First itinerary
(January 2003)
Originally we planned to start in Russia and take the Trans-Siberian train to China.
Trip around the world: 2003-2004
Expected duration:
13 months
Highlights: St. Petersburg, Trans-Siberian train, Beijing, Tibet,
Expedition from Tibet to Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Kenya,
Tanzania, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Central America, Brazil, trip from Brazil through the
Andes to Bolivia and Peru, Amazon basin
Considered until: April 30, 2003
|
Location |
Duration |
Time of year |
|
Moscow, St. Petersburg |
2 |
June |
|
Trans-Siberian train |
2 |
July |
|
Beijing |
2 |
July |
|
Tibet |
4 |
August |
|
Laos/Vietnam/Cambogia |
4 |
September |
|
Thailand/Malaysia/Singapore |
3 |
October |
|
Indonesia |
6 |
November |
|
Australia |
3 |
December |
|
New
Zealand |
4 |
January |
|
East
Africa |
7 |
February-March |
|
Brno (our
home town in Czech Republic |
1 |
March |
|
Guatemala |
6 |
March-April |
|
Central
America |
2 |
May |
|
Brazil |
2 |
May |
|
Andes,
Amazon basin |
4 |
June |
Original version of the trip

Second itinerary
(May 2003)
Due to spread of SARS in China (in May 2003) we changed our plans and decided to travel across India, instead of Russia.
Trip around the world: 2003-2004
Expected duration:
12 months
Highlights: Southern India; Thailand; trip to rural Cambodia, Laos and
Vietnam; Beijing; expedition from Yunan province in China to Tibet, trekking in
Tibet and trip across the Himalayas to Nepal; northern India; East Africa
(Kenya, Tanzania), Mt. Kilimanjaro; Indonesia; Australia; New Zealand; Central
America (learning Spanish in Guatemala); trip from Chile to Argentina (Iguaçu
Falls) and through the Andes (Bolivia, Peru); trekking in Peru; trip to the
Amazon basin
|
Location |
Duration |
Time of year |
|
Southern India |
2 |
July |
|
Thailand/Cambodia/Vietnam |
4 |
July-August |
|
China
(Yunan, Beijing) |
2 |
August |
|
Tibet |
3 |
September |
|
|
3 |
Sep
- Oct |
|
Northern
India |
2 |
October |
|
East
Africa (Kenya, Tanzania) |
8 |
Nov
- Dec |
|
Indonesia |
4 |
January |
|
Australia |
3 |
February |
|
New
Zealand |
6 |
February-March |
|
Guatemala/Central America |
5 |
April |
|
Chile/Argentina |
1 |
May |
| Bolivia/Peru/Ecuador | 5 | May - June |
| Brazil | 1 | June |
Itinerary from května 2003
. . .
Last change that happened towards the end of
the trip
(February 2004)
In February 2004, while in Africa, we learned that we need to finish our trip by April 2. The adjusted itinerary for the remainder of our trip looked like this:
|
Countries |
Dates |
|
Singapore/Malaysia |
16.2.
- 26.2. 2004 |
|
Australia
(Darwin, Carnes, Sidney) |
27.2.
- 6.3. 2004 |
|
New
Zealand |
6.3.
- 19.3. 2004 |
|
Chile (Santiago) |
19.3.
- 23.3. 2004 |
|
Brazil/Argentina
(Rio, Iguaçu, Buenos Aires) |
23.3 - 1.4. 2004 |