An alternative method of travel from Brisbane to London could be by train.

In December 2008 I flew from Brisbane, Australia into the south-east corner of Asia (Saigon, now known as Hồ Chí Minh City) and then rode the trains all the way to London.

In its shortest route and time, this trip covered approximately 16,000km (10,000 miles) of track, used 9 different trains through 9 countries over 15 days.