So after 405 days on the road, our trip is over and we are back in London; adjusting to not living out of a backpack, having a routine and waking up in the same bed every day. The trip was incredible and we loved every minute of it. We really didn’t want it to end….
Category: Analysis
Africa summary
So, the continent that we secretly weren’t sure we would make it to? It was our favourite of the trip. From safaris to sand dunes through Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Rwanda and Uganda, here’s the summary of our two and a half months in Africa: Destination highlights: Arriving in Livingstone, Zambia…
Asia summary
Three amazing months in Asia flew by as we visited (and ate our way through) Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, Hong Kong, Myanmar and the Maldives. Asia has always been our favourite continent and this trip reaffirmed it’s position at the top of the tree. Destination highlights Driving around the beautiful lush green hilly scenery in Northern…
Oceania summary
We passed the six month mark in Oceania when we lost a day crossing the International Date Line. I cannot believe it has gone so fast. It feels like only yesterday that we arrived in Panama City. We spent nearly six weeks in four Oceanic countries (French Polynesia, the Cook Islands, New Zealand and Australia)…
North America summary
We are now over five months into our trip (can’t believe it’s gone so quickly) and have just left the USA for French Polynesia. So after a total of nearly eleven weeks in the USA (58 days) and Canada (17 days), here is a summary of our time in this vast and varied continent: Destination highlights…
Latin America summary
After nearly three months of travelling in Latin America (including a quick stopover in Miami) we’ve reached the end of the first section of our trip. During this time we have visited Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras (Roatan only), Chile, Argentina and Uruguay. We can’t believe that almost 90 days have passed already. Here are some of the highlights:…
Some of the best and worst things about travelling in Panama, Costa Rica and Honduras
One month gone already so a few observations on where we have been… Some of the best things: Beer is cheaper than water, always There are lots of cool and stylish hostels Delicious homemade chilli sauce is always available You can try and talk bad Spanish to everyone It’s not hard to get good coffee and wine There are…
Places I am looking forward to most
I can’t wait to visit everywhere on our route but these five places are what I am most looking forward to: USA: it’s never really been high on my list as I was always more interested in exploring places which I believed were different from the UK, however now the thought of road tripping in…
Buying individual flights vs a round the world ticket
For our first two trips we booked round the world tickets, where you pay one price for a series of flights which take you around the world roughly in the same direction. However, for this trip we are just booking individual flights as we go. Some pros and cons of the individual flights method are:…
Highlights from one year of travelling (2010-11)
It was an amazing year and I can’t believe we are home. Here are some of the best bits (along side ratings as you would expect from us): Brazil (8.5/10) Staying in the cool neighbourhood of Santa Teresa in a lovely pousada (Rio) Dancing the samba and getting drunk in Lapa (Rio) Watching the World…
Things we are looking forward to at home
A lot are food-related! Seeing family and friends Paying at the bar for drinks, rather than waiting for a bill Seasonal and cold weather Decent coffee and wine Smooth roads and your own seat on a bus Our own bed Eating lots of bacon and cheese A higher level of cleanliness Watching DVDs/TV Not sweating Not being…
Would you wear this at home?
I will happily admit a lot of travellers offend me (and for many reasons) but the one thing that I really hate is some of the outfits they wear. Backpackers in Nepal and India have been by far the worse and here are a selection of candid snaps:
Couple on Tour 