday afternoon 20363 km [*] (6) 1 (1 votes)
58 Jul 26, 2005 11:10 Laos Luang Prabang » Phou Si - the place to be when it's sun-ny!! 20363 km [*] (7) 1 (1 votes)
59 Jul 27, 2005 09:24 Thailand Bangkok » Bangkok bound - well the airport anyway! 21068 km [*] (2) 5 (1 votes)
59 Jul 27, 2005 16:31 Cambodia Siem Reap » Touching down in Siem Reap 21432 km 5 (1 votes)
60 Jul 28, 2005 15:39 Cambodia Siem Reap » Angkor or what! 21432 km [*] (8) 5 (1 votes)
61 Jul 29, 2005 15:51 Cambodia Siem Reap » Trundling to the temples and a steep uphill trek! 21432 km [*] (7) 4.5 (2 votes)
62 Jul 30, 2005 12:06 Cambodia Siem Reap » Round to Roluos and back! 21432 km [*] (5) 3 (3 votes)
63 Jul 31, 2005 16:30 Cambodia Battambang » Bus to Battambang - bumpy all the way! 21509 km [*] (6) 4.3 (3 votes)
64 Aug 01, 2005 15:27 Cambodia Battambang » Exploring the countryside on the back of a bike! 21509 km [*] (7) 5 (1 votes)
65 Aug 02, 2005 13:44 Cambodia Battambang » Round town - smoking pots and little hellos! 21509 km [*] (5) 5 (1 votes)
66 Aug 03, 2005 15:04 Cambodia Phnom Penh » Staying lucky in Phnom Penh 21764 km [*] (6) 5 (1 votes)
67 Aug 04, 2005 14:49 Cambodia Phnom Penh » Lakeside and riverside 21764 km 5 (1 votes)
68 Aug 05, 2005 15:57 Cambodia Phnom Penh » S:21 - once a school, then a prison, now a museum 21764 km [*] (4) 2.2 (4 votes)
69 Aug 06, 2005 17:13 Cambodia Phnom Penh » Visit to the Killing Fields and making Friends 21764 km [*] (5) 2 (1 votes)
70 Aug 07, 2005 17:28 Cambodia Sihanoukville » South to Sihanoukville: sun, sea and sand 21950 km [*] (1) 5 (1 votes)
72 Aug 09, 2005 17:36 Cambodia Sihanoukville » Relaxing at the beach ! 21950 km [*] (1) 1 (1 votes)
76 Aug 13, 2005 10:00 Cambodia Koh Kong » Farewell Cambodia...thanks for a great time 22046 km 5 (1 votes)
77 Aug 14, 2005 03:02 Thailand Bangkok » One night in...Bangkok! 22428 km 3.6 (1 votes)
78 Aug 15, 2005 15:19 Malaysia Kota Bharu » It's a long way to Kota Bharu! 23471 km 1 (1 votes)
79 Aug 16, 2005 15:53 Malaysia Kota Bharu » Jalan jalan in Kota Bharu! 23471 km [*] (6) 5 (1 votes)
83 Aug 20, 2005 15:16 Malaysia Perhentian Islands » Pulau Perhentian Kecil - paradise island 23720 km [*] (12) 2 (3 votes)
83 Aug 20, 2005 15:35 Malaysia Kuala Terengganu » Kuala Terrenganu 23799 km [*] (3) 3.1 (6 votes)
84 Aug 21, 2005 04:50 Malaysia Kuala Terengganu » Crossing the river and off to museum 23799 km [*] (2) 2.5 (2 votes)
85 Aug 22, 2005 13:59 Malaysia Marang » Marang - small but perfectly formed! 23817 km [*] (3) 2.8 (4 votes)
86 Aug 23, 2005 15:06 Malaysia Pulau Kapas » Another day in Paradise! 23823 km [*] (5) 3 (2 votes)
87 Aug 24, 2005 15:20 Malaysia Kuantan » Chasing the crabs in Cherating! 23981 km [*] (2) 5 (1 votes)
88 Aug 25, 2005 15:30 Malaysia Kuantan » Kuantan bound - made it! 23981 km [*] (3) 5 (1 votes)
89 Aug 26, 2005 15:37 Malaysia Taman Negara » Getting to the Park takes time! 24120 km [*] (4) 2 (2 votes)
90 Aug 27, 2005 16:49 Malaysia Taman Negara » Ramble in the Jungle! 24120 km [*] (7) 5 (1 votes)
91 Aug 28, 2005 06:00 Malaysia Jerantut » Stop in Jerantut - heading for KL 24207 km 5 (1 votes)
91 Aug 28, 2005 14:13 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur » Got to Kuala Lumpur - yipee! 24321 km 2 (1 votes)
92 Aug 29, 2005 14:19 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur » Checking out Chow Kit 24321 km [*] (7) 3 (1 votes)
95 Sep 01, 2005 13:16 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur » Mega malls and big caves! 24321 km [*] (3) 3 (1 votes)
96 Sep 02, 2005 13:31 Malaysia Pulau Ketam » Pulau Ketam: Big crabs in Little China! 24722 km [*] (5) 5 (1 votes)
97 Sep 03, 2005 13:46 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur » Towering the heights! 25123 km [*] (5) 4.5 (2 votes)
98 Sep 04, 2005 14:22 Malaysia Tanah Rata » Highland fling! 25272 km 2 (1 votes)
99 Sep 05, 2005 14:36 Malaysia Tanah Rata » Heading for a fall..... 25272 km [*] (4) 5 (1 votes)
100 Sep 06, 2005 14:50 Malaysia Tanah Rata » Tea for two! 25272 km [*] (7) 5 (1 votes)
101 Sep 07, 2005 15:07 Malaysia Tanah Rata » Ramble in the jungle part 2 25272 km 2 (1 votes)
102 Sep 08, 2005 15:20 Malaysia Melaka » From the highlands to the straits!! 25543 km 5 (1 votes)
103 Sep 09, 2005 15:13 Malaysia Melaka » Around Melaka town 25543 km [*] (5) 4.3 (1 votes)
104 Sep 10, 2005 15:11 Malaysia Melaka » From China to Little India 25543 km [*] (6)
107 Sep 13, 2005 10:23 Malaysia Melaka » Meandering Melaka - squares and shops!! 25543 km [*] (5)
108 Sep 14, 2005 10:32 Singapore Singapore » Singapore sling (Well, a bus trip to be precise!) 25749 km [*] (6) 1 (1 votes)
109 Sep 15, 2005 12:08 Singapore Singapore » Arabian sights and curry delights! 25749 km [*] (3) 1.5 (2 votes)
109 Sep 15, 2005 16:19 Indonesia Jakarta » Off to Indonesia!! 26644 km
110 Sep 16, 2005 16:28 Indonesia Jakarta » Hot in the city and the room! 26644 km [*] (8) 2.8 (2 votes)
111 Sep 17, 2005 16:15 Indonesia Jakarta » A monumental afternoon! 26644 km [*] (1)
112 Sep 18, 2005 16:22 Indonesia Pangadaran » Down to Pangandaran 26907 km 3.2 (5 votes)
113 Sep 19, 2005 14:32 Indonesia Pangadaran » A walk in the woods 26907 km [*] (10) 3.2 (5 votes)
114 Sep 20, 2005 16:43 Indonesia Pangadaran » Crackers, puppets, waterfalls and canyons! 26907 km [*] (4) 4.1 (2 votes)
115 Sep 21, 2005 16:50 Indonesia Yogyakarta » Over to Yogya - no jogging!! 27097 km 2.7 (1 votes)
116 Sep 22, 2005 16:02 Indonesia Yogyakarta » Jalan jalan in Yogayakarta as well! 27097 km [*] (5) 2.4 (1 votes)
117 Sep 23, 2005 16:17 Indonesia Borobudur » Exploring Borobudur 27125 km [*] (6) 4 (3 votes)
118 Sep 24, 2005 16:39 Indonesia Mount Penangungan » The call of nature outdoors! 27388 km [*] (2)
119 Sep 25, 2005 15:00 Indonesia Gunung Bromo » Rice growing, coffee tasting and herbal medicine 27443 km [*] (5) 3.5 (2 votes)
120 Sep 26, 2005 14:17 Indonesia Gunung Bromo » Smoke without fire - there's no lava in Java! 27443 km [*] (12) 5 (1 votes)
120 Sep 26, 2005 16:42 Indonesia Singaraja » A ferry across to Bali! 27984 km 4.8 (1 votes)
121 Sep 27, 2005 16:55 Indonesia Singaraja » We're loving Lovina! 27984 km [*] (1) 5 (1 votes)
122 Sep 28, 2005 16:35 Indonesia Ubud » Round to Tirtaganga 28786 km [*] (2)
123 Sep 29, 2005 16:14 Indonesia Ubud » Walking the fields and streets 28786 km [*] (3)
124 Sep 30, 2005 16:08 Indonesia Ubud » Music at the Palace and market 28786 km [*] (5) 5 (1 votes)
125 Oct 01, 2005 08:23 Indonesia Lembar » We are sailing to Lombok! 28879 km
126 Oct 02, 2005 16:39 Indonesia Gili Trawangan » Over to the Gilis! 28924 km 4.5 (2 votes)
131 Oct 07, 2005 16:52 Indonesia Gili Trawangan » Getting some fresh Air! 28924 km [*] (14)
132 Oct 08, 2005 16:11 Indonesia Ubud » Back to Bali 29011 km 4.2 (1 votes)
135 Oct 11, 2005 13:46 Australia Darwin » Down under to Darwin! 30771 km [*] (2)
137 Oct 13, 2005 14:03 Australia Jabiru Hill » We're off to Kakadu! 31223 km [*] (31)
138 Oct 14, 2005 14:00 Australia Batchelor » Litchfield National Park exploring 31620 km [*] (6)
141 Oct 17, 2005 13:32 Australia Perth » From the Top End to the West End 34231 km [*] (3)
142 Oct 18, 2005 13:57 Australia Perth » Amusement in the museum! 34231 km [*] (2)
143 Oct 19, 2005 11:42 Australia Perth » A walk in the park 34231 km [*] (5)
145 Oct 21, 2005 08:42 Australia Fremantle » Friday in Fremantle! 34246 km [*] (5) 4.9 (1 votes)
146 Oct 22, 2005 14:00 Australia Perth » So many people - Kings Park life! 34261 km [*] (5)
147 Oct 23, 2005 12:01 Australia Rottnest Island » A sun day on Rotto! 34294 km [*] (8) 5 (1 votes)
148 Oct 24, 2005 14:02 Australia Albany » Hitting the highway to Albany 34697 km
149 Oct 25, 2005 14:04 Australia Pemberton » Tingling all over to Pemberton 34880 km [*] (23)
150 Oct 26, 2005 14:08 Australia Margaret River » Karri on along the cape!! 34985 km [*] (12)
151 Oct 27, 2005 12:12 Australia Fremantle » The Margaret River mild 35207 km [*] (6)
152 Oct 28, 2005 06:13 Australia Perth » Return to Robbo's 35222 km [*] (2)
153 Oct 29, 2005 07:13 Australia Alice Springs » It's red in the centre! 37218 km [*] (1)
154 Oct 30, 2005 05:26 Australia Alice Springs » A town called Alice!! 37218 km [*] (4)
155 Oct 31, 2005 12:00 Australia Curtin Springs » Walking the canyon, living like a king! 37501 km [*] (14)
156 Nov 01, 2005 12:04 Australia Ayers Rock-Mount Olga National Park » Olga rocks! 37577 km [*] (7)
157 Nov 02, 2005 12:05 Australia Ayers Rock (Uluru) » A rock in a hot place! 37650 km [*] (6) 5 (4 votes)
158 Nov 03, 2005 12:06 Australia Cairns » Up and over to Cairns 39427 km
159 Nov 04, 2005 04:08 Australia Cairns » Marinas and markets, cars and trains..decisions!! 39427 km
160 Nov 05, 2005 12:40 Australia Great Barrier Reef » Paradise at the reef 39593 km [*] (7)
161 Nov 06, 2005 12:42 Australia Yungaburra » Touring the Tablelands 39748 km [*] (6)
162 Nov 07, 2005 12:43 Australia Mission Beach » Mission: through the rainforest to the beach! 39839 km [*] (7) 1 (1 votes)
163 Nov 08, 2005 04:44 Australia Townsville » South along the Highway - g'day Bruce! 40004 km [*] (1)
164 Nov 09, 2005 10:45 Australia Magnetic Island » Over to the island - it's magnetic! 40018 km [*] (5)
165 Nov 10, 2005 11:07 Australia Airlie Beach » Beaching at Airlie 40245 km [*] (1) 4.3 (1 votes)
166 Nov 11, 2005 09:17 Australia Whitsunday Island » Fantasea sailing the Whitsundays 40278 km [*] (4)
167 Nov 12, 2005 09:19 Australia Hervey Bay » Travelling the long road to Hervey Bay 40946 km
168 Nov 13, 2005 09:20 Australia Hervey Bay » Lightening strike and Aussie cakes! 40946 km [*] (1)
169 Nov 14, 2005 08:52 Australia Fraser Island » Fraser life's a beach! 40979 km [*] (11)
170 Nov 15, 2005 08:53 Australia Fraser Island » Swimming in the Lakes 40979 km [*] (3) 5 (1 votes)
171 Nov 16, 2005 03:06 Australia Brisbane » Along the road to Brissie! 41230 km [*] (3) 1 (1 votes)
173 Nov 18, 2005 02:22 Australia Brisbane » Exploring the city on foot - bye bye car! 41230 km [*] (5)
174 Nov 19, 2005 13:02 Australia Terrey Hills » Over to Terrey Hills, down Sydney way 41940 km [*] (5)
175 Nov 20, 2005 12:16 Australia Terrey Hills » Heady heights and rocky reefs 41940 km [*] (8) 5 (1 votes)
176 Nov 21, 2005 12:35 Australia Sydney » Return to Sydney - hello to an old friend! 41963 km [*] (8)
177 Nov 22, 2005 13:08 Australia Blue Mountains » Blue mountains...we saw them standing not alone! 42063 km [*] (3)
178 Nov 23, 2005 10:19 Australia Terrey Hills » We're bushwalking in the rain! 42157 km [*] (5) 4.5 (2 votes)
179 Nov 24, 2005 10:20 Australia Canberra » Round and round we go - confused in the capital! 42414 km [*] (4)
180 Nov 25, 2005 11:18 Australia Lakes Entrance » Making an entrance with the Princes! 42724 km [*] (8)
181 Nov 26, 2005 11:50 Australia Foster » On the prom, beside the seaside, beside the sea 42903 km [*] (15) 5 (1 votes)
183 Nov 28, 2005 11:28 Australia Lorne » Made it to Melbourne, loving it in Lorne! 43097 km [*] (2)
184 Nov 29, 2005 11:29 Australia Geelong » The beaut ute goes to Geelong! 43152 km [*] (3)
185 Nov 30, 2005 11:31 Australia Queenscliff » Quite quiet in Queenscliff! 43181 km [*] (6)
188 Dec 03, 2005 11:01 Australia Lorne » Bushwalking at the falls 43249 km [*] (5) 2 (1 votes)
189 Dec 04, 2005 11:36 Australia Lorne » Falling again - off to the forest! 43249 km [*] (5) 3 (1 votes)
190 Dec 05, 2005 12:30 Australia Port Campbell » It's a beautiful day..the Great Ocean Road Way! 43335 km [*] (14) 4.7 (3 votes)
191 Dec 06, 2005 12:09 Australia Lorne » Walking to Wondah and fun with tent and dogs 43421 km [*] (6) 5 (1 votes)
192 Dec 07, 2005 09:23 Australia Melbourne » We're off to see the Foo Fighters! 43541 km [*] (2)
193 Dec 08, 2005 11:29 Australia Echuca » Going camping up north! 43730 km [*] (1)
194 Dec 09, 2005 11:31 Australia Daylesford » Uteopia in the Goldfields! 43876 km [*] (8)
195 Dec 10, 2005 11:33 Australia Colac » From town to country - Ballarat to Colac 43997 km [*] (4)
196 Dec 11, 2005 09:38 Australia Lorne » Lunch on Lorne! 44039 km [*] (1)
197 Dec 12, 2005 09:51 Australia Melbourne » Back to Melbourne we go! 44159 km
199 Dec 14, 2005 09:53 Australia Melbourne » Gaols, arcades, shops and gardens!