LeapFrog Voyage sister site, but ‘en francais’. See what the frogs have to say...
Downunder Insurance offered us the best packages for backpacking across the world with all of our kit. Check out http://www.duinsure.co.nz/sites/duinsurenz.nsf/homepages/homepage
Lonely Planet not only gave us the ideas, but Lonely Planet TV gave us video insights into what we might expect on the way. Lonely Planet’s Thorn Tree forum also provided a valuable forum to help us bounce questions off fellow travellers where to go.. and where to avoid. We’d recommend using Lonely Planet as a basic guide…. and then looking slightly of the beaten track for your real cultural experiences!
Frogs in NZ is a New Zealand travel agency run by Frogs. Get in touch with Sebastien and his team to organise your full NZ experience, or visit the site to see some of the latest photos and advice left by frogs, for frogs.
http://french.about.com/ is a huge French learning resource updated daily. From Word and Verb of the Day, to Expression and Gesture of the Week, there is always something fun and interesting to learn here. About are also a huge resource for french photos, blogs, and basically how to live “la vie française”.
The Silk Route from Iran to Pakistan was the most difficult part of the trip from a security point of view. We didn’t end up travelling through Afghanistan and Pakistan due to budget constraints., . However, Pat and Murray from Silk Road Adventures were very helpful and a vital link in advising on the unknown state of security in each country, process in gaining visas, and procedures at borders. They were able to customise an itinerary especially for us, taking into account the ‘basic’ way we wanted to travel through these countries.
