Can you help me with ideas about a 2-3 month trip?
Jun 4th, 2003, 06:18 AM
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Can you help me with ideas about a 2-3 month trip?
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*I'm a Brit living near London and am planning to take a 2-3 month break from working in 2004 to travel to one or two other contintents. My partner will be doing same so we will be travelling together.
*We are in the very early stages of narrowing down where to go and deciding when to go -- the two being closely related.
*The options in terms of time would be either April, May, June or sometime around November,December, January.
*Budget isn't fixed or limited at this stage but we don't want to spend an absolute fortune either. Once we have more information and have narrowed down destinations we can look at what our cost options are.
*We can self drive, fly, take train etcetera but are not generally keen on group tours.
*Health issues mean that we need easy access to health care, cannot sleep rough and are unable to participate in strenuous activities such as hiking, rafting, diving etc. That said we are only in our thirties so we are not interested in joining up with Saga just yet!
*Our interests include history, culture, photography, wildlife, food and wine from around the world, festivals and scenery. We like to take our time when travelling. We are not interested in night life/ drinking, sports or beaches.
*We are not desperate to be the only travellers in a given destination ? we don?t have a mission to get off the beaten path, as it were -- we are happy to see places that are well loved (when it is for good reason) as well as more remote but interesting places you might suggest.
*We have both travelled extensively and our past trips include many places in Europe, Africa, North America, South America and Asia so we are not travel novices. But we have never taken longer trips as we have usually been restricted by limited annual leave allowances.
*Ideas at the moment include India, China, Australia/ NZ, South America and Africa. We are obviously not intending to cover all these areas but will need to find out more about travelling to and in each before narrowing the choice down to one or two only.
*We would like to finish the trip in South Africa, though this is not fixed.
If you have any advice about good/ bad times of year to travel to the listed destinations or about which of them you feel might best suit our needs and interests, we would be very happy to hear from you.
Thank you very much.
*I'm a Brit living near London and am planning to take a 2-3 month break from working in 2004 to travel to one or two other contintents. My partner will be doing same so we will be travelling together.
*We are in the very early stages of narrowing down where to go and deciding when to go -- the two being closely related.
*The options in terms of time would be either April, May, June or sometime around November,December, January.
*Budget isn't fixed or limited at this stage but we don't want to spend an absolute fortune either. Once we have more information and have narrowed down destinations we can look at what our cost options are.
*We can self drive, fly, take train etcetera but are not generally keen on group tours.
*Health issues mean that we need easy access to health care, cannot sleep rough and are unable to participate in strenuous activities such as hiking, rafting, diving etc. That said we are only in our thirties so we are not interested in joining up with Saga just yet!
*Our interests include history, culture, photography, wildlife, food and wine from around the world, festivals and scenery. We like to take our time when travelling. We are not interested in night life/ drinking, sports or beaches.
*We are not desperate to be the only travellers in a given destination ? we don?t have a mission to get off the beaten path, as it were -- we are happy to see places that are well loved (when it is for good reason) as well as more remote but interesting places you might suggest.
*We have both travelled extensively and our past trips include many places in Europe, Africa, North America, South America and Asia so we are not travel novices. But we have never taken longer trips as we have usually been restricted by limited annual leave allowances.
*Ideas at the moment include India, China, Australia/ NZ, South America and Africa. We are obviously not intending to cover all these areas but will need to find out more about travelling to and in each before narrowing the choice down to one or two only.
*We would like to finish the trip in South Africa, though this is not fixed.
If you have any advice about good/ bad times of year to travel to the listed destinations or about which of them you feel might best suit our needs and interests, we would be very happy to hear from you.
Thank you very much.
Jun 4th, 2003, 02:17 PM
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If you like photography and natural beauty...I would recommend going to Ayers Rock in Central Australia. Then Kangaroo Island in South Australia. From there you could travel to Adelaide and to the wine valley. Then perhaps Sydney for an Opera & tour the Royal Botanical Gardens.
In NZ, I would suggest the South Island for the glaciers & fiords.
Something to keep in mind is that Oz & NZ have reverse seasons compared to England. Although, I'm sure you new that.
Have Fun!
In NZ, I would suggest the South Island for the glaciers & fiords.
Something to keep in mind is that Oz & NZ have reverse seasons compared to England. Although, I'm sure you new that.
Have Fun!
Jun 5th, 2003, 12:01 AM
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How about....Wine Areas of the Southerm Hemisphere...-April-May-June.
Get yourself a round the world ticket
London- BA-Mendoza-Santiago-BA-Auckland-Marlborough and south island of nz-CHCH-Sydney-Hunter (weeks break GBR)-Cowra-Yarra-Melbourne-GOR-Coonawarra-McLaren Vale-Barossa-Perth(margaret river) -Perth-Capetown -Stellenbosch-Capetown-London.
After that run you will never drink an "old world" wine again.
Get yourself a round the world ticket
London- BA-Mendoza-Santiago-BA-Auckland-Marlborough and south island of nz-CHCH-Sydney-Hunter (weeks break GBR)-Cowra-Yarra-Melbourne-GOR-Coonawarra-McLaren Vale-Barossa-Perth(margaret river) -Perth-Capetown -Stellenbosch-Capetown-London.
After that run you will never drink an "old world" wine again.
Jun 5th, 2003, 03:10 AM
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Thanks everyone, I really appreciate this.
I knew the seasons are in reverse to our own here in Britland
but I didn't know what kind of weather I could expect - in terms of our other commitments April and the first half of May would work out well - what kind of temperatures could we expect in the different regions of Australia and in NZ?
I assume we'd need to book a few internal flights (in advance?) and could self drive other parts.
This is so very hard to narrow down!
Thanks for your advice.
I knew the seasons are in reverse to our own here in Britland
but I didn't know what kind of weather I could expect - in terms of our other commitments April and the first half of May would work out well - what kind of temperatures could we expect in the different regions of Australia and in NZ?I assume we'd need to book a few internal flights (in advance?) and could self drive other parts.
This is so very hard to narrow down!
Thanks for your advice.
Jun 5th, 2003, 03:41 PM
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We went to NZ & OZ in early-mid August. North NZ was cold and drizzly. South NZ (Queenstown) was long john/warm jacket type of weather. We loved Queenstown. The town was quaint and the surrounding mountains beautiful.
Sydney was chilly because of the harbour, but a good sweatshirt & gloves were fine. Adelaide was slightly colder and required a jacket. KI was cold & drizzly. Ayers Rock was chilly in the morning/evening but comfortable in the day. People were at the pool. Cairns was comfortable as well.
My guess is that you aren't yet into the winter in April & May, so you won't need heavy winter wear. I know wasn't the season you were asking about, but it still might help you gage things for your trip.
Sydney was chilly because of the harbour, but a good sweatshirt & gloves were fine. Adelaide was slightly colder and required a jacket. KI was cold & drizzly. Ayers Rock was chilly in the morning/evening but comfortable in the day. People were at the pool. Cairns was comfortable as well.
My guess is that you aren't yet into the winter in April & May, so you won't need heavy winter wear. I know wasn't the season you were asking about, but it still might help you gage things for your trip.
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