The whole journey was devided into stages to make planning (and presentation on this website) easier. To find out details of places of interest, accommodation houses, eating establishments, contacts etc see the Stage Overview or the individual stage pages.

Perth » Kuala Lumpur » London 13. - 14.May

• Mas Building, 56 William Street Perth W/Australia 6000 Australia
  Reservations 132 627 : Ticketing 61 8 9263 7007
  General 61 8 9263 7007 : Admin 61 8 9263 7007 : Fax 61 8 9322 9113
• DEPARTURE: Perth International 16:30 on flight MH 124 (5hrs 40min)
• STOP-OVER: Kuala Lumpur       23:40 on flight MH 002
• ARRIVAL: London Heathrow     05:50 (13hrs 10min)

s1 - Taxi to Windsor » Clarence Hotel (most likely too early for access to the hotel)

Big Bus Company
during stage 1 -00 » 15. - 18.May London [PDF 1.5MB]

• London Grand Tour - ~2 hours - 3 Circuits - every 10-15min - Join at any stop
  Adults £20 valid for 48 hours - Tel:+44 (0) 20 7233 9533
  

BigBus.co.uk/uk/html/uk_home.html

Catamaran Cruisers
during stage 1 -00 » 15. - 18.May London Thames

• Circular Cruise or Hopper Pass: - Thames river point-to-point cruises, enabling use of Embankment, Waterloo, Bankside, Tower and Greenwich piers to suit the needs for the day.
  Adults £9.00 pp - Unlimited one-day use - Tel:+44 (0) 020 7987 1185
  

CatamaranCruisers.co.uk

City Cruises
during stage 1 -00 » 15. - 17.May London Thames

• River Red Rover - travel on board our fleet of luxury riverliners and hop on and off the boat at four points - Westminster Pier, Waterloo Pier, Tower Pier and Greenwich Pier. Shortest trips between piers - 20-30 minutes.
  Full round trip ~ two-and-a-half hours.
  Westminster Pier is close to Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament and Whitehall. Waterloo Millennium Pier is beneath the British Airways London Eye on the South Bank and Tower Pier is right next to the Tower of London in the famous square mile.
  Adults £9.00 pp - Unlimited one-day use - Tel:+44 (0)20 77 400 400
  

CatamaranCruisers.co.uk

Car Rental   [ for 9 days ]
for stage 1 » 18.May - 26.May
London & South West England

• Practical Car & Van Rental
  Unit 3, Vansittart Industrial Estate, Windsor
  +44 01753 833442 practical.co.uk
• PICK-UP » 18.May 08:30 - RETURN » 26.May ~16:00

EuroStar London » Paris
in stage 2 -00 » 27.May

• Eurostar booking reference is SIFJWI - booked online 04.March 13:05
  £ 149 each (2 Adults & 1 Senior) - paid by Credit Card (Hans Stammel)
  Tickets posted to 29 Orestes St, San Remo WA 6210 Australia (received 10.Mar 2006)
• DEPARTURE: London Waterloo »  12:09 noon
• ARRIVAL: Paris Gare du Nord   » ~16:00
  Taxi to Hotel Francais near Gare de l'Est

Paris L'OpenTour
during stage 2 -00 » 28. - 30.May Paris

• Paris Grand Tour - ~2 hours - 4 Circuits - every 10-15min - Start at any stop
  € 25pp for 1day or € 28pp for 2 consecutive days
  (Tickets available on the busses or at Hotels etc)

paris-opentour.com/index_eng.htm

Car Rental   [ for 50 days ]
for stages 2 - 6 » 31.May - 16.June
France - Spain - France - Germany to Amsterdam

• PICK-UP » 31.May (Wednesday) ~08:30 - 9:00
• Hertz Rent-a-car confirmation Number is: D2420271597
  Vehicle Type: Opel Zafira or similar - Manual Air Con
  Gare de L'Est, 2 Rue Du 5 Mai 1945, Cedex 10 Paris FR
  01 42 05 50 43 hertz.com
  Hours: Mo-Fr 0800-1300 1400-1900, Sa 0800-1300, Su closed
  AU Ph: 13 30 39 Hours: Mon-Fri 0600 - 2130, Sat 0700-2000, Sun 0800-2100 (EST)
  
• RETURN » 19.July (Wednesday) ~16:00
• Overtoom 333, Amsterdam NL [Street detail]
  020 6122441 hertz.com
  Hours of Operation: Mo-Fr 0800-1800, Sa 0800-1400, Su 0900-1400
  

Ferry ( BAC ) [Street detail]
during stage 2 -05 » 04.June
Royan - Le Verdon-sur-Mer
Crossing the River Gironde close to entering the Atlantic Ocean

• Ferry Info online or this one @www.montalivet-info.com
  To find the Bac (ferry) to cross the Gironde for the northern point of the Medoc; leave the A10 at Saintes (J25) follow signs for Royan. Crossing of the Gironde is about 30 min.
  Watch out for queues in high season, as you can have a 2 hour wait...
  Until 23 June: Royan Depart: 7h50- 9h30 - 11h00 - 12h30 - 14h00 - 15h45 - 17h15 - 19h00 - 20h30
  Verdon Depart: 7h15 - 8h55 - 10h25 - 11h55 - 13h25 - 15h10 - 16h40 - 18h25 - 19h55
  SERVICE MARITIME DEPARTEMENTAL, 19 avenue du Phare de Cordouan, 33123 Le Verdon-sur-Mer
  Tél.: 05 56 73 37 73 - E-Mail : info@royan-tourisme.com
  Price one-way ticket: € 20,80 for the car + € 3 per person
  
• DEPART : Royan ~11:00 or 12:30 (?) 30min crossing (see above)

Chiemsee Shifffahrt
during stage 5 -09 » 03.July Gstadt / Chiemsee

• trip to Frauen & Herren Inseln - see timetables at website
  chiemsee-schifffahrt.de

Passau Donau Shifffahrt
during stage 5 -10 » 05.July Passau

• "Dreiflüsse"-Stadtrundfahrt - 45 Minuten von März bis Anfang November - € 6.50 pp
  Liegestelle: 7/8 gegenüber Rathaus - Departure: every 30min täglich 10.00 bis 17.00 Uhr
  wurm-koeck.de

Berliner Bären Stadtrundfahrt
during stage 6 -03 » 13. - 14.July Berlin [PDF 1.3MB]

• BBS City Circle Tour - 2 hours. With 14 hop-on/hop-off points - € 9 pp
  departures every 30 min - Kurfürstendamm / Rankestrasse - opposite the Memorial church
  or Alexandersquare, opposite to Hotel Park Inn Berlin-Alexanderplatz
  

Combi City Circle + boat-trip on river Spree - min. 3 hours - € 28 pp
Combine the City Circle tour with a nice boat trip on the river Spree. - hop-off at busstop Berliner Dom/Nikolai-Quarter no. H10 and hop-on the boat - sightseeing tour through the historical center of Berlin. After the boat-trip you can hop-on the bus to continue City Circle tour.
bbsberlin.de

Ferry ( Elbe Fähre ) [Street detail]
during stage 6 -05 » 17.July
Glückstadt - Wischhafen / Ost Friesland
Crossing the River Elbe ~ half way between Hamburg and the North Sea

• Departure Glückstadt: every 30 minutes [ xx:15 / xx:45 ]
  Price one-way ticket: € 6.00 for the car + € 1.50 per person
• elbfaehre.de
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Canal Bus
during stage 6 -00 » 19. - 21.July Amsterdam Canals

• All Amsterdam Transport Pass unlimited travel through Amsterdam by bus, metro and tram + Canal Bus offer a regular service along three routes, 14 stops - Rijksmuseum (G/R), Leidseplein (G/R) nightlife area, Wester tower (R), Anne Franks House (G), Central Station (G/R/B), Rembrandtplein (G) (flowermarket), Nemo Museum (B), Gassan Diamonds, Artiz Zoo (B) and the Tropical Museum (B).
  Adults € 22.00 pp - Unlimited 1.5 day use - Tel:+31 020 - 626 55 74, 020 - 623 98 86
  

canal.nl

Amsterdam - Kuala Lumpur » 22. - 23.July

• DEPARTURE: Amsterdam 12:00 on flight MH 17
• ARRIVAL: Kuala Lumpur 06:05 (12hrs 5min)
  Friends Pick-up and drive to their home

Kuala Lumpur » Kota Kinabalu » Kuala Lumpur
during stage 7 -00 » 27.July - 29.July

• DEPARTURE: KL 27.July 09:50 on flight MH 708
• ARRIVAL: KK     12:25 (2hrs 35min)
  Staying at local MAS hotel in Kota Kinabalu - and
  
• DEPARTURE: KK 29.July 12:15 on flight MH 069
• ARRIVAL: KL       14:40 (2hrs 25min)
  

Kuala Lumpur - Perth » 30.July (Sun)
MAS: 1 300 88 3000 - (within Malaysia)

• DEPARTURE: Kuala Lumpur   09:40 on flight MH 125
• ARRIVAL: Perth International 15:00 (5hrs 20min)
  Complimentary Taxi to North Perth » By own car to Mandurah