Kiwi-land!

I arrived in Auckland today after many, many hours on a plane. I am staying Auckland Central Backpackers (I believe that's the name). It is right in the middle of the city. I just got settled into a 4 person dorm room. It's $29 NZD per night. Not too bad. Now I'm off to explore and get some food. Maybe even clean myself! More to be updated later after my explorations.

It's final!

So I finally made the big plunge and bought all my tickets this week. It's hard to believe that I'll be on that first leg of the journey in just over two weeks! Below is my planned itinerary.

February 25 - March 4 = Auckland, NZ
March 4 - March 8 = Hong Kong
March 8 - March 15 = Singapore
March 15 - March 23 = Australia (Melbourne/Adelaide)
March 23 - 25 = Singapore
March 25 - March 28 = Dubai
March 28 - June 3 = Europe (Mainland)
March 28 - April 1 = France (land in Geneva and train to Chembery)
-may extend France to a week
-if so, may skip Hungary, Slovakia
-then trip will go Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, etc)
April 1 - April 4 = Switzerland
April 4 - April 7 = Italy
April 7 - April 10 = Austria
April 10 - April 13 = Hungary
April 13 - April 17 = Slovakia
April 17 - April 21 = Czech Republic
April 21 - April 24 = Poland
April 24 - April 28 = Germany
April 28 - May 1 = Denmark
May 1 - May 4 = Norway
May 4 - May 9 = Sweden
May 9 - May 12 = Finland
May 12 - May 16 = Netherlands
May 16 - May 19 = Belgium
May 19 - May 22 = Luxembourg
May 22 - May 24 = Paris/Madrid
May 24 - May 27 = Portugal
May 27 - June 3 = Spain
June 3 - June 9 = Ireland
June 9 - June 21 = Scotland/UK
June 21 - June 24 = Iceland

It is very aggressive, particularly in Europe, but I hope to be able to stick as close to it as possible.