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Transport Log
2003
Micronesia San Francisco - Maui (Hawaii)  
5.5 Hrs
    Maui - Honolulu (Hawaii)  
2 Hrs
    Honolulu - Majuro (RMI)  
4.5 Hrs
    Majuro - Alinglaplap (RMI)  
16 Hrs
    Alinglaplap - Majuro (RMI)  
18 Hrs
    Majuro - Kosrae (FSM)  
1 Hr
    Kosrae - Pohnpei (FSM)  
1 Hr
    Pohnpei - Chuuk (FSM)  
1 Hr
    Chuuk - Guam  
1 Hr 25 Min
    Guam - Beijing (via Tokyo) (CHINA)  
7 Hrs (+ 2 Hr Layover)
  China Beijing - Pinyao (Shanxi Province)  
10.5 Hrs (soft sleeper)
    Pinyao - Xian (Shaanxi Province)  
12 Hrs (hard sleeper)
    Xian - Xining (Qinghai Province)  
19 Hrs (hard sleeper)
    Xinging - Tongren (Gansu Province)  
5 Hrs
    Tongren - Xiahe (Gansu Province)  
3.5 Hrs
    Xiahe - Lanzhou (Gansu Province)  
6.5 Hrs
    Lanzhou - Liuyuan (Gansu Province)  
14 Hrs (hard sleeper)
    Liuyuan - Dunhuang (Gansu Province)  
2.5 Hrs
    Dunhuang - Liuyuan (Gansu Province)  
2.5 Hrs
    Liuyuan - Daliyan (Xinjiang Province)  
8 Hrs (hard sleeper)
    Daliyan - Turpan (Xinjiang Province)  
1.25 Hrs
    Turpan - Daliyan (Xinjiang Province)  
1.25 Hrs
    Daliyan - Kashgar (Xinjiang Province)  
23 Hrs (hard sleeper)
    Kashgar - Karakul (Xinjiang Province)  
9 Hrs (3 Hrs waiting for construction)
    Karakul - Kashgar (Xinjiang Province)  
5.5 Hrs (4km walk midway)
    Kashgar - Yengisar (Xinjiang Province)  
1.5 Hrs x 2 (roundtrip)
    Kashger - Karghilik (Xinjiang Province)  
5 Hrs
    Karghilik - Hotan (Xinjiang Province)  
8 Hrs (2 Hrs SARS harassment, 30 min flat tire)
    Hotan - Urumqi (Xinjiang Province)  
23.5 Hrs (sleeper bus)
    Urumqi - Shanghai  
51.5 Hrs (hard sleeper)
    Shanghai - Beijing  
12 Hrs (nice hard sleeper)
    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)
    Lun - Kharkorin  
6.5 Hrs (Russian Van)
    Kharkorin - Big Rock  
4 Hrs (Russian Van)
    Big Rock - White Lake  
4.5 Hrs (Russian Van)
    White Lake - Uil Lake  
6.5 Hrs (Russian Van)
    Uil Lake - Ulaan Bataar  
9 Hrs (Russian Van)
    Ulaan Bataar - Baldan Baraivan  
8 Hrs (Russian Van)
    Baldan Baraivan - Ulan Bataar  
8 Hrs (Russian Van)
    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)
    Kazan - Nizhny Novgorod  
11 Hrs (2nd Class Sleeper)
    Nizhny Novgorod - Vladimir  
5 Hrs (Local Train)
    Vladimir - Suzdal  
1 Hr
    Suzdal - Moscow  
5 Hrs (xfr @ Vladimir)
    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
    Riga - Vilnius (Lithuania)  
5.5 Hrs (1 hr @ border)
    Vilnius - Warsaw (Poland)  
8 Hrs (30 min @ border)
  Visegrad Countries Warsaw - Krakow (Poland)   2.5 Hrs
    Krakow - Prague (Czech Republic)  
8.5 Hrs (xfr @ Ostrava Svin)
    Praque - Cesky Krumlov (Czech Rep)  
4 Hrs (xfr @ Budejovice)
    Cesky Krumlov - Vienna (Austria)  
7.75 Hrs (xfr @ Budejovice, Jihlava - border check)
    Vienna - Bratislava (Slovakia)  
1.5 Hrs
    Bratislava - Budapest (Hungary)  
2.5 Hrs
    Budapest - Zagreb (Croatia)  
5.25 Hrs
  Balkan Peninsula Zagreb - Ljubljana (Slovenia)  
2.5 Hrs
    Ljubljana - Piran (Slovenia)  
2.75 Hrs
    Piran - Pula (Croatia)  
3 Hrs
    Pula - Rijeka (Croatia)  
2 Hrs 20 Min
    Rijeka - Split (Croatia)  
8 Hrs
    Split - Hvar Island (Croatia)  
1 Hr
    Hvar Island - Vela Luka (Croatia)  
1 Hr
    Vela Luka - Korcula Town (Croatia)  
1 Hr
  Korcula Town - Dubrovnik (Croatia)  
3 Hrs (w/ferry ride)
  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)
    Prishtine - Skopje (Macedonia)  
2.5 Hrs (45 min @ border)
    Skopje - Thesseloniki (Greece)  
5 Hrs (1 Hr @ border)
    Thessaloniki - Athens (Greece)  
5 Hrs 20 Min (overnight)
    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   Approx. 650 Hrs (over 27 days)!!*
         
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
    Santorini - Iraklio, Crete (Greece)  
3 Hr 30 Min
    Iraklio - Hania, Crete (Greece)  
2 Hr 30 Min
    Hania - Athens (Greece)  
8 Hr 30 Min
    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
    Algeciras - Ceuta (Spanish Afrcia)  
40 Min
    Ceuta Port - Ceuta Border (Morocco)  
15 Min
    Ceuta Border - Tetouan (Morocco)  
20 Min
    Tetouan - Chefchaouen (Morocco)  
1 Hr 30 Min
    Chefchaouen - Fes (Morocco)  
4 Hr 30 Min
    Fes - Meknes (Morocco)  
1 Hr 30 Min
    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
    Tangier - Algeciras (Spain)  
2 Hr 15 Min
    Algeciras - Seville (Spain)  
3 Hr 15 Min
    Seville - Madrid (Spain)  
6 Hr 30 M in
    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!!!)