March - August 2008

March - August 2008
Route: London --- Delhi (see Rajastan and the Golden Triangle before flying to Amritsar and Chandigar). Delhi --- Hong Kong (a short stay). Hong Kong --- Tokyo (catch the shinkansen north to Sapporo and back - with a few stops on the way). Tokyo --- Beijing (travel overland via Xi'an and the Yellow River to Shanghai). Shanghai --- Hong Kong and then hop on the ferry to Macau for a flight to Bangkok. Then travel overland to Chiang Mai, through Laos and then back down to Bangkok (to catch a flight to London for a wedding). From Bangok travel down to Singapore via Malysia, before flying to Oceania.

16 August 2008

Bangkok... Again?

This is starting to feel like a recurring dream. Our trip has certainly shown us that there are a few places you end up returning to again and again when travelling around in Asia... first Hong Kong, now Bangkok. And I suspect Singapore will be the same! OK, no problem – we like Bangkok, and Hong Kong is one of our favourite cities anywhere, but still, at this point our trip around the world feels like going around a big round-a-bout. But perhaps to some extent that’s Amit and Karyn’s fault for getting married in London. It’s a shame we couldn’t convince you two that a nice romantic wedding on the beach of a remote Thai Island was a good idea…

Anyway, this is just a brief stop in Bangkok before travelling down south towards the Thai islands on our way to Malaysia. I suppose this is the first part of our trip around the world that is on the traditional route – most people leave out China and Japan. And for the first time this year we might actually get to swim around in the sea, and hopefully learn to scuba dive before hitting the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.

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