Some of the more interesting or funny stats about our time on the road.
Traveling Phnom Penh by Tuk Tuk
Continents visited: 6
Countries visited: 25
Cities visited: 89
Transportation:
Number of plane rides: 71
Airlines flown: 23
Bus companies: 32
Number of bus rides: 58
Number of buses with animals on them: 5
Number of train rides: 12
Number of boat rides: 32
Favorite Airline: LAN/JAL (excellent service, on time, great food & amenities)
Least Favorite Airline: COPA (ridiculous long delays on all 4 flights we had with them in South America)
Lodging:
Number of hostels/hotels/hosterias we’ve stayed at: 118
Number of beds we’ve slept in: 121
Hostels with no reliable running water: 3
Hostels with no Hot water: 7
Nights spent sleeping in a car: 55
Tours and Treks:
Number of treks: 2
Number of guided tours: 43
Volcanoes hiked: 8
Miscellaneous:
Number of times pooped on by wildlife: Kathy (4) Kyle (1) – not sure who the winner is there
Number of times we’ve been sick: Kathy (4) Kyle (4)
Number of watches killed: Kathy (3) Kyle (1)
Number of tech problems: 4 (2 dead cameras, broken LCD screen on another camera, laptop problems)
Spa Treatments: Kathy (5) Kyle (5)
Celebrity Sightings: 2 (Saw Prince Charles in NZ on his & Kyle’s birthday, ran into Andrew McCarthy in a bar in Peru)
Weight of each of our large backpacks: 14 kilograms
Photos taken: Tens of thousands and still counting
Tolkein sites visited: 3
Last updated: 3 August 2015