• About
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Social
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

Abbies View

Capturing my travel views

  • Asia
    • Cambodia
    • Laos
    • Indonesia
    • Malaysia
    • Singapore
    • Thailand
    • Vietnam
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
  • Travel Tips
    • Planning
    • Packing
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Twitter

Planning· Travel Tips· Uncategorized

My backpacking route- 6 months on the road!

MY ROUTE

Where to go?

For me deciding where to go was a BIG job, mainly because there are so many places I wanted to go!

Up until the age of 17, I had only actually left the UK once, and that was for my uncles wedding so it didn’t really count (sorry Phil!). From school I went straight to college and worked through any holidays I had, then from college onto full time work with studying alongside (god I sound boring). This meant my opportunity to travel was limited, and hence the list of places I wanted to visit just kept getting bigger!

I also had to think about the time of year I was able to go, and how long I could go for due to work commitments.

So how did I decide?

I wrote down a list of all the countries I wanted to visit on a spreadsheet, then the months of the year I was able to take off work to travel (Yes, I love a spreadsheet I am an accountant remember). I then began the long task of googling the weather and best times to visit of all the countries, creating what I can only describe as a colour chart, i.e. red bad time to visit, green good time to visit, an auditors dream.

This immediately ruled out some on the list, progress I thought.

With my new list that included the countries below I then began to map out which would countries I should visit when.

Australia
New Zealand
Singapore
Malaysia
Cambodia
Thailand
Vietnam
Laos
Indonesia
Hong Kong
Japan
India

Given that I didn’t want to cram to much in and not really get to experience the places I was going to, I knocked off Hong Kong, Japan and India (don’t worry I will get round to them next time!) .

So that was that, I was to spend 6 months travelling around Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and indonesia.

Mapping my route

Now I am not going to lie to you, my geography skills are somewhat lacking, but with a quick google image search I pulled up a map of the world and homed in on the countries I had selected. Armed with my colour chart I experimented with various routes, looking at which countries were close to each other.

To me it was obvious that I would group together:

  • Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia
  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia

The next questions was just just what order to do those groups in?

This thankfully was essentially decided for me.

Dominque a friend I was meeting for 3 weeks mid-September, wanted to do Indonesia. Emily, a school friend, would have just finished Indonesia at the start of my travel time and wanted to do Malaysia.

So that was that, I would start in Malaysia with Emily, stop off in Singapore to see another school friend (Aime), move onto Indonesia (and some other bits of Malaysia) with Dom, cross over to Thailand, complete the loop of Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia, before flying to Australia and then onto New Zealand.

See my planner below for a rough idea of where i will be when!

 

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)

Related

07.30.17 4 Comments

Preparation for my travels! »

Comments

  1. Kat says

    17/08/2017 at 12:57 am

    Abbie, you truly have THE best organizational skills I have ever known anybody to have and I could genuinely hear you talking as I was reading it …. I love it! …. I hope you have the best time travelling- I’m sure you will, we are all so proud of you & I cannot wait to hear all about your AMAZING experiences. Be safe, make the most of every minute and enjoy every second xxxx

    Reply
    • abbieglew says

      18/08/2017 at 2:54 pm

      Ahh you are so sweet Kat, thank you 🙂 I am so excited and nervous now! xxx

      Reply
  2. Rupert says

    17/08/2017 at 12:00 pm

    WOW! this looks so exciting!!!! Can’t wait to read more!!!!

    Reply
    • abbieglew says

      18/08/2017 at 2:55 pm

      Thanks Rupert! I hope there was no sarcasm present in that comment 😉

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Subscribe to my Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 967 other subscribers.

SIGN UP

[instagram-feed]

abbieglew

Abbie Glew
Happy 30th Birthday my little polly pocket 👩🏼‍🤝‍👩🏻😍 @sophienxox 

I hope your day is as fabulous as you 💁🏼‍♀️

Love you and can’t wait to see you🖤

P.S take note that I didn’t rinse you with all the terrible photos and videos I have of you stored in my phone, but I had fun watching them😬
Can I trade my desk chair for one of these please? Can I trade my desk chair for one of these please? 🍊

Still going through the holiday heart break over here 💔😂

Still @emilymajurycoach and I have been checking out Costa Rica which is giving me something to look forward too!

#beachlife #sunmakesmehappy #idoliketobebesidetheseaside #summerloving #2020problems
I’ll go back now please 🙋🏼‍♀️ #holi I’ll go back now please 🙋🏼‍♀️

#holidayblues #takemeback
Making the most of the sea & sunshine ☀️ #oce Making the most of the sea & sunshine ☀️

#ocean #sun #sea #positano #coast #travel #italy #travelphotography #amalficoast
Positano and Prosecco 🍾 #positano #presecco #b Positano and Prosecco 🍾

#positano #presecco #besties #boatlife #pretendingtobeballers
Suns out, puns out 😍 #sunset #italy🇮🇹 #p Suns out, puns out 😍

#sunset #italy🇮🇹 #puncentral #praiano #ocean
Good times and tan lines ☀️ #beach #ocean #se Good times and tan lines ☀️

#beach #ocean #sea #italy🇮🇹
Snaps from a stroll to the beach today ❤️ #it Snaps from a stroll to the beach today ❤️

#italy #amalficoast #holiday #europe #culture #beautifuldestinations #summer #sunshine
Day by the river ☀️ #sunshine #richmondrivers Day by the river ☀️

#sunshine #richmondriverside #weekend #dayout
Happy birthday to you! @emilymajurycoach 💛 Fri Happy birthday to you! @emilymajurycoach 💛

Friends, business partners and travel buddies, what more could I ask for ☺️ 

I’m so excited to get back travelling with you, roll on October! Covid permitted obv 😉

Have a fab day, I shall see you in a few hours!

#bestie #happybirthday #businesspartners #birthdaygirl #travelbuddy
First time seeing the gang since before lockdown y First time seeing the gang since before lockdown yesterday, even put some make up and took a photo 🙃 hopefully this is the start of life returning to normal. 

#friends #lockdownlife #newnormal
Such a lovely weekend in the Cotswolds. Walking, e Such a lovely weekend in the Cotswolds. Walking, eating, good company and way to much wine 🙈 Thanks for having us @zaradeh ❤️

#weekendaway #girls #4thjulyweekend🇺🇸 #weekendvibes
Load More… Follow on Instagram
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Facebook
  • You tube
  • Twitter

Copyright © 2021 · Dazzling Theme theme by Restored 316