*** Australia (Parts 1a and 1b)***
Melbourne Airport to Spencer Street, Melborne.
Airport Bus Shuttle. 20km. Fast connection
Melbourne to Bendigo.
Train. 130km. Clean, smooth
Bendigo to Carwarp.
Hitched. 400km. Friendly people.
Carwarp/Mildura area.
Campervan. 582km
Carwarp to Melbourne.
Campervan. 560km. Overnight drive
Melbourne to Georgetown, Tasmania.
Black Cat Catamaran Ferry. 240km
Tasmanian Route by campervan
2274km. Georgetown-Ross-Hobart Airport-Richmond-Port Arthur-Hobart-New Norfolk-Gordon Dam-Mt Field Nat Park-Lake St Claire Nat Park-Franklin Gordon Nat Park-Queenstown-Cradle Lake Nat Park-Mole Creek-Devonport-Port Sorrell-Narawntapu Nat Park-Westbury-Launceston-Ross-Coles Bay-Freyinet Nat Park-Swansea-Dover-Hartz Nat Park-Hobart-Hobert Airport-Sorrell-Hobart-Launceston-Devonport
Devonport to Melbourne,Victoria.
'Spirit of Tasmania' Ferry. 240km £78.08. Overnight crossing. Included Campervan , bed, all yopu can dinner/breakfast, movies in price. Fast day crossing with movies
Outback Route by campervan (Australia Part 1b)
8166km. Melbourne-Great Ocean Rd-Adelaide-Port Pirie-Port Augusta-Coober Pedy-Kulgera-Erldunda-Yulara-Ayers Rock-Yulara-Ayers Rock-Olgas-Yulara-Kings Creek-Kings Canyon-Erldunda-Alice Springs-Glen Helen-Alice Springs-Tennant Creek-Mt Isa-Cloncurry-Winton-Longreach-Barcaldine-Blackall-Roma-Miles-Toowoomba-Warwick-Tenterfield-Armidale-Tamworth-Scone-Sydney (North Ryde-Airport return)
Lane Cove Caravan park to Chatswood Railway Station (return) (2 trips).
Local Bus. 10km
Chatswood Railway Station to Town Hall Rail Station (return) (2 trips).
Metro train. 80km
Circular Quay to Manly (return).
Harbour Ferry. 10km
Town Hall Station to Linda's place, Roselle.
Linda's car. 10km
Linda's Place, Roselle to William St Hostel, Kings's Cross.
Taxi. 13km (x 2 people).
Oxford St - Bondi (return).
Local Bus. 10km
Central Station, Sydney to Airport. (return)
Local Bus. 15km
Sydney International Airport to Port Vila, Vanuatu (return).
Air Vanuatu. 2,445km.
*** Vanuatu ***
Bauersfield Airport to Blue Water Lagoon Resort.
Hotel bus. 20km
BWL Resort to Port Vila (5 return trips and 1 solo).
Hotel bus. 32km
Port Vila Centre to Hideaway Island Ferry (return).
Public minibus. 20km
Port Vila Centre to Airport.
Public minibus. 4km
*** Australia (Parts 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f)***
22,600km by campervan. (NSW)Sydney (Pacific Highway north)-Taree-Ellensborough Falls-Port MacQuarie-South West Rocks-Bellinger-Coffs Harbour-Grafton-Byron Bay
Microlite Flight over Byron Bay (20 mins)
Microlite. 20km
Cessna Flight over Byron Bay (30 mins)
Cessna. 40km
Brunswick Heads-Gold Coast-Surfers Paradise-Tweedheads- (Qld)-Coolangatta-Brisbane-Beaudesert-Toowomba-(Bruce Highway North)-Glass House Mountains-Nambour-Sunshine Coast-Noosa Heads-Tewantin-Gympie-Tin Can Bay-Maryborough-Hervey Bay
14,000ft skydive over Frazier Island with Hervey Bay Skydivers Cessna. 20km
Bundaberg-Hervey Bay-Gladstone-Rockhampton-MacKay-Eungella National Park-Prosperine-Airlie Beach
Whitsundays Scuba Diving Boat trip (3 days - 10 dives, food, board)with Pro Dive Boat. 200km
Horseriding at Cedar point near Airlie Beach Stockhorse 13km
Bowen-Ayr-Townsville-Ingham-wallamn Falls-Cardwell-Mission Beach
Tully Gorge Whitewater Rafting with Raging Thunder Whitewater Raft 14km and bus from Mission Beach (return) 75km
Mission Beach-Tully National Park-Mission Beach-Cairns-Port Douglas-Daintree-Mossman-Lakeland-Cooktown-Lakeland-Mossman-Daintree National Park-Cairns-Kuranda-Cairns
Saxon Reef, great Barrier Reef with Reef MagicFast seaboat 50km (return)
Cairns-Gordonvale-Millaa Millaa Falls-Mt Garnet-Undara Volcanic National Park-Mt Surprise (Savannah Dev Highway)- Georgetown-Croydon-Normanton-(Matilda Highway)-Cloncurry-Mt Isa- (Barkly Highway)- Camooweal- (Northern Territory)- Three Ways (Stuart Highway)-Renner Springs-Newcastle Waters-Daly Waters-Mataranka-Katherine-Katherine National Park-Pine Creek- Kakadu National Park-Jabiru
Kakadu Scenic Flight (1 hour) Cessna 207 100km
Jabiru-Ubirr Art Site (Arnhem Highway)-South Alligator River-Humpty Doo-Darwin-Palmerston-(Stuart Highway)-Batchelor-Litchfield National Park-Adelaide River-Katherine (Victoria Highway)-Gregory National Park-Timber Creek-(Western Australia)-Kununurra (Great Northern Highway)-Halls Creek-Fitzroy Crossing-Geike Gorge National Park-Derby-Broome-Sandfire Roadhouse-80 Mile Beach-Port Hedland-Whim Creek-Roebourne-Cossack-Roebourne-Karratha-Dampier-Karratha
Dampier Archipelgo Boat trip 20km
Karratha (NW Coastal Highway)-Coral Bay-Carnarvon-Shark Bay National Park-Denham-Monkey Mia-Denham-Kalbarri-Kalbarri National Park-Kalbarri-(Coastal Route)-Northampton-Geraldton-Dongara-(Coastal Route)-Cervantes-Numburg National Park-Moora-New Norcia-Toodyay-Northam-York-Perth-Freemantle
Rottnest Island Boat trip 30km (included 20km bus ride return from campsite to boat). Hired Bicycle for 30km ride around island
Freemantle-Armadale-Brookton-Corringin-Hyden-Wave Rock-Lake King-Ravensthorpe-Esperance-Great Ocean Drive-Esperance-Cape Le Grand National Park-Esperance-Norseman-Coolgardie-Kalgoorlie-Kambalda-Norseman-(Eyre Highway)-Balladonia Roadhouse-Caiguna-Mundrabilla Roadhouse-eucla (South Australia)-Pening-Ceduna-(Flinders Highway/Eyre Peninsula)-Smoky Bay-Streaky Bay-Venus Bay-Elliston-Port Lincoln-Tumby Bay-Whyalla-Port Augusta-Quorn-Hawler-Wilpena Pound (Flinders Ranges National Park)-Quorn-Port Augusta-Melrose-Clare-Mintaro-Gawlor-Adelaide-Hahndorf-(Barossa Valley)-Gumeracha-Lyndoch-Tanunda-Nuriootpa-Angaston-Murray Bridge-Tailem Bend-Keith-Bordertown (Western Highway)-(Victoria)-Horsham-Laharum-Halls Gap-(Grampians National Park)-Stawell-Maryborough-Maldon-Bendigo-(Midland Highway)-Shepparton-Benalia-Glenrowan-Beechworth-Yackandandah-Wodonga-Albury-Corryong-Tumbarumba--Tumult-Yass-Canberra-Queanbeyan-Cooma-Jindabyne-(Kosciuszko National Park)-Charlotte Pass-Smiggin Holes-Threadbo-Khancoban-Corryong-Wodonga-(Murray Valley Highway)-Rutherglen-Yarrawonga-Finlay (New South Wales)-Deniliquin-Barham-Kerang-(Victoria)-Swan Hill-Robinvale-Mildura-Carwarp-Red Cliffs-Carwarp-Mildura-Carwarp (x 2)
22,600km - (second phase of Australian trip by campervan)
Carwarp to Mildura Auntie's car 35km
Mildura to Bendigo to Melbourne Express bus/train 530km
Melbourne to Airport Airport Bus 20km
Melbourne to Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia Geruda Airlines 4835km (return part of original flight)
*** Indonesia (Part 3)***
Kuta Airport to Kuta (return)Bemo 3km
Kuta to Ubud (return)Tourist bus 30km
Kuta to Ujang Pradang, SulawesiGeruda Airlines 600km
Hasanuddin Airport, Sulawesi to Panaikang Bus Terminal, Ujang Pradang Bemo 15km
Panaikang Bus Terminal to Parepare Bus Terminal Toyota Landcruiser 150km
Parepare Bus Terminal to Parepare (return) Bemo 16km
Parepare to Rantepao Bus 320km
Marante -Rantepao - Lemo -Londa - Rantepao Bemos 22km
Rantepao to Kete Kesu (return) Bemo 16km
Rantepao Centre Bemo 6km
Rantepao to Sadan(return) Bemo 26km
Rantepao to Nangala(return) Bemo 32km
Rantepao to Palu Bus 600km
Palu to Manado Bus 500km
Manado centre Bemo 7km
Manado to Bunaken Island (return) Outrigger boat 12km (outward ride free with lodge owner)
Manado to Manado Airport Taxi 12km
Manado to Davao, Philippines Bouraq Airlines 650km
*** Philippines ***
Davao Airport, Mindanao to San Pedro Jeepney 9km
San Pedro to Ecoland Bus Terminal Jeepney 6km
Davao to Butuan Bus 269km
Butuan Centre Tricycle 2km
Butuan to Surigao a/c minibus 129km
Surigao to Liloan, Leyte Economy boat 60km
Liloan, Leyte to Maasin Bus 90km
Maasin Centre Tricycle 2km
Maasin to Ubay, Bohol Marina V schooner 40km
Ubay, Bohol to Carmen (Chocolate Hills Resort) St Jude Bus 69km
Chocolate Hills Resort to Tagbilaran Bus 59km
Tagbilaran Centre Jeepney 4km
Tagbilaran to Cebu City, Cebu supercat boat 80km
Cebu City Centre Jeepney 4km
Cebu City to Moalboal Bus 70km
Moalboal to Panagsama Beach (return) Tricycle 8km
Panagsama Beach to Pescador Island (return) Outrigger boat 4km (inc in scuba dives)
Moalboal to Naga Bus 50km
Naga to Toledo Bus 25km
Toledo to San Carlos, Negros M/V Melrivic ferry 30km
San Carlos, Negros to Bacolod Bus 130km
Bacolad to Banago Jeepneys 13km
Banago to Iloilo City, Panay Bullet Express Boats 40km
Iloilo City Centre, Panay Jeepney 2km
Iloilo City to Cataclan a/c Bus 230km
Cataclan to Boracay Island Outrigger boat 8km
Boracay Island Snorkelling tour Outrigger boat 20km (part of excursion)
Boracay Island (across island to port) Shared tricycle 6km
Boracay Island to Cataclan Outrigger boat 6km
Cataclan to Looc, Tablas Outrigger boat 40km
Looc, Tablas to Odiongan Jeepney roof 23km
Odionagan to Batangas, Luzon Princess Colleen Ferry (inc deck bunk bed) 190km
Batangas, Luzon to Manila a/c Bus 100km
Manila Centre Jeepneys/Buses 22km
Manila Centre Jeepneys/Buses 30km
Manila to Baguio a/c Partas Bus 250km
Baguio to Bontoc Rising Sun Bus 150km
Bontoc to Sagrada (return) Jeepney 36km
Bontoc to Banaue Bus 48km
Banaue to Manila Bus 250km
Manila Centre Jeepneys 12km
Manila to Batangas Bus 100km
Batangas to Puerto Galera Fast Boat 30km (+ 14p dept tax)
Puerto Galera to Sabang Jeepney 6km
Sabang area Speedboat - Sabang Scuba Divers trips x 6 (return) 50km
Sabang to Batangas Outrigger 25km
Batangas to Manila a/c Bus 100km
Manila Centre MRT/Jeepney 23km
Manila to Hong Kong Philippine Airways 1100km
*** Hong Kong and Macau ***
Airport to Kowloon Airport Shuttle Bus 30km
Kowloon to Hong Kong Island Star Ferry (x 4 return trips) 2km
Hong Kong Island Tram (x2 return trips) 10km
Hong Kong Island to Lautau Island Fast Ferry 24km
Mui Wu to Po Lin Monastery (return) a/c Bus 30km
Hong Kong Island to Macau Turbojet ferry 60km
Macau Centre to Tapei Racecourse Free Shuttle Bus 10km
Tapai Race Course to Centre Bus 10km
Macau Centre to Jetfoil Terminal Bus 5km
Macau to Kowloon TurboJet Ferry 60km
*** South Western China ***
Kowloon to Guangzhou A/c Bus 170km
Guangzhou to Yangshou A/c Express Bus 400km (got off before Guilin)
Yangshou area Rented bicycle 35km
Yangshou to Baisha (2 x return) Bus 26km
Yangshou to Fuli (return) Bus 20km
Yangshou to Xingping (return) Bus 40km (conductor tries to charge double)
Li River 'Unofficial' Local Boat 15km
Yangshou to Guilin Bus 50km
Guilin to Longsheng (return) Bus 280km
Longsheng to Huang Yao Village (return) Bus 20km
Guilin to Kunming Sleeper Bus 1200km
Kunming to Bamboo Temple (return) Private Minibus 24km
Kunming to Xiaguan Bus 400km
Xiaguan to Old Dali Town (return) Bus 20km
Dali to Xizhou (return) Bus 50km
Dali Centre Pony and trap 2km
Xizhou to Lijiang Minibus 170km
Lijiang to Qiatou (return) Bus 100km
Tiger Leaping Gorge - Lower Rd $WD Taxi 15km
Lijiang to Jinjiang Bus 170km
Jinjiang to Chengdu Train - Hard Seat 480km
Chengdu Centre Bus 15km
Chengdu to Chengdu Airport Minibus 20km
Chengdu to Lhasa, Tibet South Western Chinese Airlines 1310km
*** Tibet ***
Lhasa Airport to Lhasa Bus 90km
Lhasa Centre 'Tour' Bus 20km
Lhasa-Gyanste-Shigaste-Shegar-Rongbuk Monastery-Everest Base Camp-Tingri-Nyalam-Tibet Border Hired Toyota Landcruiser with driver for 7 days 1000km
Tibet Border to Nepal Border (no man's land) Hitched lift with truck 5km (landslide forced walk for other 3km)
*** Nepal (Part 2)***
Kodari to Barabise Bus 25km
Barabise to Lamosangu Bus 25km
Lamosangu to Kathmandu Bus 75km
Kathmandu to Pokara (return) Tourist Bus 150km
Pokara Centre City Bus 3km
Pokara to Phedi (start of Annupurna Sanctuary trek) Local Bus 20km
Nuya Pul (end of trail) to Pokara Local Bus 40km
Kathmandu Centre Local Bus 10km
Kathmandu to Dhunche (start of Langtang trek) Local Bus 112km
Syabrubesi (end of trail) to Kathmandu Local Bus 130km
Kathmandu to airportTaxi 10km
Kathmandu to Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)Aeroflot Flight 3100km
Sharjah to Moscow (Russia)Aeroflot Flight 3600km
Moscow to LondonAeroflot Flight 2600km
------------------------ Current total: 70,346 km ------------------------------
------------------------ Grand Total: 140,354 km -----------------------------