Ireland to Sydney starting Sept, 4 months

[ddartt]

Hi guys,

Looking for some advise here!

I am planning a trip from Dublin to Sydney starting next September. Unfortunately, due to work I cannot take more than 4.5 months off for this. Even though, in all fairness, I do contemplate an option to just quit and turn this whole thing into a proper RTW halfway through.

But for now let's think I only have 4 months starting in September.

I'm planning to skip through Europe (I have already been in those countries on some previous trips), then go through Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, India, Nepal with an aim to reach Kathmandu by mid-late October.

Ship to Bangkok and then options vary.

Option 1: Go through Malaysia, Indonesia, East Timor to Darwin and then on to Sydney.
Complications: Weather (I understand its wet season in Indo), time (the route is long), weather again (I understand Darwin in December is a bad idea).

Option 2: Ride around in Thailand (which I love) and Cambodia (which I haven't been to but looking forward) for 2-3 weeks, then ride down to KL and ship from there to Perth. Ride from Perth to Sydney with an aim to arrive by the New Year.
Complications: Skipping Indonesia and Timor where I haven't been before, Weather in Thailand and Cambo can still be a bit wet esp. first part of Nov, Cost - I'd imagine shipping KL to Perth can be expensive, even though I'm not sure it'll be significantly more expensive than taking ML > ID > Timor > Darwin route.

Would really appreciate some advise here - I've tried to compile the weather maps but obviously lacking experience there might be things I've overlooked.