Today I want to share my round-the-world trip itinerary with you. Starting in Paris, I traveled to Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and Japan. Read on for the travel details.
Round-the-World Trip Itinerary
My round-the-world trip itinerary took just under three weeks to complete. I originated the trip in Paris instead of London because it was a lot less expensive to start the trip in the French capital than the UK one.
From Paris I made my way to Australia to spend Christmas in Sydney. I enjoyed exploring the city and soaking up the sun. I then traveled up to Port Douglas and the Great Barrier Reef for New Year’s Eve.
After Australia, my round-the-world trip itinerary took me to New Zealand’s North Island. I spent a week there driving around and hitting the highlights.
From New Zealand I flew to Hong Kong, where I had an unexpected overnight layover thanks to a missed flight connection. The next morning I flew to Tokyo, where I spent three days seeing the sights in the Japanese capital.
From Tokyo I flew home to London via New York City.
Round-the-World Trip in Numbers
Here’s a review of my round-the-world trip itinerary in numbers and pictures:
5: Number of countries visited on my trip (France, Australia, New Zealand, China, and Japan)
1: Number of unexpected layovers in countries I hadn’t planned to visit. Hong Kong was a lot of fun, though!
3: Number of markets (Parisian Christmas markets and otherwise) I visited in Paris
565,345,234: Number of sheep and cows I saw in New Zealand (could even be more, who can tell?)
0: Number of stores in New Zealand that stayed open past 3:30pm, even in the high season (what’s with that?)
6: Number of beaches I visited in Australia and New Zealand. Sydney’s Bondi Beach was my favorite.
7: Number of wineries I visited in Australia and New Zealand on my round-the-world trip itinerary. The ones near Napier in New Zealand were the most memorable.
5: Number of friends I got to meet up with during my round-the-world trip
Too Many: Number of subway lines in Tokyo (underground metropolitan transport may be the only case in which I fully support state control of something)
2: Number of amazing brunches I ate in Sydney. Bills was possibly the best meal of the trip.
3: Number of snorkeling dives I did at the Great Barrier Reef in Australia (wish it could have been more!)
0: Number of cassowaries I saw in Port Douglas, Australia even after all the signs to watch for them
3: Number of zoos or other animal-oriented attractions I visited on the trip
4: Number of red pandas I saw at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney. Given they’re my favorite animal, it was a treat to see them.
A whole bunch: Number of adorable kiwi birds I really, really wanted to take home with me from New Zealand
1: Number of articles in The New York Times about round-the-world tickets while I was on my trip (apparently I’m a jet setter!)
Round-the-World Trip
I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing the highlights of my round-the-world trip itinerary and that you’re able to do a similar trip yourself someday.
I’d love to take a longer journey like it in the future, but in the meantime I’ll be savoring the memories from this one.
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