The planned, round the world trip itinerary
Here is my planned, round the world itinerary. Like all things, it’s subject to change, and it most definitely will. I’ve decided to create an itinerary for one reason – to give me the freedom and flexibility to modify, ignore parts, or just abandon it totally.
I will be starting my trip on the 1st of April, 2022, by flying to Vancouver, British Columbia. After a few days there, pottering around, I will start pedalling across Canada, to Toronto, for the next three months. After Canada, it’s a few years in the rest of North and South America.
I haven’t considered how long it will take for me to cycle through Asia. Europe (including the UK and Ireland), though, will probably be around 9-11 months. Africa is anyone’s guess!
Round the world draft itinerary
Updated: 26/05/2020 12:51 AEST
| Region | Estimated duration | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 3 months | 1st April, 2022 | 3rd July, 2022 |
| United States | 6 months | 4th July, 2022 | 30th December, 2022 |
| South & Central America | 2 years | 31st December, 2022 | 28th February, 2024 |
| United States | 6 months | 1st March, 2024 | 31st August, 2024 |
| New Zealand | TBD | 2nd September, 2024 | TBD |
| Asia | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Europe | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Africa | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Australia | TBD | TBD | TBD |
I’ve put together a series of maps, with proposed routes, which are linked below (each opens in a new tab/window).
- RTW, part 1 (Australia, Pt. I: FightMND (AFL House), VIC, to Melbourne Airport, VIC)
- RTW, part 2 (North America, Pt. I: Vancouver, BC, to Niagara Falls, ON)
- RTW, part 3 (North America, Pt. II: Niagara Falls, NY, to San Ysidro, CA)
- RTW, part 4 (Central America: Matamoros, Mexico, to Panama City, Panama)
- RTW, part 5 (South America, Pt. I: Caracas, Venezuela, to Santiago, Chile)
- RTW, part 6 (South America, Pt. II: Santiago, Chile, to Ushuaia, Argentina)
- RTW, part 7 (North America, Pt. III: Las Vegas, NV, to San Francisco, CA)
- RTW, part 8 (New Zealand: Cape Reinga to Stirling Point)
- RTW, part 9 (Asia, Pt. I: Singapore to Mong Cai, Vietnam)
- RTW, part 10 (Asia, Pt. II: Dongxing, China, to Tianjin, China – via Hong Kong)
- RTW, part 11 (Asia, Pt. III: South Korea)
- RTW, part 12 (Asia, Pt. IV: Tianjin, China, to Istanbul, Turkey)
- RTW, part 13 (Europe, Pt. I: Istanbul, Turkey, to Calais, France)
- RTW, part 14 (Europe, Pt. II: UK and Ireland)
- RTW, part 15 (Europe, Pt. III: Roscoff, France, to Tarifa, Spain)
- RTW, part 15 (Africa, Pt. I: Tangier, Morocco, to Marrakesh, Morocco)
- RTW, part 16 (Africa, Pt. II: Jerusalem, Israel, to Cape Town, South Africa)
- RTW, part 17 (Australia, Pt. II: Perth, WA, to FightMND (AFL House), VIC)
12 comments
Wow, just WOW! This seems like the most amazing trip. I can’t help but be jealous! You’re going to experience the craziest things in 5 years around the world…
Thanks so much for your comment, Tiana! I so can’t wait to do this. And this is only a draft. 🙂 I’m now going to be adding in Myanmar, so that’s going to change things. And, of course, other things will change along the way. That’s the beauty of a plan – you can change, or just abandon it altogether. 🙂
Oh yeah. Pretty much the first thing I thought when I was reading this is: “well, this isn’t at all what his trip is actually going to look like!” Haha. Things just seem to happen when you’re actually on the road, and you’ll find yourself falling in love with one place or hating another. That’s the fun part, though!
Change is what makes things all the more fun. 🙂
I’ve pretty much dumped the dates and duration. I will move on, when I move on. 🙂
Amazing!! What an impressive draft/plan 🙂 You are inspiring us to take an RTW – we haven’t yet taken the time to do that but want to one of these days.
You are going to have one heck of an incredible adventure 🙂
Thanks for the comments, Le and David! I so can’t wait to start my adventure! However, the hard work of saving (as well as paying off some debts) needs to be done first! I’ve taken a quick look at your blog, and it looks like you’ve been on some adventures yourself! So much to see out there!
That sounds absolutely amazing. I’m quietly jealous of quite a few of the countries on your list. I’d recommend adding Greece to your Europe category. It’ll be a cracking read when it comes!
Hi Misty! Thanks for your comment! Oh, Greece is definitely on it. Those countries are just the ones that I’ll be passing through to exit Europe. Of course, that’s all changed, now, as I’ll be cycling through the world. I have no idea which way I will now be going through. Take it as it comes. 🙂
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Amazing journey you have planned there! I had followed another couple who blogged about their RTW journey about 14 years ago. At best, they lasted 10 years before throwing in the towel and not making some places, like Africa. Hope you are successful in your mission. It is by no means an easy one. Will be following along the journey as much as I can!
Hi Ray. Thanks for the wonderful comments! Africa is certainly going to be one of the hardest continents to get through. It can be very difficult, and sometimes impossible, to get visas for certain countries. I’m quite determined, though. There will certainly be many hard and frustrating days. And, at times, I’ll quite likely feel like giving up. However, the end reward will only be much better. 🙂