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Uk to Australia By land!

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Uk to Australia by land.June Or July
16 years ago, March 9th 2008 No: 1 Msg: #29469  
Hi

Lokking for travel companions To go on adventure to australia accross land.
Im 28 year old male,easy going and like photagrahpy.
Looking to go june onwards for how ever long it take.
Not got anything set in stone but im thinking.
Looking for male or female all ages welcome.
http://maps.google.de/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=de&msa=0&msid=108689437773858316771.00043d93c14587124301e&z=3&om=1

Uk through to europe then on to turkey,iram,pakistan,india,thailand,malyasia,timor then aus.
Want to do this by train coach hitching ferry camel wat ever gos except none flying.
The route is not set in stone and how long to stay in certain countries im easy on.
Wanted to do this for a long time and want to do it before im 30.:-)
Any of ur thoughts welcome. Reply to this

16 years ago, March 13th 2008 No: 2 Msg: #29797  
B Posts: 8
Hey Steve I am looking the same kind of thing from late Dec to beginning of Feb. Let me know how it goes. My plan is to go from Denmark through Russia along the transmongolian express to china then down to Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Timor, PNG, Australia.
I am going use the train for as much of the route as possible. How are you going travel through the indonesian islands? Reply to this

16 years ago, March 13th 2008 No: 3 Msg: #29799  
That i was thinking by yahct and boats.Ive heard other people doing it from there that way,just hanging around the shores.
Maybe i can go later on around ur time.Its the whole cash situation.
I wana make sure i have enuf as i think u need a certain amount just to get in aus.
Ive done a lot of reserch with the train route.Here is just 1 way.

http://www.seat61.com/SilkRoute.htm

Europe to Australia by Trans-Siberian Railway...

It's possible to travel most of the way from London to Australia by train via the Trans-Siberian Railway. In fact, quite a number people travel this way. The links below cover travel in either direction, from London or to London.

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Step 1: London to Moscow by train. Daily departures, 2 nights, from about £140 one-way with sleeper.
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Step 2: Moscow to Beijing by Trans-Siberian Railway Two trains a week, 6 nights, from about $350 one-way in 4-bed sleeper.
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Step 3: Beijing to Hanoi by train Two trains a week, 2 nights, about $110 one-way in soft sleeper.
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Step 4: Hanoi to Saigon by train Range of trains daily, 2 nights. Why not stop off to see Hue or Hoi An? About $60 one-way in soft sleeper.
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Step 5: Saigon-Phnom Penh by bus Daily, 8 hours, fare $12..
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Step 6: Phnom Penh-Battambang by train or bus, bus to the frontier, train to Bangkok 2 days, cost perhaps $15.
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Step 7: Bangkok to Singapore by train. Daily, 2 nights, from $50 including sleeper for both nights.
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Step 8: The final leg to Australia is the problem. Although there are ferries from Singapore to Indonesia, there are no regular passenger ships to Australia from either Singapore or Indonesia. Unless you can find a cruise or passenger-carrying freighter, your only option for the last leg from Southeast Asia to Australia may be by air. To find out about freighter travel, try www.strandtravel.co.uk, CruiseAZ, www.cruisepeople.co.uk, www.freightercruises.com & www.freighterworld.com.

It would be a fantastic journey.
What are u planning to do in aus?
Do u have friends or are u just planning to travel the country?

regards Steve Reply to this

16 years ago, March 13th 2008 No: 4 Msg: #29807  
B Posts: 8
Hey thanks for that. It's going to help a lot.
I come from Aus. Returning to Australia after working in Dk. Since I am in Europe right now I thought I might travel through Russia and Mongolia and see as much as I can. I have done one round trip to Dk and a one way trip and haven't liked the long haul flights. I thought I would try another way and enjoy my time traveling on my way home. Reply to this

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