Useful Links

These are the references used for planning the trip so far, how useful they are is still to be seen. I'll add more as and when.

Books:
Gap year for grown ups by Susan Griffith for good advise on getting started

Travel Sites:
Oneworld for round the world journey planner and tickets
Traillfinders for friendly advice and tickets

Photography:
Flickr to store all you travel pictures and get inspiration

Career Break

Swindon [Enlarge & More]

Today I had a 12 month Career Break agreed from work. This means I can go travelling and when I get back I can go back to work at my current terms and conditions - as long as there is a suitable job of course. I'm going to start telling my Colleagues from tomorrow, I'm a little nervous but hugely excited at getting it agreed.

Career Break Policies are offered by many Employers it's a chance for you to take some time off unpaid, without in my case impacting the benefits I've gained over my 12 years working there and for them to retain good employees when they are ready to return. My work offers breaks form 1 to 5 years, others I'm sure do the same.

About Us

Mahmoud [Enlarge & More]

Hi, I'm Mahmoud. I've taken a 12 month sabbatical from Project Management to travel. I've always wanted to do it and now that it's become a reality I'm relishing every minute. I'm from England, most recently living in Wiltshire.

Leave a comment below as I'd love to hear from you.

Jono[Enlarge & More]

I'm Jonathan and I currently live in Swindon, UK and work in IT. I'm taking a year out to travel the world, and to spend time at home in New Zealand - both to visit my family and to travel to the parts of New Zealand that I've never been to before.

I'm looking forward to seeing the many places that we'll be going to, and gaining some experiences that I will keep forever.

Itinerary and Map

Last Updated: 30/05/2009

It's the 7th of Feb 2009 and I'm sitting here in the comfort of my flat while outside we have had the most snow for about 20 years. So far this is the latest itinerary, I'm so excited about our year long trip and as it develops I'll update it here:

The Planned Route [Enlarge & More]

London to Mumbai
Monday 8 June 2009
Departure:
London, United Kingdom - Heathrow
Arrival:
Mumbai (Bombay), India - Chhatrapati Shivaji

Overland to Chennai via:
Goa
Kerrela

Chennai (Madras) to Hong Kong
Thursday 9 July 2009
Departure:
Chennai (Madras), India - Chennai (Madras)
Arrival:
Hong Kong, Hong Kong - Hong Kong International

Hong Kong to Phnom Penh
Monday 13 July 2009
Departure:
Hong Kong, Hong Kong - Hong Kong International
Arrival:
Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Pochentong

Overland to Singapore via:
Laos - August
Thailand -September
Malaysia - October
Borneo - 10th October to 2nd November

Singapore to Perth
Tuesday 10 November 2009
Departure:
Singapore, Singapore - Changi
Arrival:
Perth, Australia - Perth

Overland to Sydney via:
Alice Springs

Sydney to Auckland
Wednesday 16 December 2009
Departure:
Sydney, Australia - Kingsford Smith
Arrival:
Auckland, New Zealand - Auckland

Auckland to Santiago
11 April 2010

Santiago to Easter Island
11 April 2010

Easter Island to Santiago
19 April 2010

Overland to Boliva


La Paz to Lima
5 June 2010

Lima to London and Home.
8 June 2010

Latest Pictures

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