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route plan:
NYC
Lima
Buenos Aires
NZ
AUS
BKK
India/Nepal
BKK
Hong Kong
Beijing
Trans-Siberian
St Petes
Prague
Europe
Paris
NYC

so much today:

I went, Bangkok to north Thailand, into Laos doing the Laotian
loop and then to Champasak in the south. Back to Bangkok and then
through Cambodia, and into Vietnam (Saigon to Hanoi). That took
about 2 and a half months. This is the easiest route.
You can go Laos to Camboia, but the border situation is constantly
changing, and it takes a few days to get anywhere.

Later I flew into Bangkok again and headed south (Krabi, Koh
Samui, ...), through Malaysia and into Singapore. I didn't do
Indonesia, since it's so big it takes a couple of months to do it
justice. But it's easy to get there from southern Malaysia.

You can fly to HK easily from Hanoi, but if you have the time why
not travel overland from Hanoi to HK? Crossing the border was easy
when I was there last year.

One suggestion is Borneo. I loved Sabah, it was a definite
highlight of my year. You can get really cheap flights from Kuala
Lampur on Air Asia. I paid 99 R each way (about $25 US). You could
fly into Sandakan and travel down to Kuching (via Brunei). A great 2-
3 week trip. If you don't have the time, at least consider one week
in borneo, Sandakan to Kota kinabalu is do-able.

nice weather map:
http://www.aroundtheworlds.com/francais/saisons.php

Awesome pics of SA:
http://wink41.textamerica.com/

Honduras Beach Info:
Here is some of what I remember about prices. The boat (to Roatan) is 15$ each
way. DO NOT take it if the weather is bad. I was on it when every
single person got sick. The flight from Le Ceiba ia about 20$. When
you get there, do not take a cab. The collectivo cost almost
nothing. just walk out of the airport parking lot to get away from
the taxis. At the dock, just walk away to the main street. It a very
small place. Diving lessons on Roatan are about 175$ and 100 more
for the deep water class. Both are PADI. The ruins in Copan are nice
and the town is not big or expensive. It cost twenty to see the site
and 20 more for the museum. or was it 10 each. been a while. The
museum was good. All the cities in Honduras are very bad. I thought
kind of scary.

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An alternative travel guide, free as a backpacker !
http://passplanet.com

For weather planning:
www.wunderground.com

Insurance for US Citizens abroad:
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Extensive travelog site:
http://www.berclo.net