The Route

 

London, France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia, Greece, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Nepal, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, East Timor, Australia.

 

Detailed route

(The chances of sticking exactly to this are nil but it’s something to aim for)

 

20^th June          Day 1  -  London – Cologne, Germany

21^st June          Day 2  -  Salzburg, Austria

22^nd June         Day 3  -  Split, Croatia

23^rd June          Day 4  -  Montenegro, party at Shirley’s house

24^th June          Day 5  -  Rest day, Montenegro

25^th June          Day 6  -  Through Montenegro and Albania to Macedonia

26^th June          Day 7  -  Through Greece stopping near Turkish border

27^th June          Day 8  -  Istanbul

28^th June          Day 9  -  Rest Day – Istanbul

29^th June          Day 10 -  head toward Goreme, Turkey

30^th June          Day 11 -  Goreme

 1^st July            Day 12 -  Diyarbakir

 2^nd July           Day 13 -  Dogubeyazit, Turkey

 3^rd July           Day 14 -  Tabriz, Iran

 4^th July            Day 15 -  Hamadan

 5^th July            Day 16 -  Esfahan

 6^th July            Day 17 -  Rest day, Esfahan

 7^th July            Day 18 -  Shiraz

 8^th July            Day 19 -  Kerman

 9^th July            Day 20 -  Zahedan

10^th July           Day 21 -  head toward Quetta

11^th July           Day 22 -  Quetta

12^th July           Day 23, 24 -  Rest days, Quetta or 2 days in Afghanistan

13^th July           Day 25 -  Sukkur or may continue through Afghanistan and back to Pakistan via the Kyber Pass.

14^th July           Day 26 -  Multan

15^th July           Day 27 -  Lahore

16^th July           Day 28 -  Islamabad

17^th July           Day 29 -  Rest day, Islamabad

18^th July           Day 30 -  Amritsar

19^th July           Day 31 -  Corbett tiger reserve

20^th July           Day 32 -  Agra (Taj mahal then on towards Varanasi)

21^st  July          Day 33 -  Varanasi

22^nd July          Day 34 -  Rest day Varanasi (total solar eclipse, early morning)

23^rd July          Day 35 -  Pokhara (Nepalese border)

24^th July           Day 36 -  Lumbini (Buddha’s birthplace)

25^th July           Day 37 -  Kathmandu

26^th July           Day 38 -  Rest day, Kathmandu

27^th July           Day 39 -  Mt Everest, Tibet(China)

28^th July           Day 40 -  Lhasa

29^th July           Day 41 -  Tiger leaping gorge area

30^th July           Day 42 -  Dali

31^st July           Day 43 -  Kunming, China

1^st August        Day 44 -  Hanoi, Vietnam

2^nd August       Day 45 -  Da Nang, Vietnam

3^rd August        Day 46 -  Cambodia

4^th August        Day 47 -  Angkor Watt

5^th August        Day 48 -  Rest day, Angkor Watt and Landmine project

6^th August        Day 49 -  Bangkok, Thailand

7^th August        Day 50 -  Chumphon

8^th August        Day 51 -  Kuala Lumpar

9^th August        Day 52 -  Rest day, kuala Lumpar

10^th August      Day 53 -  Catch ferry from Melaka, Thailand to Island of Sumatra Indonesia

11^th August      Day 54 -  Jambi

12^th August      Day 55 -  Ferry to Jakarta, Island of Java, Indonesia

13^th August      Day 56 -  Magelang, Java, Indonesia

14^th August      Day 57 -  Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia

15^th August      Day 58 -  Rest day, Bali, Indonesia

16^th August      Day 59 -  ferry to Mataram, cross island, ferry to Alas

17^th August      Day 60 -  Bajo

18^th August      Day 61 -  Ferry to Endeh, Island of Flores, Indonesia

19^th August      Day 62 -  Ferry to kupang (Indonesian side of East Timor)

 

20^th August      Day 63 – 68 – Explore East Timor, Clean, repair and ship cars to Darwin

 

24^th August      Day 69 -  Fly to Darwin

25^th August      Day 70 -  Rest day, Darwin

26^th August      Day 71 – Rest day, Darwin (kakadu)

27^th August      Day 72 -  Newcastle Waters

28^th August      Day 73 -  Alice Springs

29^th August      Day 74 -  Ayers Rock

30^th August      Day 75 -  Coober Pedy

31^st August      Day 76 -  Port Augusta

Ist Sept            Day 77 -  Adelaide

2^nd Sept            Day 78 -  Melbourne

3^rd Sept            Day 79 -  rest day, Melbourne

4^th Sept             Day 80 -  Eden

5^th Sept             Day 81 -  Sydney

6^th Sept             Day 82 -  Rest day, Sydney (or catch up)

7^th Sept             Day 83 -  Rest Day Sydney

8^th Sept             Day 84 -  Fly home :-(