Trip Statistics
We know you have all been wondering about a few statistical things about our trip, so here goes (updated through 8/14):
Days Traveled: 386 (not counting the 19 days that we took off to visit home)
Continents Visited: 6
Countries Visited: 61
Flights Taken: 27
Sleeping Arrangements:
Nights in
Hotels - 64
Hostels - 46
Penzions - 2
Rented Apartments - 2
Treehouse Bungalows - 3
Caves - 2
Cars - 4
Boats - 2
Planes - 4
Couchsurfers homes - 114
Airports - 5
Guesthouses - 43
Campervans - 14
Buses - 8
Tents - 50
Villages - 16
Resorts - 4
Trains - 2
Mud Huts - 2
Photos Taken (actually just the ones we kept): 13,200 and counting…
Scuba Dives : 13 for Craig, 8 for Jen
Planes Jumped Out of: 1
Villages Stayed In: 4
Bridges Jumped from: 1 (Craig)
Stomach-aches from Eating Local Foods: 3 for Jen, 1 for Craig…Numerous days.
Seals Chased By: 1
Times We Have Sang the Star-Spangled Banner (Jen has also now added “Born in the U.S.A.” as well): At least 200
Media Appeared In: 3
Schools Taught In: 1
Orphans Sponsored: 1
Orphans Befriended: 19
Smelly Fruits Eaten: 1 (Durian….yuk!)
Village Chiefs Met: 2
Leeches Found On Us: 1
Vehicles Rented/Leased: 1 Campervan, 10 Cars, 3 Motorbikes, 1 4-wheeler, 1 Snowmobile, 1 Reindeer Sleigh
Elephants Ridden: 2
Camels Ridden: 1
Horse-Drawn Carriages Driven: 1 (Jen)
Dead Bodies Disovered: Several (Egypt)
Officials Bribed: 1 in Vietnam at the border, 1 to get in an Egyptian pyramid after closing
Princess’ Funerals Attended: 1 in Bangkok, Thailand
Most Days Without a Shower: 9
Worst Flight Taken: Delhi, India to Dubai, U.A.E - Air India - Thought we would surely die…
Best Flight Taken (comfort): Thai Airways Bangkok to Kathmandu
Best Flight Taken (scenic): Sita Airlines Kathmandu to Lukla, Nepal
Homeric Poems Revisited: 1 when we traveled to Ancient Troy and had lunch in a giant wooden Trojan horse
Cities (churches) of the Apocalypse Visited: Smyrna (Izmir), Ephesus (Efes), Laodicea (Denizli)
Rides taken with drunken (unknown to us until halfway through the ride) Turkish “police officers” at 2:00 a.m.: 1
Holidays Spent in Foreign Countries: Jen’s 26th birthday - flew to Nadi, Fiji on our first international stop. Halloween - on a 2-day slow boat on the Mekong River in Laos. Thanksgiving - hiking on the Everest Base Camp Trail in Nepal. Christmas - walking around in the Christian area of Cairo, Egypt. New Year’s Eve - glaring at the stars and toasting with hot tea in Siwa Oasis, the Sahara Desert, Egypt. Craig’s 26th birthday - wandering the streets of Old Town, Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Valentine’s Day - split our time between Plovdiv and Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. Easter Sunday - Copenhagen, Denmark The International First Baptist Church. Hubby and Wifey Day - Edinburgh, Scotland. Independence Day - London, England. Jen’s 27th Birthday - Driving from South Africa to Khama Rhino Sanctuary in Botswana.
Arctic Circle Crossings: 12
Times We Met Santa Claus: 1
Massages Received: 1 Thai in Thailand, 1 from Seeing Hands Massage (a charity to support the blind population) in Cambodia, and 1 Classic in Slovakia
Islands Visited: Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Taveuni, and Qamea in Fiji, Bali in Indonesia, Ko Phi Phi Don in Thailand, Cat Ba in Vietnam, Santorini in Greece, Selja in Norway
Frozen Lakes Walked Across: 2
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Visited: 46
