Penn Overland Trip - 1971
Mum and Dad meet :)!!!! Dad's travel diary from 1971.
Planned Dates
1971-02-19 to 1971-05-21
Countries
19
Trip Map
Trip Entries
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Adventure starts tomorrow
Saturday, February 20, 1971
Mentone, Victoria, Australia -
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Flight to Singapore
Sunday, February 21, 1971
Singapore Changi Airport, Singapore -
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City Tour
Monday, February 22, 1971
Singapore, Singapore -
4
A new city - another tour
Tuesday, February 23, 1971
Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand -
5
First view of the Himalayas
Wednesday, February 24, 1971
Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal -
6
Visit to Patan
Thursday, February 25, 1971
Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal -
7
Viewing Tibet
Friday, February 26, 1971
Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal -
8
9,000ft pass
Saturday, February 27, 1971
Birgunj, Madhesh Province, Nepal -
9
Start of Penn tour
Sunday, February 28, 1971
Patna, Bihar, India -
10
Clarke’s Hotel - rather la de dah
Monday, March 01, 1971
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India -
11
Ganges River tour
Tuesday, March 02, 1971
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India -
12
Discovering the challenges of overland travel
Wednesday, March 03, 1971
Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India -
13
Old Chandela Temples
Thursday, March 04, 1971
Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India -
14
Kharjuraho to Agra
Friday, March 05, 1971
Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India -
15
“Rickshaw, rickshaw, very cheap”.
Saturday, March 06, 1971
Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India -
16
Fatehpur Sikri
Sunday, March 07, 1971
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India -
17
Lost in Jaipur
Monday, March 08, 1971
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India -
18
Amber Palace & Fort
Tuesday, March 09, 1971
Delhi, Delhi, India -
19
Red spot on forehead
Wednesday, March 10, 1971
Delhi, Delhi, India -
20
Touring Old Delhi
Thursday, March 11, 1971
Delhi, Delhi, India -
21
Holi
Friday, March 12, 1971
Amritsar, Punjab, India -
22
Golden Temple
Saturday, March 13, 1971
Batote
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23
Snow capped mountains
Sunday, March 14, 1971
Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, India -
24
Kashmir Valley
Monday, March 15, 1971
Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, India -
25
Rowing a boat
Tuesday, March 16, 1971
Batote
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26
Travel day
Wednesday, March 17, 1971
Amritsar, Punjab, India -
27
Getting mobbed
Thursday, March 18, 1971
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan -
28
2 hours at border
Friday, March 19, 1971
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan -
29
Largest Mosque in the world
Saturday, March 20, 1971
Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan -
30
Crossed the Indus River
Sunday, March 21, 1971
Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan -
31
The Khyber Pass
Monday, March 22, 1971
Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan -
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Kabul City Tour
Tuesday, March 23, 1971
Kandahar city, Kabul, Afghanistan -
33
Long drive day
Wednesday, March 24, 1971
Herat, Herat, Afghanistan -
34
Floods and no power
Thursday, March 25, 1971
Herat, Herat, Afghanistan -
35
No power and no water
Friday, March 26, 1971
Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran -
36
Border crossing only 3 hours
Saturday, March 27, 1971
Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran -
37
Modern, but expensive
Sunday, March 28, 1971
Gorgan, Iran -
38
My first shishkobab!
Monday, March 29, 1971
Tehran Province, Tehran Province, Iran -
39
Lots of tunnels
Tuesday, March 30, 1971
Isfahan, Isfahan Province, Iran -
40
The largest Bazaar in the world.
Wednesday, March 31, 1971
Isfahan, Isfahan Province, Iran -
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A long a winding, undulating road
Thursday, April 01, 1971
Isfahan, Isfahan Province, Iran -
42
Persepolis
Friday, April 02, 1971
Isfahan, Isfahan Province, Iran -
43
Isfahan city tour
Saturday, April 03, 1971
Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran -
44
City wanders
Sunday, April 04, 1971
Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran -
45
Isfahan to Teheran
Monday, April 05, 1971
Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran -
46
Snow covered peaks
Tuesday, April 06, 1971
Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran -
47
Snowballs
Wednesday, April 07, 1971
Erzurum, Erzurum, Turkey -
48
9 hrs to travel 200 miles
Thursday, April 08, 1971
Trabzon, Trabzon, Turkey -
49
Nothing to see here
Friday, April 09, 1971
Trabzon, Trabzon, Turkey -
50
Robbed by my future wife!
Saturday, April 10, 1971
Samsun, Samsun, Turkey -
51
Ataturk’s Monument
Sunday, April 11, 1971
Ankara, Ankara, Turkey -
52
Cave dwellings
Monday, April 12, 1971
Göreme, Nevşehir, Turkey -
53
Donkey & horse carts
Tuesday, April 13, 1971
Göreme, Nevşehir, Turkey -
54
Cheap wine
Wednesday, April 14, 1971
Ankara, Ankara, Turkey -
55
You get what you pay for
Thursday, April 15, 1971
İstanbul, İstanbul, Turkey -
56
Istanbul exploring
Friday, April 16, 1971
İstanbul, İstanbul, Turkey -
57
More city exploring
Saturday, April 17, 1971
İstanbul, İstanbul, Turkey -
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Istanbul to Alexandrapolis
Sunday, April 18, 1971
Alexandroupoli, Greece -
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Breaking into a cemetery
Monday, April 19, 1971
Thessaloniki, Greece -
60
Greek history tour
Tuesday, April 20, 1971
Delphi, Greece -
61
Delphi tour - will he see Joan again?
Wednesday, April 21, 1971
Athens, Greece -
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Athens tour - last time to see Joan?
Thursday, April 22, 1971
Athens, Greece -
63
Exploring Athens
Friday, April 23, 1971
Delphi, Greece -
64
Romantic sunsets and sheep intestines for dinner
Saturday, April 24, 1971
Delphi, Greece -
65
Cinzano party
Sunday, April 25, 1971
Niš, Serbia -
66
The Blue Danube?
Monday, April 26, 1971
Belgrade, Serbia -
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Belgrade to Ljubljana
Tuesday, April 27, 1971
Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia -
68
Postojnska Caves - good bye Joan
Wednesday, April 28, 1971
Metropolitan City of Venice, Veneto, Italy -
69
Touring Venice - Good bye Joan
Thursday, April 29, 1971
Metropolitan City of Venice, Veneto, Italy -
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Wein, bier & musik
Friday, April 30, 1971
Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria -
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Innsbruck touring
Saturday, May 01, 1971
Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria -
72
Innsbruck to Heidelberg
Sunday, May 02, 1971
Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany -
73
Heidelberg to Brussels
Monday, May 03, 1971
Brussels, Brussels, Belgium -
74
End of Penn Overland tour
Tuesday, May 04, 1971
Staines-upon-Thames, England, United Kingdom -
75
More family
Wednesday, May 05, 1971
Poole, England, United Kingdom -
76
Touring around the UK
Thursday, May 06, 1971
Wendover Arms Hotel, England, United Kingdom -
77
Salisbury Cathedral
Friday, May 07, 1971
Cadnam, England, United Kingdom -
78
Beer at the pub
Saturday, May 08, 1971
Staines-upon-Thames, England, United Kingdom -
79
Windsor Castle
Sunday, May 09, 1971
Staines-upon-Thames, England, United Kingdom -
80
Exploring London
Monday, May 10, 1971
London, England, United Kingdom -
81
More London exploring
Tuesday, May 11, 1971
London, England, United Kingdom -
82
London exploring continues
Wednesday, May 12, 1971
London, England, United Kingdom -
83
More family catch ups
Thursday, May 13, 1971
Reigate, England, United Kingdom -
84
Exploring Surrey
Friday, May 14, 1971
Radlett, England, United Kingdom -
85
Exploring Radlett
Saturday, May 15, 1971
Radlett, England, United Kingdom -
86
Walking in the countryside
Sunday, May 16, 1971
Kingswood, England, United Kingdom -
87
Visiting old family homes
Monday, May 17, 1971
Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom -
88
Exploring Wales
Tuesday, May 18, 1971
Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom -
89
Family and family friends
Wednesday, May 19, 1971
Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom -
90
More family and friends visits
Thursday, May 20, 1971
Wallingford, England, United Kingdom -
91
Last souvenirs
Friday, May 21, 1971
Heathrow Airport, England, United Kingdom -
92
In transit
Saturday, May 22, 1971
Bahrain International Airport, Muḥāfaẓat al-Muḥarraq, Bahrain -
93
Home
Sunday, May 23, 1971
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
