Leave Melbourne 30th January 1977

INDONESIA (Jakarta - Yogyakarta by public train 425km)

SINGAPORE

MALAYSIA (travel from Singapore by public train to KL via Malacca - 316km)

THAILAND (travel by public bus from Bangkok to Chang Mai - 751km)

BURMA (travel by public train from Rangoon to Mandalay 637km)

CALCUTTA - Arrive 15th March 1977

FINAL COSTS

Flight tickets: Melbourne - Djarkata

Djarkata - Singapore

Kuala Lumpur - Bangkok

Bangkok - Rangoon

Rangoon Calcutta

COST of all flight tickets Melbourne- Calcutta $560 (Australian)

Melbourne - Calcutta: food, accommodation etc for 7 weeks travel $750 (Australian)

Travel around India: Calcutta - Madras - Sri Lanka - Goa - Bombay - Agra - New Delhi - Amritsar) for 5 weeks $200 Australian.

Overland India to Israel by public trains and buses - $280 (Australian)

Israel 3 months - $300

Overland from Israel back to Calcutta by public transport, including accommodation and food for 2 weeks: $220 (Australian).

TOTAL COST: $2,300)

Flight tickets: Calcutta - Hong Kong - Taiwan - Tokyo -

Ferry Tokyo to Pusan Sth Korea)

Flight ticket Tokyo - KL - Perth WA

Accommodation and food etc

TOTAL COST $2,000

OVERALL COSTING from January 1977 - October 1978 was approximately $4,300

Backpacking on the return trip overland from Jerusalem to India was $88 using public buses and trains etc.