En route pour Viclaotjan Zencachiar

Today was a big day because I finally took my flight tickets. I have a specific RTW ticket which is basically based on continents and not miles. Therefore the plan (that is meant to be flexible, especially the dates) is the following:

6 March 2009: London (Heathrow) - Hanoi

Coast of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and North of Thailand

5 June Bangkok - Tokyo

Probably visit of Tokyo, Kyoto and Nagasaki and more if possible

26 June Tokyo - Cairns

2 months on the coral reef and one month working (whatever I find)

14 October Sydney - Queenstown (NZ)

After the capital of extreme sports, direction the south of the Southern Island to look for the hobbits

9 November Queenstown - Auckland

I was told the Roturoa volcano is a must-see and then a rest of around 2 weeks in New Caledonia is planned

10 December Auckland - Santiago de Chile

A bit of time in North Chile and then I head south to the bottom and then go north through Argentina to end up slowly to Buenos Aires

Feb 2010 (?) Buenos Aires - London (and then Normandy)
March 2010 (?) Return to "normal" life (?)

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To sum up, 11 months, 10 countries, Christmas and new year eve somewhere in South America, numerous stunning landscapes meeting many new people and living so many things I still have no idea about!!!
If any of you knows great places I should not miss in the 10 countries I visit I am more than happy to hear from you.