Travelling

[Jimbeam3678]

Suppose it depends on which way you look at it , its a con for me I'm a wimp. I'll pay my own way to Oz if its all the same! he he.

Although if army is your thing you sure would see some of the world i'm sure

 

[mattyj1085]

I fly on 31st July. It has taken me a fair while to plan my trip so it should be of good help to you and others.

Just to give you an idea of places and costs -

31st Jul - Thailand
Bangkok, Khao San Road etc.
Chiang mai (North) (Chiang mai – Bangkok trekking - £216 – 6 days)
Ko Samet, (South west of Bangkok, nearest Cambodia)
Kho Phagnan
Ko Samui
Ko Phi Phi
Ko Lanta
Hat Yai
Ko Tao
Malaysia
Kuala Lumper
Singapore (less time)

29th Oct - Australia
Cairns
Mission beach
Townsville
Magnetic island
Airlie beach
Cattle station
Rainbow beach
Brisbane
Byron bay
Surf camp
Sydney
Jindabyne
Lakes entrance
Wilsons promontory
Melbourne

23rd Dec - New Zealand
Christchurch
Greymouth
Franz Josef
Queenstown
Dunedin
Tekapo
Kaikoura
Wellington
Napier
Mt Maunganui
Waitomo
Auckland

19th Jan - Fiji
Nadi Island 1 night
South sea island 2 nights
Kuata 3 nights
Korovou 3 nights
Coral View 2 nights
Beachcomber 2 night
Wanna Taki 1 night
Nadi Island 1 night

3rd Feb – Los Angeles (3rd Feb night free)
4th Feb –pick up in the morning for LA - BAY
Los Angeles
Sandiego
Tijuana
Sonoran desert
Sedona
Grand Canyon
Route 66
Las Vegas
Mojave Desert
Sierra Nevade Mountains
Yosemite nat'l park
San Francisco - finish tour on 13th
Bus from San fran down west coast to LA - 2 nights -13th, 14th free (depart LA on 15th)

15th Feb – New York
2 nights in NY -15th and 16th
Liberty island - Statue of liberty
Time square
Ground zero
Central park
Fifth ave
Empire state building
FREE NIGHT on 20th

21st Feb
Fly home

Bangkok first hostel and transfer included
Thailand budget £20 a day for everything
Oz travel included
NZ travel and accomodation included
Fiji travel, accom and food included, also some activities
LA travel and accom included, some meals. (except where it says free day)
NY travel and accom included, some meals. (except where it says free day)


flights £1,838.30
YHA card £10.00
insurance £295.00
OZ £345.00
NZ £540.00
fiji £495.00
fiji skylodge £9.00
fiji skylodge £9.00
fiji extra days £46.00
bangkok hostel £6.00
bangkok transfer £12.00
LA £589.00
NY £345.00

airline fail admin £6.00
booking fee £12.00


Total £4,557.30

I also have a daily budget of £20 a day, so £4060 in total. Obviously some places will be more (6 nights free in USA) some less (2 girls i know have been in malasia and had a double room for 50p a night) , accom, travel and stuff is paid for in some places so money can be used for things like activities etc. I currently have about 3k left but i plan on working in thailand a bit and other places if possible and hopefully getting a bit of money from tax im owed.

Have fun planning a trip, its fun stuff and somewhere like STA travel will make it easy for you

 

[CMOS]

I fly on 31st July. It has taken me a fair while to plan my trip so it should be of good help to you and others.

Just to give you an idea of places and costs -

31st Jul - Thailand
Bangkok, Khao San Road etc.
Chiang mai (North) (Chiang mai – Bangkok trekking - £216 – 6 days)
Ko Samet, (South west of Bangkok, nearest Cambodia)
Kho Phagnan
Ko Samui
Ko Phi Phi
Ko Lanta
Hat Yai
Ko Tao
Malaysia
Kuala Lumper
Singapore (less time)

29th Oct - Australia
Cairns
Mission beach
Townsville
Magnetic island
Airlie beach
Cattle station
Rainbow beach
Brisbane
Byron bay
Surf camp
Sydney
Jindabyne
Lakes entrance
Wilsons promontory
Melbourne

23rd Dec - New Zealand
Christchurch
Greymouth
Franz Josef
Queenstown
Dunedin
Tekapo
Kaikoura
Wellington
Napier
Mt Maunganui
Waitomo
Auckland

19th Jan - Fiji
Nadi Island 1 night
South sea island 2 nights
Kuata 3 nights
Korovou 3 nights
Coral View 2 nights
Beachcomber 2 night
Wanna Taki 1 night
Nadi Island 1 night

3rd Feb – Los Angeles (3rd Feb night free)
4th Feb –pick up in the morning for LA - BAY
Los Angeles
Sandiego
Tijuana
Sonoran desert
Sedona
Grand Canyon
Route 66
Las Vegas
Mojave Desert
Sierra Nevade Mountains
Yosemite nat'l park
San Francisco - finish tour on 13th
Bus from San fran down west coast to LA - 2 nights -13th, 14th free (depart LA on 15th)

15th Feb – New York
2 nights in NY -15th and 16th
Liberty island - Statue of liberty
Time square
Ground zero
Central park
Fifth ave
Empire state building
FREE NIGHT on 20th

21st Feb
Fly home

Bangkok first hostel and transfer included
Thailand budget £20 a day for everything
Oz travel included
NZ travel and accomodation included
Fiji travel, accom and food included, also some activities
LA travel and accom included, some meals. (except where it says free day)
NY travel and accom included, some meals. (except where it says free day)


flights £1,838.30
YHA card £10.00
insurance £295.00
OZ £345.00
NZ £540.00
fiji £495.00
fiji skylodge £9.00
fiji skylodge £9.00
fiji extra days £46.00
bangkok hostel £6.00
bangkok transfer £12.00
LA £589.00
NY £345.00

airline fail admin £6.00
booking fee £12.00


Total £4,557.30

I also have a daily budget of £20 a day, so £4060 in total. Obviously some places will be more (6 nights free in USA) some less (2 girls i know have been in malasia and had a double room for 50p a night) , accom, travel and stuff is paid for in some places so money can be used for things like activities etc. I currently have about 3k left but i plan on working in thailand a bit and other places if possible and hopefully getting a bit of money from tax im owed.

Have fun planning a trip, its fun stuff and somewhere like STA travel will make it easy for you

Wow, What ever happened to simple "hey, I feel like going abroad." lol

 

[Jimbeam3678]

Wow that looks like a a fairly hefty itinerary. Good luck with it. So all in all it look like its cost you 8k ~ including spending money correct ??

 

[mattyj1085]

Wow that looks like a a fairly hefty itinerary. Good luck with it. So all in all it look like its cost you 8k ~ including spending money correct ??

yep, about that. Most of the costs are the trips, but there no point in me arriving in LA and just staying there for 2 weeks really. (because ive heard its a bit crap and also expensive) Plus im sure i'll meet a lot more people on these trips

 

[Jimbeam3678]

Phew I thought I was been brave doing the travelling Oz thing. I'm hopefully taking 5 k with for 12 months with work as well. Praying that , that is going to be enough

Anyone done the whole backpackingOz thing for 12 months

Sorry for slight thread hi jack

 

[inferno]

I get really cheap flights ie OZ for about £100 so I really should do some travelling, hopefully during uni I will meet up with some people to go with. I would really love to go to central asia/siberia, scenery seems great there and it is just so remote from everywhere

Though I did go to some youth thing in Ghana, the accom was awful, no running water and no proper beds, that has put me off youth hostels a bit!

 

[caff]

Went for 7 months or so, spent £8K. Had the best time of my life.

Full details posted on the interweb here: www.richbeaumont.com (which was probably only read by my mum). Was reading it back the only other day and wish I was off again.

Great photos! Makes me think I'm back there again. I lost loads of photos when my old film camera died and chewed up half of australia

 

[Paul11]

Wow, What ever happened to simple "hey, I feel like going abroad." lol

that is a lot of planning...

for me the best way was to back my bags and go without really knowing where i was going, which in itself was half the adventure and just going where the wind takes you

 

[Volcs]

I fly on 31st July. It has taken me a fair while to plan my trip so it should be of good help to you and others.

Just to give you an idea of places and costs -

31st Jul - Thailand
Bangkok, Khao San Road etc.
.....

If you manage to stick to that I'll be very impressed. I only had flights booked in and out of countries, and even then I ended up changing loads of them. You'll get to some places and realise you want to spend longer there than originally planned, or people you meet will tell you about places they've been and you'll end up going off exploring. It's travelling - not a school trip - give yourself some leeway.

 

[Paul11]

If you manage to stick to that I'll be very impressed. I only had flights booked in and out of countries, and even then I ended up changing loads of them. You'll get to some places and realise you want to spend longer there than originally planned, or people you meet will tell you about places they've been and you'll end up going off exploring. It's travelling - not a school trip - give yourself some leeway.

totally agree.. and that is exaclty what happens, you meet people that you would like to stay with and youll have to say, sorry guys i have to leave..

doesnt really make sense to be that strict

 

[mattyj1085]

If you manage to stick to that I'll be very impressed. I only had flights booked in and out of countries, and even then I ended up changing loads of them. You'll get to some places and realise you want to spend longer there than originally planned, or people you meet will tell you about places they've been and you'll end up going off exploring. It's travelling - not a school trip - give yourself some leeway.

Thailand is totally not planned. I have 3 months to get from bangkok to singapore airport. I just put those places down as a very rough plan. I could stay neally 3 months in bangkok if i wanted then fly to singapore

 

[Paul11]

Thailand is totally not planned. I have 3 months to get from bangkok to singapore airport. I just put those places down as a very rough plan. I could stay neally 3 months in bangkok if i wanted then fly to singapore

wouldnt stay more than 3/4 nights in bangkok, but i assume you meant thailand.

thailand you need to head to the islands and beaches oh the memories

 

[Volcs]

Thailand is totally not planned. I have 3 months to get from bangkok to singapore airport. I just put those places down as a very rough plan. I could stay neally 3 months in bangkok if i wanted then fly to singapore

Well definitely don't do that! Get the hell out BKK as quick as possible.

 

[iraiguana]

Go To LAOS!!!! you can catch a bus from Thailand to Laos nice and easy, and its well worth it! That and the islands in the south of thailand or the if you want mountains head north.

 

[carlazai]

India if you want cheap and amazing memories. Plenty of culture, the people generally speak engligh (some better than others). And loads of extra entertainment, EVERYWHERE

 

[Gibbs]

i have been looking to travel for sometime but is it not better to have flights pre booked than just turning up at an airport and saying take me to wherever?

 

[Paul11]

i have been looking to travel for sometime but is it not better to have flights pre booked than just turning up at an airport and saying take me to wherever?

it depends on what you want and your budget

there are around the world tickets that allow you to make 5 flights within one year for a fixed price. so there is no fixed time you have to use them and can move on when your ready.

then use boats/trains/buses and local flights to move around within each continent ..


edit: just looked this up for £1k as an example

London » Dubai » Singapore (make your own way) Bangkok » Sydney » Auckland (make your own way to) Christchurch » Melbourne » Dubai » London

 

[m0rte]

I'm off for a 2 month tour of China, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand in under 2 weeks. First time i've ever been away for so long...can't wait!
It's a guided tour so we'll be visiting the best sights each country has to offer, should be awesome.

 

[semi-pro waster]

I went to Canada for about 3 months over the summer a couple of years back, I'd have loved to stay longer but I had to get back to finish uni. I worked for most of the time that I was there but did manage a few trips, one right across the country to visit a mate and I had an absolutely awesome time. I think I just about broke even on the trip, possibly about £200 down which was mainly due to flying cross country.

I'm still planning to go back in the future but I need to get myself a decent amount of cash and probably some kind of marketable job before I could move longer term.