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Wow, I've stood RIGHT THERE! Might even have my picture from when I was there... back in 2001.

 

 

 

Lots of great places, glad you had fun Phil. ;)

 

 

 

EDIT: nevermind. picture didn't work.

I've really been wanting to travel lately, but I don't even know how to begin trying to organize it. Organizing a trip to London is a pain to me, how can you even begin organizing a trip around the whole freakin globe? Any pointers, or links to sites that offer some good advice about how to plan a trip like that?

 

 

 

Really cool pictures btw, let us know if you get the exact financials figured out, I'm interested to know.. Did you just work a couple years after school and save up to fund it or what?

Very cool, I'd love to go to to those places someday.

 

I've been to Aus, and NZ (obviously) andI'm going to Thailand, Malaysia and Sinagapore in a few weeks, that should be fun :)

 

 

 

And you didn't miss out on much in the North Island of NZ, the sights are far less impressive tbh.

 

 

 

That pic of the city in USA, damn that looks awesome :P

Wow. That looks like an incredibly journey. TIF is glad to have you back though. :)

Oh ja.. and you just happened to have time to do a skydive...

 

 

 

Sigh.. looks amazing. The beaches.. wow!

I have been on a vacation to a place where I didn't know anyone once- To Estonia, that's it. Never been to any tropical place at all, the closest would be CA. :( Man, that's awesome, I hope I can do something like this someday.

I've really been wanting to travel lately, but I don't even know how to begin trying to organize it. Organizing a trip to London is a pain to me, how can you even begin organizing a trip around the whole freakin globe? Any pointers, or links to sites that offer some good advice about how to plan a trip like that?

 

 

 

Really cool pictures btw, let us know if you get the exact financials figured out, I'm interested to know.. Did you just work a couple years after school and save up to fund it or what?

 

Rough Guides or Lonely Planet guide books will help in getting things organised. Really though the only things I had organised beforehand were the major flights, visas if needed, jags for specific places and bank stuff. Once I got there I just decided what to do really and where to go from place to place. But yeah I would have been completely lost in some places without the guide books.

 

I found it was best not to be too organised once I was out there that way you can easily change plans and head any direction you want to at any time.

 

 

 

Actually doing it was a lot easier than I thought it was going to be.

 

 

 

Yes I worked for about a year and a half in a bar/restaurant after uni to save up for it.

You went by yourself? I'm incredibly jealous right now. But I'm still young so I'll have the chance to do what you did. Why in the world did you think someone would consider this boring!??

 

 

 

Nice to know Tanya's still doing well. :)

Has it really been 6 months already?

 

 

 

that's what I thought :oops:

 

 

 

anyways, don't complain about our Winter, not untill you staty through christmas and NYE :shock: like living in an oven, and that's in the more costal areas

Wow. How much did this cost you? This is actually one of my goals in life, but I want to spend about 2 years doing it.

 

 

 

EDIT:I don't know how to read; you already said the cost. I'm definitely going to do something like this.

Looks like you had a good time Phil. Nice pics and welcome back :)

Amazing photos Phil. I'm so jealous. Put in a few more countries in there and you've done a life goal of mine. Excellent job and it sounded like you had loads of fun. :

Beautiful pictures, Phil! :D

Man that must've been fun :

I was jealous when you first told us you were leaving, and I'm even more jealous now. I can't believe it's already been six months... I'm working on a trip like that too, or just mini trips until I get to everywhere I want to go. But in my experience working for months at a time to save for travel is ALWAYS worth it. Thanks for sharing, but undoubtedly the photos are no depiction of the moments you experienced.

You said it was around $16,000 USD for the 6 months yes?

 

 

 

That's so cheap, and I will definitely look into it :D

Thanks for sharing this with us Phil, I looked forward to reading about your adventures :) I saw 'Into the Wild' yesterday, and although your trip is not quite as risky and luckily enough yours didn't end in drama, I would love to repeat both of those journeys myself. But first, I still need to go on that bicycle trip to Scotland I wanted to do last year. I believe it was you who gave me the must-sees and all, but I still haven't been able to do it. If I will, I'll be sure to ask your advice first :

Thanks for sharing this with us Phil, I looked forward to reading about your adventures :) I saw 'Into the Wild' yesterday, and although your trip is not quite as risky and luckily enough yours didn't end in drama, I would love to repeat both of those journeys myself. But first, I still need to go on that bicycle trip to Scotland I wanted to do last year. I believe it was you who gave me the must-sees and all, but I still haven't been able to do it. If I will, I'll be sure to ask your advice first :

 

If you've not yet, read the book. I read it whilst in Thailand and thought it was very interesting.

 

I've not managed to catch the film yet but I will do at some point.

 

 

 

I remember that about your plans for a bike trip. Good luck in getting that sorted.

Wow, those are some pretty cool pictures. You must've had a great time, I'm Jealous -.-

New Zealand pwns :D my moms from there :twss:

 

great pics must have been fun

Did you run into Erad in Singapore?

 

 

 

 

 

I'm glad you had fun. :)

Welcome back.

 

 

 

Those pictures make me jealous, thinking of doing something along these lines maybe after Uni/college. Probably not around the world, maybe just across Europe or Asia or something.

 

 

 

Looks like you had a good time.