Hey guys, so I've been reading this forum for a little over a year, bought some LP guidebooks and shoestrings and went on my first solo trip to Berlin last October because of it. I'm starting to plan my trip now and looking at starting it next early March/end April.
My idea of this trip is to have nothing set in stone except my visas for Russia and that's only because its completely necessary. I want to have an idea of places and I want to go and things I want to see, but nothing 100% for sure.
I'm in the process of getting dual citizenship to the EU and that will most likely be the passport I travel with. I'm looking into flying into Europe from Canada, most likely the Mediterranean or south, so Italy most likely. I plan on spending 3-4 months in Europe and than continuing onto Russia (yes I know still part of Europe). I realize I'll have to get this Visa before I leave Canada. The next part I'm not so sure about. I thought about doing the Trans Siberian to Vladivostok and spending a few days in a couple spots along the way, than going to Japan and than flying to Beijing after that, or either just flying from Moscow to Beijing and potentially going to Japan afterwards. I don't know if I could stay on a train for that amount of time and I'm someone who likes to shower daily.
Afterwards I want to spend at least a month in China than continue down to Southeast Asia. Spending a month in Vietnam and Cambodia each, a few weeks in Laos, 6 to 8 weeks in Thailand, than take three months to do Malaysia and Indonesia while spending a few days in Singapore.
From there I want to go to Australia. This is where I'm assuming a good chunk of my budget will go. I plan on spending time in Sydney and working my way up the East Coast to Cairns. From there I want to go Darwin and into the outback seeing Alice Springs and Uluru. I want to about 2 months in Australia.
After that I'm not sure what I'll have left for funds. I will have about $37K Canadian. I plan on staying in hostels 95% of the time with splurging every so often on a decent hotel. I will be preparing my own meals mostly or street vendor style food, with eating out occasionally at a decent restaurant. I'm going to try to take minimumal flights and use overland travel as much as possible. I like to travel slow (I spent 10 days in Berlin) and really get a feel for a place, if I like somewhere I'll stay longer, if I don't like it I'll move on. I do plan on doing the touristy things such as the Louvre, Great Barrier Reef, Angkor Wat, that type of thing but I like to travel by foot and get to people watch rather than constantly taking city transportation.
I guess what I'm asking is my time in each place long enough and will my $37K budget be enough? If it is enough is there potent to travel longer and if so where would you reccomend?
Thanks in advanced! Tamara
