Great Backpacking Stopovers on the way to Australia

Australia and New Zealand are a long way away from the UK and all airlines stop at least once on route to refuel.

If you like you can take advantage of this and explore one of the stopovers before resuming your journey to Australia/New Zealand. This adds a different dimension to your trip and is worth considering especially as, apart from your cost of living whilst there, you can theoretically see a new place for free.

Picking an airline with a great stopover is sometimes worth paying that little bit more for. Current options include:

Bali/Jakarta: British Airways (BA)/Quantas
Dubai: Emirates
Hong Kong: Cathay Pacific/BA/Quantas/Virgin
Tokyo: BA/Quantas
Bangkok: BA/Quantas/Thai
Johannesburg: BA/Quantas
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Airlines
Los Angeles/New York/San Francisco: BA/Quantas
Singapore: BA/Quantas/Singapore Air

Over the next couple of months Lazyshark will write a blog on each stopover destination and explore what there is to do and how much fun can be had at each city before deciding which one is the best. More to follow soon...