Thursday 4 August 2011

The Intinerary

So this is where went, pretty much in order - except for Thailand which was split into 2 sections, the second coming after Cambodia, when Nairi and Toby came out to see us. We started the trip on 2nd Feb 2009 and finished on 19 May 2011.

Kenya
(2 months)
Nairobi (1 month volunteering)
Kibera slum
Nanyuki
Mount Kenya
Amboseli
Mombassa
Lamu island (during Maulid festival)

Tanzania (2 days!)
Dar es Salaam

Malawi (2 months)
Mzuzu (1 month with Niall Dorey and family)
Nkhata Bay
Likoma island (3 weeks, learning to dive)
Lilongwe
Blantyre

Mozambique (1 month)
Tete
Chimoio
Pena Longa
Vilankulos
Bazaruto island
Inhambane
Tofo
Maputo

South Africa (1 month)
Kruger
Blyde River Canyon
Johannesburg
Soweto
Cape Town
Fish Hoek
Stellenbosch
Swellendam
Mossel Bay
Tsitsikama

Thailand (2.5 months)
Bangkok
Bang Saphan
Koh Tao island
Krabi
Railay
Loei
Chiang Khan
Pak Chom
Chiang Mai
Trat
Koh Kood island
Koh Jum island
Koh Phi Phi island
Koh Mak island

Laos (3 weeks)
Luang Namtha
Muang Sing
Luang Prabang
Nam Ou river
Muang Ngoi
Nang Kio
Vang Vieng
Vientiane
Si Phan Don - 4,000 islands

Cambodia (1 month)
Siem Reap
Angkor Wat
Phnom Penh (3 weeks volunteering)
Kampot

Myanmar (1 day)
Ranong - Victoria Point visa run

Vietnam (3 weeks)
Ho Chi Minh
Hoi An
Hue
Hanoi
Halong Bay
Cat Ba island
Sapa
Fan Si Pan mountain

Australia (1 month)
Sydney
Woolgoolga
Brisbane
Gold Coast
Melbourne
Phillip island
Central Coast
Woy Woy

New Zealand (2 weeks)
Christchurch
Punakaiki
Fox Glacier
Mount Cook
Haast
Wanaka
Lake Tekapo
Omarama
Waitohi
Geraldine
Auckland
Rotorua

USA (2 months)
San Francisco
Saratoga (6 weeks with Jan and Ania)
Santa Cruz
17 mile drive
Carmel
Hearst Castle
San Luis Obispo
LA

Mexico (8 months)
Mexico City (lived there 5 months)
Teotiuachan ruins
Tepoztlan
Puebla
Cholula
Oaxaca
Mitla ruins
Monte Alban ruins
Yagul ruins
San Jose del Pacifico
Zipolite
Mazunte
Tapachula
San Cristobal de las Casas
Tonina ruins
Aguas Azules
Misol Ha
Palenque ruins
Campeche
Tulum ruins
Mahahual
Bacalar
Chetumal

Guatemala (3 months)
Flores
Tikal ruins
Antigua
Pacaya volcano
Lake Atitlan (2.5 months)
Guatemala City

Belize (0.5 days)
Belize City

El Salvador (1 day)
San Salvador

Costa Rica (1 day)
San Jose

Nicaragua (1 day)
Managua

Panama (4 days)
Panama City

Colombia (2 months)
Cartagena
Playa Blanca
Santa Marta
Taganga
Palomino (Magdalena)
Camarones
Rioacha
San Gil, Santander
Baricharra
Bogota
Villa de Leyva, Boyaca
Popayan

Ecuador (1 month)
Tulcan
Guandera Reserve
Quito
Papallacta
Machala

Peru (5 weeks)
Tumbes
Chiclayo
Tucume ruins
Señor de Sipán museum
Trujillo
Lima
Ica
Huacachina
Arequipa
Cuzco
Aguas Calientes
Machu Picchu ruins
Ollantaytambo ruins
Puno
Lake Titicaca
Uros floating islands

Bolivia (3 weeks)
Copacabana
Isla del Sol
La Paz
Cochabamba
Ururo
Uyuni
Altiplano tour, salt flats etc
Potosi
Sucre
Tarabuco
Santa Cruz
Samai Pata ruins