Number of countries: 16 (6 in the Balkans)
Almost 13 gigabytes of photos and video (about 4,300 photos)
Number of flights: 17 (5 within SE Asia)
Number of trains: 28
Number of buses: 18
plus dozens of tuk-tuks, farongs, shared taxis, motorbike taxis, normal taxis, minivans, and a jeep
Finances:
- Major flights: $3,000
- Daily expenses: $6,550 ($46 per day average)
- Other expenses (travel guides, immunizations, travel insurance): $640
- Overall: $10,190
- Boston to Taipei via San Francisco flights: 20 hours (over three days with a flight cancellation)
- Kathmandu to Ankara via Bahrain, Dubai, and Istanbul flights: 11 hours
- Dublin to Philadelphia via Chicago flights: 10 hours
- Siem Reap to Bangkok buses: 14 hours (including two flat tires)
- (near) Mae Hong Son to Chiang Mai on motorbike: 5 hours (130 miles)
- Siem Reap to Beng Mealea temple tuk-tuk ride: 2.5 hours
- Kathmandu to Langtang National Park bus / jeep: ~12 hours (~80 miles -- 7 mph avg speed!); I did this trip twice -- there and back
- Göreme to Istanbul overnight bus: 12 hours
- Istanbul to Ohrid (Macedonia) overnight bus: 16 hours? (plus 4 hours stuck at border)
- Sarajevo to Belgrade overnight train: 9 hours
- Shrewsbury to Ena's house: 9 hours
- Keens (hiking sandals) + flip flops
- two non-cotton t-shirts, one collared short sleeve
- two long sleeve, one thick, one thin
- bike shorts
- black nylon pants
- nylon zip-off pants /shorts
- nylon shorts with mesh liner
- quick-dry pack towel
- 3 pair boxers
- 4 pair socks
- thin rain jacket
- big back pack (with trash bag liner)
- small day pack
- two credit cards, debit card, student ID, drivers license, passport, yellow card
- plane tickets
- US cash ($250)
- extra passport photos for visas
- photocopies of documents / cards
- money belt (not used)
- 3 smaller sacks for organizing
- silk sleep sheet
- head lamp
- camera mini tripod (not used much)
- sun glasses with different lens inserts
- two reading books
- Nokia N800 with folding keyboard, charger, plug converter, extra battery, extra memory, and earphones / microphone for skype
- camera with extra battery and charger and USB cable
- extra contact lenses and dental floss
- doxycyclin for malaria (daily)
- 1 course of antibiotics (fortunately and surprisingly not needed)
- toiletries, including soap and shampoo
- laundry bag (durable, zippable plastic bag)
- diary (with calendar)
- ziplock bags of various sizes
- started with Taiwan and SE Asia lonely planets
| country | # days | photos / day | $ spent / day |
| Taiwan | 11 | 45 | 21 |
| Vietnam | 7 | 30 | 48 |
| Laos | 8 | 26 | 60 |
| Thailand | 17 | 33 | 41 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 58 | 63 |
| Nepal | 17 | 33 | 21 |
| Turkey | 9 | 33 | 59 |
| Balkans | 12 | 40 | 42 |
| France | 15 | 22 | 81 |
| England | 26 | 19 | 36 |
| Ireland | 15 | 28 | 69 |
| Totals | 141 | 30 | 46 |
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