My Itinerary 13th August - 1st November 2008

Perrin’s Itinerary: 13th August – 1st November

Wednesday 13th August 2008:
1300 depart Brisbane for Hong Kong
2000 arrive Hong Kong
Thursday 14th August:
Hong Kong Island Tour
Friday 15th August:
Shenzen Adventure Tour
Saturday 16th August:
Macau full-day Tour
Sunday 17th August:
0945 depart Hong Kong
1555 arrive Heathrow
Monday 18th August:
London: hop-on hop-off bus tour, and sightseeing
Tuesday 19th August:
Discovering London tour
Wednesday 20th August:
Greenwich, Leeds, Canterbury and Dover tour
Thursday 21st August:
Oxford, Stratford upon Avon and the Cotswolds tour
Friday 22nd August:
Windsor Castle, Stonehenge and Georgian Baths tour
Saturday 23rd August:
Oxford and Cambridge Universities tour
Sunday 24th August:
0730 depart London on Contiki Ultimate European Tour
(London to Paris)
Monday 25th August:
Paris
Tuesday 26th August:
Paris
Wednesday 27th August:
Paris to Beaujolais Wine Region
Thursday 28th August:
Beaujolais Wine Region
Friday 29th August:
Beaujolais Wine Region to Barcelona
Saturday 30th August:
Barcelona
Sunday 31st August:
Barcelona to French Riviera
Monday 1st September:
Monaco
Tuesday 2nd September:
French Riviera to Venice
Wednesday 3rd September:
Venice
Thursday 4th September:
Venice to Florence
Friday 5th September:
Florence
Saturday 6th September:
Florence to Rome
Sunday 7th August:
Rome
Monday 8th September:
Rome to Corfu
Tuesday 9th September:
Corfu
Wednesday 10th September:
Corfu
Thursday 11th September:
Corfu to Athens
Friday 12th September:
Athens sightseeing
Catch overnight ferry to Ios
Saturday 13th – Sunday 14th September:
Ios
Monday 15th - Wednesday 17th September:
Santorini
Thursday 18th September:
Santorini to Athens
Friday 19th September:
Athens to Kavala
Saturday 20th September:
Kavala to Cannakale
Sunday 21st September:
Cannakale to Istanbul
Monday 22nd - Tuesday 23rd September:
Istanbul
Wednesday 24th September:
Istanbul to Sofia
Thursday 25th September:
Sofia to Belgrade
Friday 26th September:
Belgrade to Budapest
Saturday 27th September:
Budapest to Vienna
Sunday 28th September:
Vienna
Monday 29th September:
Vienna to Austrian Tyrol
Tuesday 30th September:
Austrian Tyrol
Wednesday 1st October:
Austrian Tyrol to Munich
Thursday 2nd October:
Munich to Swiss Alps
Friday 3rd October:
Swiss Alps (PARAGLIDING AND SKY DIVING TODAY!!!)
Saturday 4th October:
Swiss Alps to Rhine Valley
Sunday 5th October:
Rhine Valley to Amsterdam
Monday 6th October:
Amsterdam
Tuesday 7th October:
Amsterdam to London (arrive back at Royal National 6pm)
Wednesday 8th October:
London to Edinburgh (via train)
Thursday 9th October:
Edinburgh
Friday 10th October:
Edinburgh
Saturday 11th October:
Depart Edinburgh on Haggis Island Explorer (tour of Scotland): Edinburgh to Perthshire to the Cairngorns National Park, Culloden and Loch Ness. Stay at Highland Castle tonight.
Sunday 12th October:
To Orkney Islands via John O-Groats, stay at Kirkwall
Monday 13th October:
Orkney: free day to see Scopa Flow, Skara Brae, and Ring of Brodgar
Tuesday 14th October:
To Ullapool: ferry to mainland, to Tongue and west along coast to Ullapool
Wednesday 15th October:
Ullapool to Lewis: see Callanish Standing Stones, Gaelic Settlements and explore the island.
Thursday 16th October:
Isle of Skye and Loch Ness, explore Harris’ beaches, Eilean Doonan Castle.
Friday 17th October:
Back to Edinburgh: Loch Ness, Glencoe and the Wallace Monument. Train from Edinburgh to Lockerbie (stay with relatives)
Saturday 18th October – Thursday 23rd October:
Stay at Norman and Janet’s.
Friday 24th October:
Leave Lockerbie for Bognor Regis (Southern coast of England) via train.
Saturday 25th October – Sunday 26th October:
Bognor Regis and Portsmouth
Monday 27th October:
0820 depart Heathrow for New York
1200 arrive JFK International
New York
Tuesday 28th – Friday 31st October:
Contiki Big Apple Explorer
Saturday 1st November:
1840 depart New York for Brisbane
0645 arrive back in Brisbane