Gap Year Itinerary

We’ll update this post as we book our destinations and list sights we’ve visited. Detailed posts will trickle out over time.

Nolan is posting his photos on Instagram and his drone videos on youtube.

Japan: 2023Jul17 – Aug 13

Impressions: Orderly (hordes of people wait for buses and subways in loooooong queues), quiet (despite the density of the population in Tokyo and Kyoto, even during rush hour, traffic noise is muted – horns are extremely rare), people adhere to the rules and beware if you step out of bounds (you get whistled at instantly).

Tokyo Jul 17 – Jul 21

Komagane, near Nagano Jul 22 – Jul 26

Kyoto Jul 27 – Aug 9

Fukuoka Aug 10 – 13

South Korea: 2023Aug14 to Aug 26

Impressions: Smelling the sewers in Busan and getting bowled over by a short curly-haired elderly women because you had the audacity to be where she wanted to go. They just push through. They’re not being intentionally rude it’s a cultural thing.

Busan Aug 14 – 20

Seoul Aug 21 – 26

New Zealand: 2023Aug27 to Sep 22

Impressions: Landscape in the North Island was unique to us – huge ferns making it look prehistoric, tropical palms mixed with conifers, steam vents and lunar-like landscapes due to volcanoes. South Island landscape is similar to western Canada – many lakes are glacier fed and so have the turquoise colour.

Auckland Aug 27 – Aug 31

Whangamata Sep 1 – Sep 5

Matuoapa Sep 6 – Sep 13

Auckland Sep 14 – Sep 15

Wellington Sep 16 – Sep 20

Christchurch Sep 21

South Island in a Campervan Sep 22 – Oct 21

Fiji: 2023Oct21 – Nov 04

Homestay on Wayasewa Island Oct 21 – Oct 28

Nadi Oct 28 – Nov 4

Australia 2023Nov04 – Dec 05

Sydney Nov 5 – Nov 10

Melbourne Nov 11 – Nov 12

Apollo Bay Nov 12 – Nov 13

Port Fairy Nov 14 – Nov 17

Hawks Nest Nov 18 – Nov 20

Mullaway Nov 21 – Nov 22

Woody Point Nov 23 – Nov 24

Bargara Nov 25 – Nov 28

Brisbane Nov 29 – Nov 30

Sydney Dec01 – Dec04

Indonesia 2023Dec05 – Dec 26

Nusa Dua Dec05 – Dec10

Tejakula Dec11 – Dec18

Ubud Dec19 – Dec26

Malaysia 2023Dec27 – 2024Feb03

Melaka Dec27 – Jan03

Kuala Lumpur Jan03 – Jan08

Cameron Highlands Jan09 – Jan12

Ipoh Jan13 – Jan17

Langkawi Jan18 – Jan24

Penang Jan25 – Feb02

Thailand 2024Feb03 – Feb 13

Bangkok Feb03 – Feb 07

Chiang Mai Feb08 – Feb 13

Laos 2024Feb14 – Feb 19

Luang Prabang

Vietnam 2024Feb20 – Feb 26

Hanoi

Cambodia 2024Feb27 – Mar 05

Siem Reap

Thailand 2024Mar06 – Mar 25

Ao Nang