Preparation

think about: dates, flights (special offers?), luggage 20 kg, vehicles, fuel, distances, hotels, spending money, seasons, timeframe for visits to relatives and friends, overall budget.

Flights: Malaysia airlines FRA-PER (MH5+MH125), local budget airlines PER-ASP, MEL-TAS, TAS-SYD (enquire with car hire firm if they need relocation drivers). SYD-FRA MH122 + MH6)

Dates: refer to the planning in "travel plan".

Luggage: trousers, shorts, t-shirts, underwear, swimwear,towel, 1 skirt, 1 dress, 1 pair of city shoes, walking boots, sandals, flip-flops, camera, netbook, GSM, toiletry kit, medical kit, toolkit.

Toolkit: battery chargers, adapters, power cables, cable binders, rope, pegs, cutlery, flash light, silica, zip lock bags, documentation, photocopies, spare passport photos, sewing kit, bottle/can opener, ...

Medical kit: sunblock, insect repellent, Panadol, plasters, Voltaren

Toiletry kit: baby wipes, liquid multi-purpose soap, toothpaste, toothbrush, hair brush, deodorant, nail clippers, nail file, hair elastics

Vehicles: Boomerang Bush Camper 29 days from Alice Srings to Melbourne (300 km/day)

Fuel: for maximum 9.000 km = 1.400 litres diesel (at 15 l/100 km).

Hotels: 32€ hotel sentral Kuala Lumpur 2 nights
Criterion Hotel Perth 99$ (3 nights each) - free airport shuttle
Aurora Alice Springs 2 nights 279 €

Spending money

Seasons: Must be a dry season in the tropics, warm with minimal risk of bush fires down South = Oct-Dec.

Family visits: Inge+Michael (26-29/11), Andrew?? (1-5/12), Fred+Wally (10-13/12), Harters (8-9/12).

Overall budget in €: Intercontinental flight: 1.500, Stopover: 100, hotels:650, car: 29 days = 4.001, insurance: franchise = 1.500, fuel: 1.400 at 1,50 = 2.100, subsistence allowance (incl. camping fees, entrance fees, food, drinks, souvenirs): 30 per day/55 days = 1.650, local flights and other local transport: 600, telecommunication: 80