Travel Tips

[Neiler]

Hey lads, im going on a back packing trip round the world for the next year (leaveing next Thurs).

Just wanted to ask would anyone have any tips if youve done something similar the places im visiting are:

Sydney
Alice Springs
Darwin
Perth
Adelaide
Melbourne
Queensland
Auckland
Christchurch,
Bangkock
Shanghai
Cambodia
Viet nam
Shanghai
L.A.
New York.

Would really appreciate some advice/tips if anyones been to any of the above!

 

[SuitsBlue]

enjoy it, and erm... lucky you, stay safe and have a good time.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Jealous. Very jealous. If you dont mind me asking, how much is this costing you? Thinking (well, hoping) to do it when I finish Uni.

One piece of advice, photo copy all important documents and leave a copy at home with someone you trust.

 

[SuitsBlue]

proper insurance, and any important medications - for asthma for example.

staying safe, and tattooing http://grandoldteam.com somewhere onto you would be a good idea too.

 

[Dylan]

When you are in NY, head out to Boston and on the way stop by and say hello!

 

[SuitsBlue]

get some pointers from chico about thailand

 

[Rob]

You're skipping Japan... Then its hardly "around the world" is it?

 

[atrottel]

You're skipping Japan... Then its hardly "around the world" is it?

Dunno, seems pretty sensible to me and I've been "around the world, not including wherever rob_japan lives" as well...(although it was, ahem, "several" years ago).

Sydney - try and get up the coast to somewhere like Port Macquarie, which is classic beach Australia. But Sydney is one of the most stunning cities in the world.

Alice Springs/Darwin - try to get out to the Olgas and go canoeing in Katherine Gorge with the crocs (little ones!). Then go and see the big ones in Kakadu (where Crocodile Dundee was set).

Adelaide - kind of a boring city but good scenery around it. In those days you used to be able to pick up farm work around the River Murray, if you need to earn money (picking grapes and fruit). Flinders Range is a must, and Coorong National Park is also stunning.

Queensland - northern Queensland is what I remember best. The south is a stretch of built-up beach resorts (the "Gold Coast"). It used to be interesting to get further up north than Cairns (which was also a big backpacker hangout in those days, filled with Swedes ).

In the end I decided to spend more time in Australia rather than trying to rush around Oz/NZ. As you can see, I didn't get to Victoria or Western Australia, but still spent 4-5 months there (and 1 day in Auckland!).

That would actually be my advice. Try to pick some places where you stay longer and can appreciate the time there more rather than trying to rush around and see everything on a list.

As far as the other destinations went, my route was a bit different from yours (Alabama, SF/Washington State, Hawaii, Fiji, Oz, NZ, Singapore, Athens) but I still managed to miss out Japan...

 

[Rob]

Japan/Tokyo is like the best city out here to visit, then Seoul, then Singapore then Hong Kong.

If You're gonna do it, do it properly!

 

[gordonjblair]

Tokyo smells of poo and wee. FACT

 

[a2b chris]

jealous as [Poor language removed]

take care and enjoy

My advice: enjoy as much of the local hospitality as possible!

 

[Rob]

Tokyo smells of poo and wee. FACT

Never been there myself, is that true?

 

[gordonjblair]

Never been there myself, is that true?

must be true, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to say FACT after it. FACT.

see?

 

[Rob]

clear as a tokyo sewer

 

[Dylan]

It doesn't matter if it is a fact or not, it becomes fact when you put. FACT.