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Hi Nathan

Great to hear from you, and thanks for all the info. It sounds like airfreighting from Bangkok to Kathmandu is the best option. I'll definitely consider riding Indonesia too, rather than seafreight from Darwin to Singapore.

Will read up a bit more on problem areas like Pakistan and Iran. Having a New Zealand passport may help (I live in Wellington, but grew up in Sussex, UK).

Thanks also for the contact names - I may be in touch again nearer my departure time. Still need to sort out a few months Leave Without Pay from my work.

Excellent photo! but no, I won't be getting a postie bike - although I guess you're much less likely to get attacked/mugged than riding a flashy BMW bike. Thought I'd take my XT600 which I use to commute to work on and which I should use more off-road!

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I'll definitely consider riding Indonesia too, rather than seafreight from Darwin to Singapore.
I definitely would do that (ride through Indo, instead of shipping to Singapore).

And while in SE Asia, I would take at least a few weeks, or preferably 1-2 months (or why not even more, but depends on how long your trip is) to tour Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia & Laos. All very well worth visiting, and even exploring the backroads a bit.
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Hi there

We've just done a Sydney-London trip ourselves (me and hubbie) on a DR650 and XT250. Check out our blog www.wollongongtowoolwich.blogspot.com I know how thirsty I was for information before we left!

We flew the bikes Bangkok - Kathmandu which was pretty straightforward. We then rode across into Nepal, then India, Pakistan, up the KKH into China and through the Stans etc. (pretty much the same route as the Postie (bought your book by the way Nathan and read it on route!) Going through China was expensive but went without a hitch. We used Newland Travel to sort out all the permits etc. and would recommend them.

We were advised against travelling across Pakistan into Iran by many people, but also met many others along the way who had done so, or planned to do so. I have just seen that a Swiss couple have been abducted in the Balochistan desert and are being held - pretty scary stuff. I wouldn't do it myself but each to their own. Many people wouldn't go to Pakistan at all and we did so and loved it.

Anyway, check out the blog and if you have any questions, let us know.

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Hey Kate & Will

Thanks for your reply, especially info on Newland Travel - I'll check them out - good to at least explore the possibility of going through China.

I think your route is the way to go - via the 'Stans does seem safer than through lower Pakistan and Iran at the moment.

Excellent blogspot too!

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Hi Guys. Similar issues being investigated by me as well, planning a route from Sheffield UK down to Melbourne but China / Myanmar appear to create an road block across the middle of the route from everything I have read so far.

I know my brother travelled in China a couple of years back , but that was not in a vehicle so I guess that works out a lot simpler.

the Kathmandu - Bangkok freight option I guess seems the easiest answer, but it goes against my plans to "ride around the world" I wanted to visit Cambodia and Vietnam as well, Guess I can probably sort that out and just do a round route before heading further south, My brother is currently in Cambodia so hopefully I will be able to get some useful info "on the ground" from him
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