• Friday 28th September: Leave London Heathrow on Flight QF2, 22:15, arrive 15:35
• Saturday 29th September: 2-day GAP Adventures pre-trip Citybreak, staying at Royal Hotel.
• Monday 1st October: GAP Adventures: Indochina Encompassed, presumably Royal Hotel.
• Wednesday 3rd October: Chaing Mai
• Thursday 4th October: Chiang Kong
• Friday 5th October: Mekong River [Boat]

• Saturday 6th October: Luang Prabang [Flight]
• Tuesday 9th October: Vientiane
• Thursday 11th October: Hin Boun

• Friday 12th October: Hanoi
• Sunday 14th October: Halong Bay
• Tuesday 16th October: Hue
• Thursday 18th October: Hoi An [Flight]
• Saturday 20th October: Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon)
• Monday 22nd October: Chau Doc

• Tuesday 23rd October: Phnom Penh [Flight]
• Thursday 25th October: Siem Reap/Angkor Wat

• Sunday 28th/29th October: Bangkok, end of group trip, presumably Royal Hotel.
• Monday 29th/30th October: Thailand Beaches or other.
  • Thailand Guidebook
  • Phanom Bencha Mountain Resort?
  • Scuba Diving

• Saturday 10th November: Flight CX713, depart 12:45, arrive 16:10
  The New 7th Storey Hotel
• Saturday 10th: Night Safari
• Sunday 11th: Sightseeing, St Andrew’s Cathedral, 7.30pm

• Monday 12th November: Flight QF72, depart 09:00, arrive 15:10
  First 2 nights: The Emperor’s Crown
  Independent sightseeing to include Margaret River, Freemantle and Rottnest Island

• Monday 26th November: Flight QF1942, depart 12:20, arrive 15:35
  Staying at Haven Resort
• Tuesday 27th-30th November: Wayward Bus “Just the Centre” Safari King’s Canyon & Ayers Rock/Uluru
• Friday 30th November, staying at Haven Resort (hmm, any chance of a balloon flight?)

• Saturday 1st December: Flight QF791, depart 12:15, arrive 16:35
  Land in Sydney, use as a spring-board.
• 1st-2nd December: The Wool-Packers at Darling Harbour (Single room)
• May include Palm Beach.

• (Before New Year): Independent travel, including the Neighbours set (what about including the sports tour?).
• Possibly also go to see Karen in Adelaide or thereabouts, which could then include a trip along the Great Ocean Road, and a visit to the Barossa Valley?
  (No set itinerary)

• (New Year): Independent travel/fireworks, etc.
• Monday 24th December – Friday 28th December: YHA Blue Mountains (see Blue Mountains). Looking for Christmas service at Springwood–Winmalee Anglican Churches
• Saturday 29th December: Y on the Park Sydney
• Sunday 30th December – 2nd January: Contiki New Year Sydney
  (Otherwise no set itinerary)
• Would like to try:
  • Sydney Opera House (Tour)
  • Harbour Bridge Climb, but with expense, might be Pylon only
  • Church: Christians in the Media/Annandale Community Church and/or Hillsong Church, or Sydney Anglicans may help find somewhere.

• Thursday 10th January 2008: Flight QF43, depart 11:40, arrive 16:45
  Independent travel (No set itinerary)
  First night, Auckland International Hostel (look out for the Airbus)
• Purchased: Spirit of New Zealand Magic Buses pass, route:
  • Sector 1 & 2: AUCKLAND-WAITOMO-ROTORUA
  • Sector 3: ROTORUA-TAUPO
  • Sector 4: TAUPO-TURANGI-WELLINGTON
  • Sector 5: WELLINGTON-PICTON-NELSON
  • Sector 6A: ABEL TASMAN NATIONAL PARK
  • Sector 6: NELSON-GREYMOUTH
  • Sector 7: GREYMOUTH-FRANZ JOSEF
  • Sector 8: FRANZ JOSEF – QUEENSTOWN
  • Sector 9A: MAGIC MILFORD DISCOVERY
  • Sector 9: QUEENSTOWN-DUNEDIN
  • Sector 10: DUNEDIN – TEKAPO
  • Sector 11: TEKAPO – CHRISTCHURCH
  • Sector 12: CHRISTCHURCH-KAIKOURA
  • Sector 13: KAIKOURA-PICTON-WELLINGTON
  • Sector 14: WELLINGTON-NAPIER
  • Sector 15: NAPIER-TAUPO-ROTORUA-MT MAUNGANUI
  • Sector 16: MT MAUNGANUI-THAMES-AUCKLAND
  • Sector 41: AUCKLAND – HAHEI – WHITIANGA
  • Sector 42: WHITIANGA – AUCKLAND
  • Sector 17: AUCKLAND-WAIPOUA FOREST-BAY OF ISLANDS
  • Sector 17A: PAIHIA – CAPE REINGA DAY TRIP
  • Sector 18: BAY OF ISLANDS-AUCKLAND

Ended up with an extra 2 weeks in New Zealand, and everything else of course then moved back 2 weeks!

• Monday 18th February: Flight QF321, depart 17:25, arrive 12:45 (bit of time travel involved there!)
  Staying Happy House Hostel
  Independent city sightseeing (think what want to see).

• Wednesday 20th February: Independent flight with LAN Airlines, LA634, depart 08:35, arrive 10:20
  Sightseeing; Hostel to book, maybe Barranco’s Backpackers or Inka Hostel, but think I will see if anyone at the Asia end has been to Lima!
• Friday 22nd February: GAP Adventures: Southern Cross (this trip is not yet guaranteed, so here’s praying!), staying at Hotel La Castellana
• Saturday 23rd February: Pisco
• Sunday 24th February: Nazca
• Tuesday 26th February: Arequipa/Chivay/Colca Canyon [Flight]
• Friday 29th February: Cuzco (Leap Year)
• Saturday 1st March: Ollantaytambo

• Sunday 2nd March: Inca Trail
• Thursday 6th March: Cuzco
• Sunday 9th March: Puno (Birthday)
• Monday 10th March: Lake Titicaca

• Wednesday 12th March: La Paz
• Friday 14th March: Uyani/Sular de Uyani Excursion
• Tuesday 18th March: Potosi
• Thursday 20th March: Sucre [Flight]

• Saturday 22nd March: Santa Cruz/Puerto Suarez
• Monday 24th March: Corumba/Pantanal
• Wednesday 26th March: Bonito/Iguassu Falls

• Tuesday 1st April: Curitiba/Illha Grande/Rio de Janeiro
• Sunday 6th April: Rio de Janeiro, stay at Hotel Santa Clara. (end of group trip)
• Sunday 6th-10th April: Visit Gaynor (unspecified)

• Friday 10th April: Bus to Sao Paulo (unspecified)
• Monday 14th April, Flight to UK, BA246, depart 16:20, arrive 07:30 15th April
• Unless secure some TEFL work in Brazil, in which case could return any point by 27th September 2008.