So this is the end of my big overland rail trip from London to Australia & its lived up to everything I expected.
Would I do it again: - absolutely.
Is there anything I would change: - in the grand scheme no, except maybe crossing into Laos while I was so close. I would probably do some more pre-planning for Australia & be prepared for it being much more expensive than on my previous visits.
The best bits: - meeting the Grannies film crew in Russia, drinking good 12p beer in Hoi An, I loved Mongolia & Cambodia, they both deserved more time. My favourate part of Australia on this trip has to be Broken Hill - a real insight into non-indigenous outback Australia & I could easily have spent another week there.
The worst bits: - the almost impossible last minute accommodation search in Perth where I seriously contemplated sleeping in the car.
Getting a one-way flight back to London wasnt easy as most airlines wanted to charge the same price as a return ticket, which is outrageous. Emirates had the best price for a quality airline & they had the best entertainment system I've ever seen - endless brilliant music to build into a persoanl playlist that lasted most of the journey. And loads of current & old movies that I actually wanted to watch as opposed to staring at out of boredom. And, unbelievably the food was actually good. This is a bit annoying really as I'll never be able to cast blanket aspersions about airline food again - but how come so many airlines still serve slop when its clearly possible to serve decent food?
London is wonderfully cold & misty - its great to be home.
This is a dedicated blog covering my overland rail trip to Australia departing from London on 27 August 2011. I’ll be travelling on standard trains, overnight sleepers and a couple of luxury trains, if I can connect up with them in time. It could comfortably be done in 25 days but there are just too many fascinating lands between Europe and Australia so I’ll be meandering slowly across the planet. I aim to roll into Sydney in early November but journeys end will be Perth in mid November.
Monday, 21 November 2011
Perth to London
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