Just thought I'd share my plans with you. I'm off on my 6 month RTW trip on 1st November- can't wait, only 4 weeks left at work-yey! I travel first to Bangkok, then fly to Hanoi and spend 3 or 4 weeks travelling down the coast and fly out of HCMC back to Bangkok. I then spend about 4 or 5 weeks travelling around Thailand- doing the islands etc. Then through Malaysia to Singapore. Fly from there to Sydney in January and spend 6 weeks there before flying to New Zealand for 4 weeks in March. Then to Chile, Peru (Amazon and Inca Trail), Argentina and Brazil- fly home from Rio. If anyone wants to meet up at any point, or has any advice to give me that would be great. I may also need your help via emails as I go along!!