Trip Itinerary (click to enlarge)

The main reason for starting this blog was to chronicle our “Big Trip.”  Much, much planning has gone into the preparing an itinerary for the big trip – I will probably post a couple times on the planning of the trip.  We have gone through numerous iterations of the itinerary, but we have now settled on a final version…Or at least a final planned version.  All of the flights and lodgings are booked.  So here it is, in order:

Hong Kong
Hong Kong – 5 Nights

Japan
Kyoto – 3 nights
Tokyo – 4 nights

Thailand
Chiang Mai – 4 nights
Ko Lanta – 5 nights

Singapore
Singapore – 3 nights

Australia
Port Douglas – 4 nights
Sydney – 4 nights

New Zealand
Auckland – 2 nights
Rotorua – 2 nights
Hawke’s Bay – 2 nights
Wellington – 1 night
Golden Bay – 2 nights
Blenheim – 2 nights
Kaikoura – 1 night
Akaroa – 1 night
Mt. Cook – 1 night
Queenstown – 4 nights

Australia
Melbourne – 3 nights
Apollo Bay – 1 night
Mount Gambier – 1 night
Coonawarra – 1 night
Kangaroo Island – 3 nights
McLaren Vale – 1 night

Indonesia
Bali (Ubud) – 4 nights

Maldives
Hadahaa (Park Hyatt Maldives) – 6 nights

U.A.E.
Dubai – 3 nights

And then we fly to New Orleans (via New York).