Travelling for over 300 days!

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Wow, we have made 305 days of travelling, and it has gone by in a flash!



Here are some of the highlights of the last 100 days (see what we had done so far after 200 days by clicking here): 
  • visited Machu Picchu (Peru)
  • cruised the Caribbean 
  • drank giant cocktails in Miami
  • visited the NASA Space Centre in Houston
  • partied in Bourbon Street in New Orleans
  • toured the Smithsonian Museums in Washington
  • met amazing people and animals when we did some pet sitting in Big Bear and Charlotte
  • gazed at El Capitan in Yosemite and Giant Redwoods in Muir Woods
  • saw the mist roll in over San Francisco Bay

We adjusted well to the highish altitude of Big Bear (2058m), but after two weeks in Cusco (3399m) we still huffed and puffed. Here are some of the latest stats from our 305 days:


Number of Countries
14
Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore, India, Nepal, Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Iceland, the United States, Virgin Islands, Bahamas, and Peru
(excludes countries where we were only in transit like Kenya, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, Malta, and France)
Distance travelled
73 000kms
At our best guess
Flights
28
Including the scenic flight over Mt Everest
Bus trips
29
Including sleeping buses and forget the Walmart people - you should see the Greyhound people!
Train trips
9
Felt like much more - still not fully recovered from our train trips in India, but the trains in Europe are great, and the train trip to Machu Picchu was lovely.
Boat trips
6
From one cruise on a ship with 22 floors and capacity for 5000 passengers to using a tiny homemade boat to get to Nam Cat Island
Other transport used
Private car, rental car, taxis, tuk-tuks, canoes, paddle-skis, Uber, Lyft, safari jeeps and saw plenty by foot

The end of this amazing trip is in sight, with our flights to Australia booked for January 2017 and having started the job hunt. But we are first planning on meeting up with some family and friends in Bali to celebrate the arrival of the New Year and the start of our next adventure in Australia.
Machu Picchu, Peru (Dec 2016)

Just an average day in Cusco, Peru (Dec 2016)

Nassau, Bahamas (Nov 2016)

NASA Space Centre, Houston, USA (Oct 2016)

Washington, USA (Oct 2016)

Yosemite, USA (Sept 2016)

Butterscotch, Charlotte, USA (Sept 2016)

Joe, Big Bear, USA (August 2016)


Muir Woods (Sept 2016)

Giant Miami cocktails, USA (Nov 2016)







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