The Trip Highlights

Rounding up cattle in the Pantinal, Brazil
Everyone always asks about the best part of a trip and what was your favourite country, and I usually have some convolluted, complicated answer stating that I dont really have a favourite and that I enjoyed everything - but here are some bits that stood out during the seven months that I was on the road...

Continents Visited

Europe, South America, Central America, Australia, South-East, North-East and Central Asia, Eastern Europe

Rail Journeys

Southernmost railway in the world Urshuia, Argentina
Trans-Siberian train China/Monglia/Russia

Parties

Rio Carnival Rio de Janerio, Brazil
Full Moon Party Koh Pan gan, Thailand

Treks

Inca Trail Peru
Tiger Leaping Gorge Yunan Province, China
Frances Glacier walk Torres del Paine, Chile

Things that I didn't see

Orcas Valdez Peninsular, Argentina
INXS Quito, Equador
Fat Boy Slim Bangkok, Thailand

Famous People I saw

Steven Segal
Matthew -that bloke from stars in your eyes, as in "Tonight Matthew Im going to be.."

Volcanoes Climbed

Villirica - Pucon, Chile
Tungurahua Banos, Equador
Acatenagno - Antigua, Guatemala

Best Internet Cafe (tied between)

Funky Monkey, Autigua Guatemala
Papaya.net, Quito, Equador
Bentley's Bar, Val d'Isere, France

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Machu Picchu, Peru
The Ancient City of Dali: Yunan province, China
The Forbidden City: Beijing, China
The Summer Palace, Beijing, China

The Trip
Highest Point: 5,500m - Bolivia
Highest City: Potosi, Bolivia
Highest Navigable Lake (in the world): Lake Titicaca, Peru
Most Volumous Lake (in the world): Lake Baikal, Russia
Deepest: 100m below ground level Potosi, Boliva
Worst Toilet: Guangdong Province, China
Funniest Toilet: Santiago, Chile
Worst Public Transport: In China, Guangzhou Yangshou by sleeper bus
Best Public Transport: British Airways 1st Class flight from London - Rio
Most Dangerous Road (in the world): La Paz to Corrico (4700m -1700m above sea level), Bolivia
Favourite Soundtrack: Under Rug Swept, Alanis Morisette
Favourite Book (tied between): The Gringo Trail, Mark Mann and The Wrong Way Home, Peter Moore
Most Ridiculous Book: Ice Station, Matt Riely
Biggest Rip-off: Mongolia
Best Security: Antigua, Guatemala - Two guards armed with shotguns minding the truck delivery of coca-cola to a supermarket

My Favourite Bits

Yeah okay, if I have to name them,  these were the bits that I liked best..

My well used shoes.. ready for the next time!