Archived:NightOnTheGalacticRailroad
This is Lmm's crazy plan, that attempts to combine trains, lots of trains, with getting to Japan.
Day 0, Friday: Dudes gather in and around London. Day 1, Saturday: Train to Paris/Brussels/Cologne and a day there. Overnight train to, let's say Warsaw. We could get to Moscow by Monday morning on a direct train, but the trans-siberian doesn't leave until Tuesday evening. Day 2, Sunday: Warsaw, explore it, overnight train to Kiev Day 3, Monday: Kiev, explore it, overnight train to Moscow Day 4, Tuesday: Moscow, explore it, get on the big train in evening Day 10, Monday: Beijing, explore it, overnight train to Shanghai Day 11, Tuesday: Shanghai, explore it very briefly, ferry at 2pm Day 13, Thursday: Arrive in Osaka at 9am, uh, day in osaka Day 14, Friday: Kyoto, maybe? Day 15, Saturday: One glorious day in Tokyo, or something Day 16, Sunday: Morning in Toyko, and fly home.