The year in review
Trip Start
Feb 21, 2011
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Trip End
Jun 05, 2012
Melbourne, Florida
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Here is a summary of the year.
YOD summary
40 countries
335 days. 127 in South and Central America with 55 days in Colombia. 66 in Africa. 8 days in Panama and Cancun. and then 134 Asia and Mideast.
110 Flights
115,000 miles traveled approximately (24,900 miles around the equator)
8011 pictures taken
27times I was asked to pose for pictures with camera happy Asians
People always ask me what was my favorite place or where do I want to go back to most? My answer is everywhere. The year exceeded expectations completely. It's so hard to narrow it down so I've broken it down into the 3 big parts of trip Latin America, Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
Best Hotel
-Latin America
• Rumi Punku in Cuzco, Peru
-Africa
• Elephant Lodge in Victoria Falls
• Camp in Okavango Delta
-Asia
• Hilton Kuala Lumpur, Hilton Seoul or Penthouse hotel in Pattaya
-Middle East
• Doubletree Hilton Cairo overlooking the Nile
Best Meal
-Latin America
• Argentinian steakhouse in Cartagena, Colombia
-Africa
• Carlynne what was that typical African meal you cooked?
-Asia
• In luang Prabang satay chicken in peanut sauce and sticky rice
-Middle East
• First night in Cairo finding a local falafel and schwarma place
Best crazy drunk moment
-Latin America
• Doing flaming shots at a small bar aptly called "Shots" with two friends in Medellin
-Africa
• First night in Capetown at youth hostel with bartender and a few Aussies inventing crazy shots with anyone in the bar and cocktail sauce
-Asia
• Hanoi, Vietnam so much rotten rice wine during snake eating dinner
Best sight
-Latin America
• Machu Pichu
-Africa
• Rock hewn churches in Lalibela, Ethiopia
-Asia
• Angkor Wat, shercx Pagoda, Great Wall
-Middle East
• Pyramids, Petra and Hagia Sophia how does one choose?
Most memorable moment
-Latin America
• Hanggliding in Rio with my best friend
-Africa
• Summiting Mt. Kilimanjaro with my father
-Asia
• Face to face with Great White
-Middle East
• Hot air balloon ride in Turkey
I've debated writing the "shout out" section. I've met so many wonderful people that have shared this amazing year and even a few people traveled across the world to meet me for part of the journey. But what if I forgot someone? Or I said eating tiramisu with person A was a great memory and then person B gets upset because we ate tiramisu together as well and I didn't comment on that.
