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Oh, The Places We've Been!

Below are all of the cities we have been to and stops we have made since leaving Seattle on April 5th.  We will keep updating this page as we travel so you can see where we were, and when. 

Japan, April 5 - April 29
Osaka, April 5 - 8
Mt. Koya, 8 - 9
Kyoto, 9 - 14
Nara, 14 - 16
Kanazawa, 16 - 19
Takayama, 19 - 22
Hirayu, 22 -23
Tsumago, 23 - 25
Hiroshima, 25 - 29

South Korea, April 29 - May 14
Busan, April 29 - May 2
Gyeongju, 2- 4
Andong, 4 - 5
Samcheok, 5 - 6
Seorak-Dong (Seoraksan), 6 - 9
Seoul, 9 - 14

China, May 14 - June 11
Beijing, May 14 - 19
Xian, 20 - 22
Shanghai, 22 - 25
Chengdu, 25 - 28
Kunming, 28 - 30
Dali, May 30 - June 1
LIjiang, 1 - 2
Tiger Leaping Gorge, 2 -4
Night Train to Kunming, 4
Guilin, 5 - 6
Yangshuo, 6 - 10,
Hong Kong, 11 - 15

Thailand, June 15 - June 28

Koh Samui, 15 - 16
Koh Tao, 16 - 28

Malaysia, June 29 - July 22
Georgetown, Penang, June 29 - July 2
Cameron Highlands, 2 - 4
Perhentian Kecil, 4 - 8
Kuala Terengganu, 8-9
Kuala Lumpur, 9 - 14
Melaka, 14 - 17

Singapore, July 17 - 22

Australia, July 23 -September 17
Brisbane, July 23 - 26
Rainbow Beach and Fraser Island, 26 - 30
Hervey Bay, July 30 - August 1
Airlie Beach and the Whitsunday Islands, August 1 - 3
Cairns, 4 - 14
Darwin, 14 - 15
Drive from Darwin to Alice Springs (Outback road trip), 15 - 29
(Darwin to Alice Springs included stops to: Lychfield NP, Kakadu NP, Nitmiluk NP, Uluru (Ayers Rock) and Kata Tjuta NP, Kings Canyon, and the West Macdonnell NP; There were lots of Roadhouses, small towns, and ghost towns along the way)
Adelaide, 29 - 31
Kangaroo Island, August 31 - September 3

New Zealand, September 17-October 11
Auckland, 17-18
Russel and the Bay of Islands, 18-19
Bayless Beach, 19-20
Rotorua, 20-22
Lake Taupo, 22-24
Auckland, 24-25
Akoroa, 25-26
Mt. Cook, 26-28
Glacier Country, Franz Josef, 28-30
Te Anau, September 30 - October 1
Doubtful Sound (on a boat!), October 1-2
Queenstown, 2-4
Omaru, 4-5
Kaikoura, 5-6
Wellington, 6-8
Napier, 8-9
Auckland, 9-11


Thailand, October 12 -20
Bangkok, 12-15
Chiang Mai, 15-20

Laos, October 20-November 1
Huay Xai, 20-21
Luang Nam Tha, 21-24
Nong Khiau, 24-25
Luang Prabang, 25-28
Vientiane, October 28-November 1

Vietnam, November 1-24
Hanoi, 1-4
Sapa, 4-7
Halong Bay (and Bai Tu Long Bay), 8-10
Hanoi, 10-11
Hue, 12-13
Hoi An, 13-16
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), 16-20
Phu Quoc, 20-24

Cambodia, November 24-December1
Phnom Penh, 24-27
Siem Reap, November 27-December 1


Coming Home
Bangkok, December 1-2
Seoul, December 3
Seattle, December 3