2010-11-04T16:45:00Z Manchester Airport Thursday 4th November 2010 leave on an aeroplane for Sao Paulo via London Heathrow. 2010-11-04T18:45:00Z London Heathrow Airport Short stop on way to Sao Paulo 2010-11-05T08:45:00Z Sao Paulo Friday 5th to Monday 8th November 2010 in Sao Paulo, went to the Brazilian GP, visited Senna's Grave and went Karting. 2010-08-23T45:45:00Z Lencois Paulista Monday 8th November 2010, overnight stop at Lencois Paulista. 2010-11-09T17:45:00Z Londrina Tuesday 9th November 2010, arrived in Londrina, Renato's hometown. Spent evening and next morning there. 2010-11-10T18:45:00Z Curitiba Wednesday 10th November 2010. Long drive down to Curitiba, catch last 5 minutes of Manchester derby. Good night out, met up with the chap who sat next to me on the flight from London to Sao Paulo. 2010-11-11T18:45:00Z Florianopolis Thursday 11th November 2010. Morning in Curitiba, car broke down costing us an hour. Drove down to Florianopolis but got there late and didn't see much. 2010-11-12T18:45:00Z Rio de Janeiro Friday 12th November 2010. Flight to Rio, went to Belle and Sebastian gig and up Sugar Loaf Mountain. Dragoman trip started here on Sunday evening. 2010-11-15T13:45:00Z Paraty Monday 15th November 2010. Trip started and we spent 4 days in Paraty, with Caprinhas and lovely Beaches. 2010-11-21T13:45:00Z Pantanal Sunday 21st November 2010. A day and two half days at an eco-farm in the Pantanal with all kinds of wildlife on view. 2010-11-23T18:45:00Z Bonito Tuesday 23rd November 2010. Two days in Bonito, one packed with Snorkelling and Bird watching, the other relaxing doing bugger all! 2010-11-27T09:45:00Z Foz do Iguacu Saturday 27th November 2010. Two days at the amazing Iguacu Falls. 2010-11-29T13:45:00Z San Ignacio Monday 29th November 2010. Tour of the ruins of San Ignacio Mini, an old Jesuit Mission. 2010-12-01T18:45:00Z Buenos Aires Wednesday 1st December 2010. Enjoyed the sights and sounds of BA. Dragoman trip finished for me, but continued on for many others on Saturday. 2010-12-10T18:45:00Z Montevideo Friday 10th December 2010. A few nights in the Uruguayan Capitol. 2010-12-12T18:45:00Z Colonia del Sacramento Sunday 12th December 2010. A few nights in the colonial town of Colonia. 2010-12-16T18:45:00Z Sydney Thursday 16th December 2010. A few nights in Sydney to orientate myself once getting to Australia. 2010-12-18T18:45:00Z Canberra Saturday 18th December 2010. A very brief visit to Canberra whilst on an Adventure Tours trip to Melbourne. 2010-12-19T18:45:00Z Thredbo Village Sunday 19th December 2010. A short walk up to the foot of the tallest mountain in Australia, and made snow angels in the middle of summer. 2010-12-20T18:45:00Z Wilson Promontory Park Monday 20th December 2010. Kangaroo and Emu spotting at the most southerly tip of mainland Australia. 2010-12-20T18:45:00Z Melbourne Monday 20th December 2010. Arrival in Melbourne where I will be spending Christmas. 2010-12-28T18:45:00Z Sydney Tuesday 28th December 2010. Ten nights in Sydney over New Year. 2010-12-30T14:45:00Z Blue Mountains Thursday 30th December 2010. Day Trip out to the beautiful Blue Mountains 2011-01-07T15:45:00Z Canberra Friday 7th January 2011. A weekend in Canberra visiting a friend. 2011-01-12T15:45:00Z Auckland Wednesday 12th January 2011. A few days in Auckland including an amazing free The National gig. 2011-01-14T15:45:00Z Hahei Beach Friday 14th January 2011. Start of Stray Bus travelling around NZ. A chilled out afternoon with BBQ and Beach. 2011-01-15T15:45:00Z Raglan Saturday 15th January 2011. Lots of alcohol and partying in Raglan. 2011-01-16T15:45:00Z Maketu Sunday 16th January 2011. An amazing Maori cultural night in Maketu where I learnt the Haka. 2011-01-17T15:45:00Z Taupo Monday 17th January 2011. Kayaking and chilling out in Taupo. 2011-01-18T15:45:00Z National Park Tuesday 18th January 2011. Just chilling out at the hostel due to bad weather. 2011-01-19T15:45:00Z Wellington Wednesday 19th January 2011. Brief stay in Wellington on my way to South Island. Plan to do it properly on the way back up. 2011-01-20T15:45:00Z Abel Tasman National Park Thursday 20th January 2011. A rather cool 28km, 7 hour day hike. 2011-01-22T15:45:00Z Barrytown Saturday 22nd January 2011. Infamous party night for the wrong reasons. 2011-01-23T15:45:00Z Franz Joseph Glacier Sunday 23rd January 2011. Amazing day hike up the Franz Joseph Glacier. 2011-01-25T15:45:00Z Makaroa Tuesday 25th January 2011. Crazy Karaoke Night in the middle of nowhere. 2011-01-26T15:45:00Z Wanaka Wednesday 26th January 2011. Three chilled out nights in the lovely picturesque town of Wanaka. 2011-01-29T15:45:00Z Queenstown Saturday 29th January 2011. Three alcohol infused nights in Queenstown. 2011-02-01T15:45:00Z Milford Sound Tuesday 1st February 2011. Stunning scenery at the Milford Sound, unfortunately without the weather to match. 2011-02-02T15:45:00Z Stewart Island Wednesday 2nd February 2011. Three lovely chilled out days on the beautifully rugged Stewart Island. 2011-02-05T15:45:00Z Dunedin Saturday 5th February 2011. Brewery Tour and Night Out in a wet Dunedin. 2011-02-06T15:45:00Z Mt Cook National Park Sunday 6th February 2011. A rather wet Mt Cook represented a good chance to catch up on sleep. 2011-02-07T15:45:00Z Christchurch Monday 7th February 2011. Four nights in Christchurch, mostly just killing time. 2011-02-11T15:45:00Z Christchurch Friday 11th February 2011. Overnight stop in seaside town of Kaikoura. 2011-02-12T15:45:00Z Wellington Saturday 12th February 2011. Weekend in Wellington catch a Manchester Derby and checking out some of the city. 2011-02-14T15:45:00Z Tongariro National Park Monday 14th February 2011. Back to Tongariro National Park to complete the crossing. 2011-02-16T15:45:00Z Auckland Wednesday 16th February 2011. Back to Auckland seeing a few sights before preparing for Fiji. 2011-02-19T15:45:00Z Robinson Crusoe Resort Saturday 19th February 2011. Three nights on a rain swept Robinson Crusoe Island resort 2011-02-22T15:45:00Z Blue Lagoon Resort Tuesday 22nd February 2011. Three nights on the picturesque Blue Lagoon resort generally not doing much at all. 2011-02-25T15:45:00Z Octopus Resort Friday 25th February 2011. Two nights at the Octopus resort, once again somewhat unsure exactly what to do with myself. 2011-03-01T15:45:00Z Darwin Tuesday 1st March 2011. Arrived in Darwin NT, most of my time was spent arranging a huge road trip to Melbourne 2011-03-04T15:45:00Z Litchfield NP Friday 4th March 2011. First night of road trip camping in Litchfield NP. 2011-03-05T15:45:00Z Katherine Saturday 5th March 2011. Overnight stop in Katherine after a fleeting visit to Kakadu NP. 2011-03-06T15:45:00Z Tennants Creek Sunday 6th March 2011. Heading further south, overnight stop in Tennants Creek. 2011-03-07T15:45:00Z Alice Springs Monday 7th March 2011. A couple of nights rest in Alice Springs. 2011-02-09T15:45:00Z Uluru Wednesday 9th March 2011. Made it to Uluru and The Olgars 2011-03-10T15:45:00Z Kulgera Thursday 10th March 2011. Overnight stop at the service station in Kulgera after visiting Kings Canyon. 2011-03-11T15:45:00Z Glendambo Friday 11th March 2011. Overnight stop at Glendambo service station after visiting underground town of Coober Pedy. 2011-03-12T15:45:00Z Flinders Range NP Saturday 12th March 2011. Spent most of the day zooming around Flinders Range dodging the weather seeing as much as possible. 2011-03-13T15:45:00Z Adelaide Sunday 13th March 2011. A couple of nights in Adelaide finding new road trip mates! 2011-03-15T15:45:00Z Beachport Tuesday 15th March 2011. Road trip continues with camping in the deserted and beautiful Beachport. 2011-03-16T15:45:00Z Grampians National Park Wednesday 16th March 2011. Overnight in the picturesque but extremely cold Grampians National Park. 2011-03-17T15:45:00Z Lorne Thursday 17th March 2011. Final overnight stop in Lorne on the road trip after a long day seeing all there is along the Great Ocean Road 2011-03-18T15:45:00Z Melbourne Friday 18th March 2011. Back to Melbourne for the weekend, mostly organizing Tasmania and meeting up with some friends. 2011-03-22T15:45:00Z Hobart Tuesday 22nd March 2011. To Tasmania and starting in Hobart meeting yet more road trip mates. 2011-03-23T15:45:00Z Port Arthur Wednesday 23rd March 2011. Visited the historic convict prison in Port Arthur on our first day of road trip. 2011-03-24T15:45:00Z Coles Bay Thursday 24th March 2011. Made our way upto Coles Bay via historic town of Richmond. 2011-03-25T15:45:00Z Launceston Friday 25th March 2011. Hiked over to Wine Glass Bay, visited Bay of Fires and Columbus falls on a long day ending in Launceston. 2011-03-26T15:45:00Z Burnie Saturday 26th March 2011. Wandered around Launceston, did Wine Tasting in Tamar Valley before some penguin spotting in Burnie! 2011-03-27T15:45:00Z Craddle Mountain Sunday 27th March 2011. Visited Stanley, Penguin and a few more things along the way to Craddle Mountain. 2011-03-28T15:45:00Z Strahan Monday 28th March 2011. Completed a day hike up Craddle Mountain and back before speeding on down to Strahan for the night. 2011-03-29T15:45:00Z Lake St Clair Tuesday 30th March 2011. Visited Queenstown on the way to Lake St Clair. 2011-03-30T15:45:00Z Hobart Wednesday 30th March 2011. Headed on back too Hobart after visiting Mt Field NP. 2011-04-02T15:45:00Z Fraser Island Saturday 2nd April 2011. Spent a few days getting there, but spent Birthday weekend on sandy Fraser Island. 2011-04-05T15:45:00Z Brisbane Tuesday 5th April 2011. Spent nearly two weeks in Brisbane mostly doing work for back home. 2011-04-17T15:45:00Z Byron Bay Sunday 17th April 2011. A few nights in the bustling small town of Byron Bay 2011-04-19T15:45:00Z Coffs Harbour Tuesday 19th April 2011. A couple of nights on the sleepy seaside town of Coffs Harbour 2011-04-21T15:45:00Z Newcastle Thursday 21st April 2011. 2011-04-23T15:45:00Z Wollongong Saturday 23rd April 2011. Easter Saturday in Wollongong to see Bob Dylan 2011-04-24T15:45:00Z Canbera Sunday 24th April 2011. Finishing up in Australia being shown the delights of Anzac day in an autumnal Canbera 2011-04-26T15:45:00Z Singapore Tuesday 26th April 2011. Singapore marked the start of the final leg of my trip. 2011-04-30T15:45:00Z Melacca Saturday 30th April 2011. Into Malaysia and the bustling town of Melacca. 2011-05-02T15:45:00Z Kuala Lumpur Monday 2nd May 2011. Up to the busy Malay capital, Kuala Lumpur. 2011-05-05T15:45:00Z Cameron Highlands Thursday 5th May 2011. Time spent exploring the beautiful temperate Cameron Highlands 2011-05-07T15:45:00Z Taman Negara Saturday 7th May 2011. The insanely humid ancient jungles of Taman Negara 2011-05-09T15:45:00Z Pehrentian Islands Monday 9th May 2011. Time spent exploring the beautiful temperate Cameron Highlands 2011-05-13T15:45:00Z Phuket Friday 13th May 2011. Phuket and its interesting Patong Beach area! Also checked out Ko Phi Phi 2011-05-17T15:45:00Z Koh Phangan Tuesday 17th May 2011. Off to Koh Phangan for the Full Moon Party. 2011-05-21T15:45:00Z Chiang Mai Saturday 21st May 2011. Chiang Mai for Temples, Tigers and Elephants! 2011-05-24T15:45:00Z Bangkok Tuesday 24th May 2011. Down to Bangkok to finish my trip. Included day trip to Ayutthaya. 2011-05-28T15:45:00Z Manchester Saturday 28th May 2011. Home again after 7 months away. It all went too fast. Main Route 0-MANCH 1-HEATH 2-SAOPAU 3-LENCOI 4-LONDRI 5-CURITI 6-FLORIA 7-RIODEJ 8-PARATY 9-PANTAN 10-BONITO 11-IGUAZU 12-SANIGN 13-BUENOS 14-MONT 15-COLO 16-SYD1 17-CANB1 18-THREDB 19-WILSON 20-MELBOU 21-SYD1 23-CANB1 24-AUCK 25-HAHEI 26-RAGLAN 27-MAKETU 28-TAUPO 29-NATPAR 30-WELLIN 31-ABELTA 32-BARRYT 33-FRANZJ 34-MAKAR 35-WANAK 36-QUEEN 37-MILFO 38-STEWI 39-DUNED 40-MCOOK 41-CHRIS 0-KAIKOU 1-WELLI2 2-TONGA2 3-AUCKL2 4-ROBINS 5-BLUELA 6-OCTOPU 7-DARWIN 8-LITCHF 9-KATHER 10-TENNA 11-ALICE 12-ULURU 13-KULGE 14-GLEND 15-FLIND 16-ADELA 17-BEACH 18-GRAMP 19-LORNE 20-MELB2 0-HOB1 1-PORTAR 2-COLESB 3-LAUNCE 4-BURNIE 5-CRADLE 6-STRAHA 7-STCLAI 8-HOB2 9-FRASE 10-BRISB 11-BYRON 12-COFFS 13-NEWC 14-WOLLO 0-CANB3 13-SYDAI 1-SINGAP 2-MELACC 3-KUALAL 4-CAMERO 5-TEMANN 6-PEHREN 7-PHUKET 8-KOHPH 9-CHIANG 10-BANGK 11-HEATH 12-MANC Blue Mountain 0-SYD 1-BLM