The Big Adventures

An Introduction

This blog is a kinda composite of the big adventures, tours and trips . . . and some smaller adventures too. So the really big adventures have been my world tour in 2010-2011 and a tour of the Northern UK in 2020. And I have a whole load more planned! There are some more details on those itineraries below!

2020 UK Tour

(You can find links to all these pages HERE)

13th Travel through Lincolnshire Wolds & North Yorkshire Moors to Whitby

14th Walks and Cycling around Whitby

15th Travel through North Yorkshire Moors, Yorkshire Dales, Pennines to Once Brewed

16th-18th Cycling and chilling in Northumberland & North Pennines

19th Travel through North Pennines, Yorkshire Dales, Peak District to Hartington

20th Back home via the Peaks

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2011 A man and a van

(You can find links to all these pages HERE)

A few weeks on the road in my very own camper van, Bessie

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2010-2011 World Tour

(You can find links to all these pages HERE)

Section 1 North America

Escape…..

Flight London to Kona (via Los Angeles) (11 July)

Hawaii

12-14^th July stay Kona

14^th – lift to Hilo

15^th – 17^th – Stay Hilo (15-17 July)

18th-23^rd – Stay in Volcano, Hawaii

(19-23^rd Hawai’ian Shamanism class with Serge Kahili King)

23^rd – Lift to Hilo

23^rd – Stay Hilo

24^th – Flight to Maui

24^th July – 7^th Aug – Stay in Maui (Banana Bungalow)

8^th Aug – Flight Maui to Medford Oregon (via San Francisco)

Oregon

28^th Jul – 1^st Aug – Stay Medford (Motel 8)

(29^th-1^st Workshop with Neale Donald Walsch)

2^nd – Bus to San Francisco

Touring USA

2^nd – 12^th – Stay San Francisco

13^th – 28^th – Green Tortoise Tour American National Parks

29^th – 30^th – Stay San Francisco

31^st Aug – 2^nd Sep – Overland to Mexico City (Greyhound)

Mexico

4^th – 17^th Sep Mexico tour (Mexico City to Cancun) – visit Mayan sites (4-17 Sep)

(Puebla, San Cristobel, Palenque, Oaxaca, Merida, Cancun)

18 – 20 – Stay Playa del Carmen

20^th – 21^st – Stay Cancun

22^nd – Flight to Havana

Cuba

22^nd – 26^th – Stay Havana

27^th – Bus to Trinidad

27^th – 1^st Oct – Stay Trinidad

2^nd – Bus to Cienfuegos

2^nd – 3^rd – Stay Cienguegos

5^th – Train to Havana (Airport)

5^th – Flight to Cancun (Airport)

Mexico

6^th – Flight return to London (Plane)

UK

7^th – Stay Steph

8^th – Joel Osteen at O2 (London Hostel)

9^th – Back home (Heather/Jonny/David/Sue/Chris)

15^th – 17^th – Southport

23^rd – 25^th – Manchester – Stay with David

Section 2 Asia & Australasia

Escape…..

30^th Oct – Flight to Fiji (Plane)

Fiji

1^st – Arrive Nadi

1^st – 4^th – Stay Nadi (Stoney Creek)

5^th – bus to Suva

5^th – 6^th Stay Suva (Colonial Lodge)

7^th – bus/boat to Levuka

7^th – 10^th Stay Levuka (Mary’s Lodge)

11^th – boat/bus to RakiRaki

12^th – 14^th Dive course (Volivoli Beach)

15^th – boat to Nananu-i-Ra

15^th – 16^th – Stay Nananu-i-Ra (McDonalds Beach Resort)

17^th – boat to RakiRaki (Volivoli Beach)

18^th – Dive then bus to airport (stay Airport)

19^th – Flight to Auckland

New Zealand

19^th – arrive Auckland

19^th – 21^st Stay Auckland (Oakland Lodge)

21^st – Church

22^nd – bus to Taupo

22^nd – 23^rd Stay Taupo (Blackcurrant Backpackers)

23^rd – Walk to Huka Falls/Aratiatia Rapids

24^th – Bus to Turangi & Walk Tongariro River

24^th – Stay Turangi (Extreme Backpackers)

25^th/26^th – Walk Northern Circuit (stay in hut)

26^th – Stay Turangi (Extreme Backpackers)

27^th – bus to Wellington

27^th – 28^th – Stay Wellington (YHA)

28^th – Museum

29^th – Ferry to Picton & walk Queen Charlotte View

29^th – Stay Picton (The Villa)

30^th – Bus to Christchurch

30^th – 1^st Stay Christchurch (Jailhouse)

2^nd Dec – Bus to Queenstown

2^nd – 3^rd Dec Stay Queenstown (Bumbles)

4^th – Bus to Te Anau & glow worm caves

5^th – Stay Te Anau (YHA)

6^th – 7^th – Milford Sound (cruise & overnight)

7^th – 8^th – Stay Te Anau (YHA)

8^th – Doubtful Sound (cruise)

9^th – travel to Christchurch (stay with Peter & Linda)

10^th – Flight to Hobart

Tasmania

10^th – 11^th – Stay Hobart (Hobart Hostel)

12^th – Tour Wineglass bay/Port Arthur (Launceston)

13^th – Tour Cradle Mountain (Queenstown)

14^th – Tour Lake Clair (Hobart Hostel)

15^th – Tour Mount Field (Hobart Hostel)

16^{th to} 21^st – Stay Hobart (Hobart Hostel)

22^nd – Flight to Melbourne

Australia

22^nd to 25^th Melbourne (The Nunnery)

26^th to 27^th Melbourne (Collingwood Accommodation)

28^th to 30^th Tour Gt Ocean Road & Grampians to Adelaide (Camping)

30^th Overnight Bus to Adelaide

31^st Dec – Jan 1^st New Year in Adelaide (My Place)

2^nd Flight to Alice Springs (Annie’s Place)

3^rd – 5^th – Tour Uluru/Watarrka (Camp)

5^th – 9^th Stay Alice Springs (Annie’s Place)

10^th – 11^th – Ghan to Darwin (overnight train & stay airport)

12^th – Flight to Cairns (06:30 arr 10:45)

12^th – 14^th – Stay Cairns(Traveller’s Oasis)

15^th – 18^th – Dive Great Barrier (liveaboard ProDive)

18^th – 19^th – Stay Cairns (Traveller’s Oasis)

20^{th –} 21^st – Travel to Brisbane (Overnight Train)

21^st – 22^nd – Stay Brisbane (Brisbane Backpackers)

23^rd – Travel to Sydney

23^rd – 27^th – Stay Sydney (Mitch)

28^th Jan – Flight Sydney to Singapore (16:55 arr 21:45) (Stay airport)

29^th Jan – Train to Kuala Lumpur

29^th – 31^st Jan – Kuala Lumpur (Stay Equator)

1^st Feb – Overnight train to Penang

2^nd – 3^rd Feb – Stay Penang (Diwali celebrations)

4^th Feb – Bus to Hat Yai and overnight bus to Bangkok

Thailand

5^th – 7^th – Stay Bangkok Hilton

8^th – 26^th – Tour Thailand with Lisa

8^th – Train to Ayuthaya

8^th – 9^th – Stay Ayuthaya (Baan Eve) & tour

10^th – Bus to Sukhotai

10^th – 11^th – Stay Sukhotai (Sila Resort) & tour

12^th – Bus to Chiang Mai

12^th – 14^th – Stay Chiang Mai (Holiday Garden View)

13^th trekking

15^th – Overland to Chiang Kung (Boom House)

16^th – 17^th – Slow boat to Lung Pra Bang (overnight in Pak Beng)

17^th – Stay Luang Pra Bang

18^th – Bus return to Bangkok (overnight)

19^th – Bus to Krabi (Overnight)

20^th -24^th – Ao Nang, Krabi (Orange Mansion)

22^nd James Bond Island

24^th Tour

25^th – Travel to Phuket

25^th – Fly to Bangkok

26^th Feb – Lisa leaves

25^th – 26^th – Stay Bangkok (Vorapuni hotel)

27^th Feb – 3^rd March – Stay Bangkok (RoofView Hotel) (Visa Apply)

Laos

4^th March – Overland to Vientiane (overnight bus)

5-6^th – Stay Vientiane (Youth Hotel 2)

7^th – 11^th Stay Vientiane ecolodge (RiverTime)

12^th – Overnight bus to Pakse

13^th – Stay Pakse (Sabaydy 2)

14^th – Bus to Tat Lo

14^th – 15^th Stay Tat Lo (Tim Guest House)

16^th – Bus to Champrasak

16^th – 17^th – Stay Champrasak (Vongpraseud Guest House)

18^h – Bus to Si Phon Don

18^th – 19^th March Stay Si Phon Don (Thondon Guest House)

20^th – Overland to Phnom Penh

Cambodia

20^th – 21^st Stay Ban Lung (Lake View Lodge)

22^nd – 24^th trek

24^th – 30^th Stay Ban Lung (Lake View Lodge) (awaiting bank card)

31^st March – Travel to Phnom Penh

31^st March – 8^th April – Stay Phnom Penh & sort passport (Lazy Gecko)

9^th – Travel to Siem Reap

9^th – 14^th Stay Siem Reap (Berlin Angkor)

11^th – 14^th Tour Angkor Wat

15^th – Bus to Battambang

15^th – 18^th Stay Battambang (Royal Hotel)

16^th Tour Battambang province

19^th – Bus to Sihanoukville

19^th – 21^st – Stay Sihanoukville (GST)

Await passport

26^th April Travel to Phnom Penh

28^th April Pick up passport

1^st May Boat to Chau Doc

Vietnam

1^st – 2^nd May Stay Chau Doc (Floating Guest House)

3^rd May Bus to Ho Chi Minh

3^rd – 5^th May Stay Ho Chi Minh (Thanh Guest House)

5^th May Bus to Hoi An (overnight)

6^th May Stay Hoi An (My Chau Hotel)

7^th May Bus to Hué (afternoon stop in Hué)

7^th May Bus to Hanoi (overnight)

8^th – 9^th May Stay Hanoi (Friendly Hotel)

10^th – 11^th May Halong Bay (10^th on boat)

11^th – 12^th May Stay Hanoi (Friendly Hotel)

13^th May Bus to Nanning

China

13^th May Stay Nanning

14^th May Train to Guangzhou then Hong Kong (overnight)

14^th – 21^st May Stay Hong Kong (New China Guest House – Chungking Mansions)

22^nd May Train to Shanghai

22^nd – 27^th Stay Shanghai (Blue Mountain Bund Hostel)

28^th May Train to Beijing (overnight)

29^th – 2^nd June Stay Beijing (9 Dragons)

3^rd June Train to Lhasa (3^rd & 4^th on train)

5^th June Tour to Tibet/Nepal

5^th – 7^th Lhasa – Potala – Jokharg – Sera – Drepung (Hostel)

8^th Yamdrotso Lake – Overnight Gyantse

9^th Kubum & Tashilunpo – overnight Shigatse

10^th Sakye/Gyatso Pass – overnight Tingri

11^th Everest Base Camp (See Happiness Hotel (tent))

12^th To the border – Overnight Zanghmu (yha)

13^th June Cross to Kathmandu

Nepal

13^th – 17^th June Stay Kathmandu

18^th June bus to Pokhara

18^th – 25^th June Stay Pokhara (Karma Guest House)

25^th June – bus to Kathmandu

26^th – 27^th June Stay Kathmandu (Himalaya Yoga)

28^th June – fly to Delhi then Mumbai

29th July Flight to UK (depart 13:20 arr 18:15)

And on a map….

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