Ok. I have recently posted a few threads on this site and thought I wasn't very clear with my plans. I have started a new topic to avoid confusion and to start a fresh.
First of all, hello. I'm a 25 year old female living in the UK. I'm currently studying to become a nurse & will graduate at the ripe old age of 28. I have done a fair amount of travelling in my past. I want to plan a massive trip for when I finish nursing school and graduate. The reason for planning a big trip is that I want to travel whilst I'm still young, before I'm 30. I also want to establish a nursing career and settle down after the year, one last burst of travel 'roughing' it and enjoying being young is what I want to do. Of course I will travel later on in life but I feel that I need to do this trip before. I hope that makes sense.
I have a few questions for the lovely people on this site.
From the UK fly to india, New Delhi and spend a week, see the taj mahal & the sites and smells.
I then plan to Varanasi via train and spend a week there. I plan to stay in very cheep accommodation, as cheep as possible, travel via train through the country, never fly.
My first question is this too much time in each place or too little. I know India is such a vast beautiful place but for the time being these are the two places that really catch my eye that I must do on this trip. Any other suggestions near Delhi to visit? Delhi will be my starting point for flights to other countries so I do not want to stray too far.
I then plan to travel from Delhi via flight into Nepal. Kathmandu, I have been here before but need to go back, I'm planning on doing the Annapurna circuit but this is yet to be decided so for the interests of this forum please be patient as I don't know how long I will be here. It could be a week or it could be max 18 for the trek. Either way I know I can stay here cheep and know the place very well.
I then plan to travel from Kathmandu into Mongolia-China, What is the best mode of transportation? I only plan to stay in Mongolia for a max of 2 weeks, I will organize a cheep horse riding tour, I have been looking into these costs and it looks doable if done locally with a local guide rather than an external company.
From Mongolia I plan to travel up into central China. Now here is where i get confused. From my research it suggest the best way to do this is the Trans Siberian rail route. Obviously I will want to do this on the cheep. Can anyone suggest useful tips on doing this. I want to travel to a place in China to see the great wall of China and sleep over night in one of the towers (as it is a life long dream) Can anyone suggest good companies etc? I also want to see the Li river/ Suggestions pleasE. I have done a fair amount of research but obviously nice to hear suggestions from other travellers. Best way to travel internally on the cheep?
Right, so from China I want to travel down into South East Asia. Vietnam for 2 weeks, Cambodia, 2 weeks, Laos-2 weeks, Thailand-2 weeks.
Then I want to travel into Borneo and stay there for 2 weeks.
After that is all done I will travel down into Australia on a working visa. I will have £2000 put aside for entry requirements etc and stay there for a month or 2, working and topping up my funds and travelling around when I can. If I have enough saved then perhaps i will venture home and use that money to visit Peru, Bolivia and Patagonia, Easter island but again that is yet to be decided and for the purposes of this feed should not be considered.
I will have £12,000 in savings. Maybe even a little more. This will of course include flights.
I plan to travel for a max of a month in India. A total of 2 weeks in Mongolia, 2 weeks in China, a max of 18 days in Nepal (this could be shortened) 2 months in South East Asia and 2 months in Australia.
Is this enough money to have for one person on a budget with that amount of months?
I will be travelling on the cheep, very cheep food, very cheep ac-com, very cheep travel, lets just say travelling on a shoestring.
Any advice greatly appreciated :) x
Does my itinerary look doable. I know I'm only seeing the bear mini of what the countries have to offer but i know one day I will be back so for now I'm happy with the places and time.
