
Day One: Europe
Sheffield to London Arrived at Sheffield Midland Station on time to find that someone had stolen the electrical signal cables at Clay Cross and all
In 2007 I took early retirement from teaching at Sheffield College and set off, with my wife, Anne to Australia on the second Ozbus coach. The journey took twelve weeks, took in sixteen countries and covered over ten thousand miles and was the greatest experience of our lives.
Sheffield to London Arrived at Sheffield Midland Station on time to find that someone had stolen the electrical signal cables at Clay Cross and all
Day 11: Istanbul. Wednesday 3rd October Fell in love with the city the moment I stepped out onto the cobbles of the Sultanahmet district and
Day 20: Dogubayasit to Tabriz Iran Friday 12th October I have been lucky to be task free on the bus but since Tuesday I
Day 28: Zahedan to Quetta Saturday 18th October My PDA lit the coal black bedroom at 4.00am as its alarm started to do an impersonation
Day 34 : Lahore – Amritsar Friday 26th October Another early start after our rest day and time to say goodbye to Pakistan. Although the
Day 43: Sunday 4th November: Varanasi – Kathmando This was the earliest start yet. I haven’t been up this early since the 6 till 2
Day 51: Monday 12th November: Calcutta – Bangkok The sombre atmosphere carried on into the morning. For the first time in forty years I couldn’t
59 Day: Tuesday 20th November: Songkhla – Penang, Malayasia Crossed to the island over the 13 km bridge. Passed the fort built by the British
61 Day: Thursday 22nd: Melaka – Ferry to Dumai – Pekanbaru The drive from the Hotel Wisma Indah to the ferry port took only a
71 Day: Sunday 2nd December: Bali – Darwin and the final country Australia. Went for breakfast but settled for a couple of pieces of fruit