Keiron Burchell is a South African engineer currently making his way overland from Turkey to Asia. He estimates his journey will take him six months, culminating with a celebration of the Millennium in Australia.

Below are his experiences and insights from the trip. His latest update is at the top and you can browse through the rest of the journey below that. For more pictures and a photo of Keiron, visit his website.

Latest Article
January 28: Pretoria, South Africa
Keiron's last report from his 6 month journey. Reflections on his trip from after a couple of weeks at home.

Catch Up On The Journey
December 19: Sydney, NSW - Australia
Crossing into Papua New Guinea in the nick of time, Keiron has to fly to Oz before travelling down the east coast to Sydney.

November 24: Ujung Pandang, South Sulawesi - Indonesia
Keiron recharges the travelling batteries on Kuta Beach, Bali but finds himself on the bad end of a dodgy money exchange.

November 5: Singapore
Keiron is laid low in Singapore, but not for long after a trip to the doctor. The overriding impression in Singapore is one of order and coffee-shop culture has taken the city-state by storm.

October 22: Georgetown, Penang - Malaysia
Trekking and cookery in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Keiron discovers a cure for an age old disease and finds that being Orange Tango Man is not so bad.

October 8: Bangkok, Thailand
A taste of Bangkok. The S-21 prison and the killing fields. Angkor Wat, the lost city. Crossing the border between Cambodia and Thailand. And Keiron decides it's time for some changes!

September 27: Saigon, Vietnam
Marco Polo. Did he or did he not make it to China? And exploring the Vietnam coast on a motorbike.

September 19: Hanoi, Vietnam
Tripping on Larium with Micky and Pluto. Laid back Hanoi in sapping heat.

September 13: Kunming, Yunnan Province - China
Climbing a peak near Yangshou, Keiron injures his ankle and receives some interesting, but very cheap, treatment.

September 4: Wushan, Sichuan - China
Chinese family dinners; the food is fantastic, but the questions are quoted directly from the Chinese text book on "How to Chit-Chat with Foreigner".

August 28: Chengdu, Sichuan - China
Be-friended by two Chinese guys, Kieron gets the guided tour of Xi'an. The biggest "Hello" factor can be found in Chengdu.

August 25: Xi'an, China
Cheesecake in Lhasa!! Overland through Tibet and some great fun in the monasteries.

August 10: Kathmandu, Nepal
Hippies and prime rump steak in Kathmandu. Trekking and great views in Nepal and the "Mars Bar Scale".

July 27: Kathmandu, Nepal
Bad Karma and Bureaucracy in India. Keiron has a very close shave in Varanassi!!

July 14: Jaipur, India
The oppressive poverty in India is not reflected in a Bollywood movie. Keiron also has a close shave in Delhi.

July 7: McLeod, India
Crossing the border between Pakistan and India. A stay in the golden temple in Amritsar. And don't point your feet at the House of God.

June 28: Islamabad, Pakistan
The 38 hour train journey through the hottest part of Pakistan leads to some helpful advice from the locals.

June 24: Quetta, Pakistan
A 22 hour bus journey in the scorching heat from the Iran border and a new technique for dealing with nature's calling.

June 12: Malatya, Turkey
Sunrise over the 2000 year old Commagene statues at the top of Mount Nemrut.

June 10: Cappadocia, Turkey
Internet access is easy on the well-trodden backpacker routes.