2003 |
Micronesia |
San Francisco - Maui (Hawaii) |
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5.5 Hrs |
| |
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Maui - Honolulu (Hawaii) |
|
2 Hrs |
| |
|
Honolulu - Majuro (RMI) |
|
4.5 Hrs |
| |
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Majuro - Alinglaplap (RMI) |
|
16 Hrs |
| |
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Alinglaplap - Majuro (RMI) |
|
18 Hrs |
| |
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Majuro - Kosrae (FSM) |
|
1 Hr |
| |
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Kosrae - Pohnpei (FSM) |
|
1 Hr |
| |
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Pohnpei - Chuuk (FSM) |
|
1 Hr |
| |
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Chuuk - Guam |
|
1 Hr 25 Min |
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Guam - Beijing (via Tokyo) (CHINA) |
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7 Hrs (+ 2 Hr Layover) |
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China |
Beijing - Pinyao (Shanxi Province) |
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10.5 Hrs (soft sleeper) |
| |
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Pinyao - Xian (Shaanxi Province) |
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12 Hrs (hard sleeper) |
| |
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Xian - Xining (Qinghai Province) |
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19 Hrs (hard sleeper) |
| |
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Xinging - Tongren (Gansu Province) |
|
5 Hrs |
| |
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Tongren - Xiahe (Gansu Province) |
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3.5 Hrs |
| |
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Xiahe - Lanzhou (Gansu Province) |
|
6.5 Hrs |
| |
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Lanzhou - Liuyuan (Gansu Province) |
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14 Hrs (hard sleeper) |
| |
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Liuyuan - Dunhuang (Gansu Province) |
|
2.5 Hrs |
| |
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Dunhuang - Liuyuan (Gansu Province) |
|
2.5 Hrs |
| |
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Liuyuan - Daliyan (Xinjiang Province) |
|
8 Hrs (hard sleeper) |
| |
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Daliyan - Turpan (Xinjiang Province) |
|
1.25 Hrs |
| |
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Turpan - Daliyan (Xinjiang Province) |
|
1.25 Hrs |
| |
|
Daliyan - Kashgar (Xinjiang Province) |
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23 Hrs (hard sleeper) |
| |
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Kashgar - Karakul (Xinjiang Province) |
|
9 Hrs (3 Hrs waiting for construction) |
| |
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Karakul - Kashgar (Xinjiang Province) |
|
5.5 Hrs (4km walk midway) |
| |
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Kashgar - Yengisar (Xinjiang Province) |
|
1.5 Hrs x 2 (roundtrip) |
| |
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Kashger - Karghilik (Xinjiang Province) |
|
5 Hrs |
| |
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Karghilik - Hotan (Xinjiang Province) |
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8 Hrs (2 Hrs SARS harassment, 30 min flat tire) |
| |
|
Hotan - Urumqi (Xinjiang Province) |
|
23.5 Hrs (sleeper bus) |
| |
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Urumqi - Shanghai |
|
51.5 Hrs (hard sleeper) |
| |
|
Shanghai - Beijing |
|
12 Hrs (nice hard sleeper) |
| |
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Beijing - Ulaan Baatar (Mongolia) |
|
30.5 Hrs (including customs stops and changing train guages for Soviet tracks) |
| |
Mongolia |
Ulaan Bataar - Lun (Tuul River) |
|
5 Hrs (Russian Van) |
| |
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Lun - Kharkorin |
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6.5 Hrs (Russian Van) |
| |
|
Kharkorin - Big Rock |
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4 Hrs (Russian Van) |
| |
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Big Rock - White Lake |
|
4.5 Hrs (Russian Van) |
| |
|
White Lake - Uil Lake |
|
6.5 Hrs (Russian Van) |
| |
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Uil Lake - Ulaan Bataar |
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9 Hrs (Russian Van) |
| |
|
Ulaan Bataar - Baldan Baraivan |
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8 Hrs (Russian Van) |
| |
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Baldan Baraivan - Ulan Bataar |
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8 Hrs (Russian Van) |
| |
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Ulaan Bataar - Ulan Ude (Russia) |
|
21 Hrs (1st Class/including 6 hours of customs & immigration) |
| |
Russia |
Ulan Ude - Irkutsk |
|
7.25 Hrs (2nd Class) |
| |
|
Irkutsk - Yekaterinberg |
|
50.5 Hrs (2nd Class Sleeper) |
| |
|
Yekaterinberg - Kazan |
|
16 Hrs (2nd Class Sleeper) |
| |
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Kazan - Nizhny Novgorod |
|
11 Hrs (2nd Class Sleeper) |
| |
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Nizhny Novgorod - Vladimir |
|
5 Hrs (Local Train) |
| |
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Vladimir - Suzdal |
|
1 Hr |
| |
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Suzdal - Moscow |
|
5 Hrs (xfr @ Vladimir) |
| |
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Moscow - St. Petersberg |
|
7 Hrs (2nd Class Sleeper) |
| |
|
St. Petersberg - Vilnius (Lithuania) |
|
15 Hrs (2nd Class Sleeper, 4 border checks Russia-Latvia-Lithuania) |
| |
Baltic Countries |
Vilnius - Tallinn (Estonia) |
|
10 Hrs (via Latvia, 2 border checks) |
| |
|
Tallinn - Riga (Latvia) |
|
5 Hrs |
| |
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Riga - Vilnius (Lithuania) |
|
5.5 Hrs (1 hr @ border) |
| |
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Vilnius - Warsaw (Poland) |
|
8 Hrs (30 min @ border) |
| |
Visegrad Countries |
Warsaw - Krakow (Poland) |
|
2.5 Hrs |
| |
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Krakow - Prague (Czech Republic) |
|
8.5 Hrs (xfr @ Ostrava Svin) |
| |
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Praque - Cesky Krumlov (Czech Rep) |
|
4 Hrs (xfr @ Budejovice) |
| |
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Cesky Krumlov - Vienna (Austria) |
|
7.75 Hrs (xfr @ Budejovice, Jihlava - border check) |
| |
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Vienna - Bratislava (Slovakia) |
|
1.5 Hrs |
| |
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Bratislava - Budapest (Hungary) |
|
2.5 Hrs |
| |
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Budapest - Zagreb (Croatia) |
|
5.25 Hrs |
| |
Balkan Peninsula |
Zagreb - Ljubljana (Slovenia) |
|
2.5 Hrs |
| |
|
Ljubljana - Piran (Slovenia) |
|
2.75 Hrs |
| |
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Piran - Pula (Croatia) |
|
3 Hrs |
| |
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Pula - Rijeka (Croatia) |
|
2 Hrs 20 Min |
| |
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Rijeka - Split (Croatia) |
|
8 Hrs |
| |
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Split - Hvar Island (Croatia) |
|
1 Hr |
| |
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Hvar Island - Vela Luka (Croatia) |
|
1 Hr |
| |
|
Vela Luka - Korcula Town (Croatia) |
|
1 Hr |
|
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Korcula Town - Dubrovnik (Croatia) |
|
3 Hrs (w/ferry ride) |
|
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Dubrovnik - Sarajevo (Bosnia) |
|
6.5 Hrs (20 min @ border, 2.5 Hrs of driver eating & smoking) |
| |
|
Sarajevo - Belgrade (Serbia) |
|
8 Hrs (10 min @ border) |
| |
|
Belgrade - Bucharest (Romania) |
|
12 Hrs (2nd Class Sleeper) |
| |
|
Bucharest - Suceava (Romania) |
|
7 Hrs |
| |
|
Suceava - Cluj Napoca (Romania) |
|
7 Hrs |
| |
|
Cluj Napoca - Sighsoara (Romania) |
|
3 Hrs |
| |
|
Sighisoara - Brasov (Romania) |
|
2 Hrs |
| |
|
Brasov - Sofia (Bulgaria) |
|
12.5 Hrs (xfr @ Bucharest) |
| |
|
Sofia - Skopje (Macedonia) |
|
5 Hrs (40 min @ border) |
| |
|
Skopje - Lake Ohrid (Macedonia) |
|
3 Hrs |
| |
|
Lake Ohrid - Skopje (Macedonia) |
|
3 Hrs |
| |
|
Skopje - Prishtine (Kosovo) |
|
2.5 Hrs (45 min @ border) |
| |
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Prishtine - Skopje (Macedonia) |
|
2.5 Hrs (45 min @ border) |
| |
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Skopje - Thesseloniki (Greece) |
|
5 Hrs (1 Hr @ border) |
| |
|
Thessaloniki - Athens (Greece) |
|
5 Hrs 20 Min (overnight) |
| |
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Athen - Frankfurt (Germany |
|
3.5 Hrs |
| |
|
Frankfurt - San Francisco (USA) |
|
10 Hrs |
| |
TOTAL TRAVEL TIME |
*Not including day trip, i.e. total backpack toting time |
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Approx. 650 Hrs (over 27 days)!!* |
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|
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|
2004 |
Ancient Civilizations |
San Francisco - Athens (Greece) |
|
10 Hrs (xfr @ Frankfurt) |
| |
|
Athens - Cairo (Egypt) |
|
3 Hrs (via Alexandria) |
| |
|
Cairo - Aswan (Egypt) |
|
14 H 15 Min |
| |
|
Aswan - Luxor (Egypt) |
|
3 H 15 Min |
| |
|
Luxor - Nuweiba (Egypt) |
|
17H 30 Min (30 min xfr @ Suez) |
| |
|
Nuweiba - Taba (Egypt) |
|
1 H (to Israeli border) |
| |
|
Taba - Eilat (Israel) |
|
5 Min (Egypt to Jordan) |
| |
|
Eilat - Aqaba (Jordan) |
|
5 Min |
| |
|
Aqaba - Petra (Jordan) |
|
2 Hr |
| |
|
Petra - Amman (Jordan) |
|
6 Hr 30 Min (3 Hr stall in sand storm) |
| |
|
Amman - Dead Sea (Jordan) |
|
45 Min |
| |
|
Dead Sea - Amman (Jordan) |
|
45 Min |
| |
|
Amman - Aqaba (Jordan) |
|
4 Hr 20 Min |
| |
|
Aqaba - Eilat (Israel) |
|
5 Min (+ 40 min border check) |
| |
|
Eilat - Taba (Egypt) |
|
5 Min (+ 20 min border check) |
| |
|
Taba - Cairo (Egypt) |
|
5 Hr |
| |
|
Cairo - Athens (Greece) |
|
2 Hr |
| |
|
Athens - Santorini (Greece) |
|
10 Hr 30 Min |
| |
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Santorini - Iraklio, Crete (Greece) |
|
3 Hr 30 Min |
| |
|
Iraklio - Hania, Crete (Greece) |
|
2 Hr 30 Min |
| |
|
Hania - Athens (Greece) |
|
8 Hr 30 Min |
| |
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Athens - Madrid (Spain) |
|
5 Hr 20 Min (w/9 Hr layover in London) |
| |
Stradding the Straight |
Madrid - Granada (Spain) |
|
7 Hr 30 Min (w/ 1.5 Hr stop in Cordoba) |
| |
|
Granada - Algeciras (Spain) |
|
3 Hr |
| |
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Algeciras - Ceuta (Spanish Afrcia) |
|
40 Min |
| |
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Ceuta Port - Ceuta Border (Morocco) |
|
15 Min |
| |
|
Ceuta Border - Tetouan (Morocco) |
|
20 Min |
| |
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Tetouan - Chefchaouen (Morocco) |
|
1 Hr 30 Min |
| |
|
Chefchaouen - Fes (Morocco) |
|
4 Hr 30 Min |
| |
|
Fes - Meknes (Morocco) |
|
1 Hr 30 Min |
| |
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Meknes - El Rachidia (Morocco) |
|
6 Hr (Night Bus) |
| |
|
El Rachidia - Tenerhir (Morocco) |
|
3 Hr |
| |
|
Tenerhir - Boumalne Dades (Morocco) |
|
45 Min |
| |
|
Boumalne Dades - Skoura (Morocco) |
|
1 Hr 30 Min |
| |
|
Skoura - Ouarzazat (Morocco) |
|
30 Min |
| |
|
Ouarzazat - Ait Benhadou (Morocco) |
|
45 Min |
| |
|
Ait Benhadou - Marrakesh (Morocco) |
|
3 Hr 45 Min |
| |
|
Marrakesh - Agadir (Morocco) |
|
4 Hr 45 Min |
| |
|
Agadir - Taroudannt (Morocco) |
|
2 Hr 30 Min |
| |
|
Taroudannt - Inzgane (Morocco) |
|
1 Hr 20 Min |
| |
|
Inzgane - Marrakesh (Morocco) |
|
4 Hr 30 Min |
| |
|
Marrakesh - Fes (Morocco) |
|
8 Hr |
| |
|
Fes - Tangier (Morocco) |
|
6 Hr |
| |
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Tangier - Algeciras (Spain) |
|
2 Hr 15 Min |
| |
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Algeciras - Seville (Spain) |
|
3 Hr 15 Min |
| |
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Seville - Madrid (Spain) |
|
6 Hr 30 M in |
| |
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Madrid - Cape Town (South Africa) |
|
28 Hr (xfr @ Munich - Istanbul - Frankfurt) |
| |
Southern Africa |
Cape Town - Cederberg Mtns (S.Africa) |
|
5 Hr |
| |
|
Cederberg Mtns - Orange River (S. Africa) |
|
8 Hr |
| |
|
Orange River - Fish River Canyon (Namibia) |
|
4 Hr (border crossing) |
| |
|
Fish River - Namib Naukluft NP (Namibia) |
|
10 Hr 30 Min |
| |
|
Namib Naukluft NP - Solitaire (Namibia) |
|
5 Hr (via Sossuvlei Dunes) |
| |
|
Solitaire - Swakopmund (Namibia) |
|
5 Hr |
| |
|
Swakopmund - Spitzkoppe (Namibia) |
|
6 Hr |
| |
|
Spitzkoppe - Etosha NP (Namibia) |
|
7 Hr |
| |
|
Etosha NP - Rundu (Namibia) |
|
6 Hr |
| |
|
Rundu - Okavango Delta (Botswana) |
|
6 Hr (border crossing) |
| |
|
Okavango Delta - Caprivi Strip NP(Namibia) |
|
7 Hr (border crossing) |
| |
|
Caprivi Strip NP - Chobe NP (Botswana) |
|
6 Hr (border crossing) |
| |
|
Chobe NP - Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe) |
|
2 Hr (border crossing) |
| |
|
Victoria Falls - Victoria Falls (Zambia) |
|
1 Hr (border crossing) |
| |
|
Victoria Falls - Lusaka (Zambia) |
|
9 Hr |
| |
|
Lusaka - Chipata (Zambia) |
|
10 Hr |
| |
|
Chipata - Luwawa Forest (Malawi) |
|
8 Hr |
| |
|
Luwawa Forest - Kande Beach (Malawi) |
|
5 Hr |
| |
|
Kande - Chitimba Beach (Malawi) |
|
5 Hr |
| |
|
Chitimba - Iringa (Tanzania) |
|
11 Hr |
| |
East Africa |
Iringa - Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania) |
|
10 Hr |
| |
|
Dar Es Salaam - Stone Town (Zanzibar) |
|
2 Hr |
| |
|
Stone Town - Nungwi (Zanzibar) |
|
1 Hr 30 Min |
| |
|
Nungwi - Stone Town (Zanzibar) |
|
1 Hr 30 Min |
| |
|
Stone Town - Paje (Zanzibar) |
|
1 Hr 30 Min |
| |
|
Paje - Stone Town (Zanzibar) |
|
1 Hr 30 Min |
| |
|
Stone Town - Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania) |
|
2 Hr |
| |
|
Dar Es Salaam - Moshi (Tanzania) |
|
8 Hr |
| |
|
Moshi - Lake Manyara (Tanzania) |
|
5 Hr (stopping in Arusha) |
| |
|
Lake Manyara - Serengeti NP (Tanzania) |
|
5 Hr |
| |
|
Serengeti - Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania) |
|
3 Hr |
| |
|
Ngorongoro - Lake Manyara (Tanzania) |
|
3 Hr |
| |
|
Lake Manyara - Moshi (Tanzania) |
|
4 Hr 30 Min (+ game drive in Tarangire NP) |
| |
|
Moshi - Nairobi (Kenya) |
|
7 Hr (30 Min border crossing) |
| |
|
Nairobi - Kampala (Uganda) |
|
12 Hr 30 Min (30 Min @ border, 30 Min Lunch) |
| |
|
Kampala - Kigali (Rwanda) |
|
9 Hr 30 Min (1.5 Hr @ border) |
| |
|
Kigali - Ruhengeri (Rwanda) |
|
1 Hr 45 Min |
| |
|
Ruhengeri - Gisenyi (Rwanda) |
|
1 hr 45 Min |
| |
|
Gisenyi - Kigali (Rwanda) |
|
2 Hr |
| |
|
Kigali - Kampala (Uganda) |
|
8 Hr |
| |
|
Kampala - Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) |
|
4 Hr |
| |
Ethiopia |
Addis Ababa - Bahar Dar |
|
1 Hr |
| |
|
Bahar Dar - Gonder |
|
7 Hr 30 Min (many problems!!!) |
| |
|
Gonder - Lalibela |
|
30 Min |
| |
|
Lalibela - Axum |
|
50 Min |
| |
|
Axum - Addis Ababa |
|
2 Hr 45 Min |
| |
|
Addis Ababa - Dubai (UAE) |
|
4 Hr |
| |
UAE |
Dubai - Al Ain |
|
4 Hr 30 Min |
| |
|
Al Ain - Abu Dhabi |
|
10 Hr (via all Emirates) |
| |
|
Abu Dhabi - Colombo (Sri Lanka) |
|
8 Hr (via Qatar) |
| |
South Asia Crossing |
Colombo - Nuwara Eliya (Sri Lanka) |
|
7 Hr |
| |
|
Nuwara Eliya - Kandy (Sri Lanka) |
|
4 Hr |
| |
|
Kandy - Polonnaruwa (Sri Lanka) |
|
3 Hr |
| |
|
Polonnaruwa - Kandy (Sri Lanka) |
|
3 Hr 30 Min (via Sigiriya, Dambulla) |
| |
|
Kandy - Kochi, Kerela (India) |
|
1 Hr 20 Min |
| |
|
Kochi - Madurai, Tamil Nadu (India) |
|
13 Hr 30 Min (3 Hr 40 Min xfr) |
| |
|
Madurai - Trichy, Tamil Nadu (India) |
|
3 Hr 45 Min |
| |
|
Trichy - Chennai, Tamil Nadu (India) |
|
5 Hr 45 Min |
| |
|
Chennai - Kochi, Tamil Nadu (India) |
|
12 Hr |
| |
|
Kochi - Lakshadweep (India) |
|
18 Hr |
| |
|
Lakshadweep - Kochi (India) |
|
25 Hr 30 Min |
| |
|
Kochi - Siliguri, West Bengal (India) |
|
56Hr 45 Min |
| |
|
Siliguri - Darjeeling, West Bengal (India) |
|
3 Hr 20 Min |
| |
|
Darjeeling - Gangtok, Sikkim (India) |
|
3 Hr 45 Min |
| |
|
Gangtok - Pelling, Sikkim (India) |
|
5 Hr 45 Min |
| |
|
Pelling - Darjeeing, West Bengal (India) |
|
3 Hr 30 Min |
| |
|
Darjeeling - Siliguri, West Bengal (India) |
|
7 Hr 30 Min (via Toy Train) |
| |
|
Siliguri - Jaigon, West Bengal (India) |
|
3 Hr 30 Min |
| |
|
Jaigon - Siliguri, West Bengal (India) |
|
3 Hr 30 Min |
| |
|
Siliguri - Kolkata, West Bengal (India) |
|
12 Hr |
| |
|
Kolkata - Bangkok (Thailand) |
|
4 Hr (via Burma) |
| |
|
Bangkok - San Francisco (USA) |
|
17 Hr 30 Min |
| |
TOTAL TRAVEL TIME |
*Not including day trips, i.e. total backpack toting time. |
|
Approx 700 Hrs (over 29 days!!!) |
