Home life

Its been couple weeks since we've arrived back home and our acclimation hasn't been too bad, it's almost as if we never left. While we are still getting over not using hand charades and speaking in broken English. We've moved into our new apartment, Jason has started back at work (blahh..), and Jenny will start graduate school in the fall. We have had so many wonderful experiences and some not so wonderful, but we've learned a lot about life. We've gotten all kinds of questions about our journey so we've decided to share some or our fav's and not so fav's as well as complete random trivia about our trip. Enjoy!

Top Things taken for Granted:
-Drinkable Tap Water
-Washing Machines
-Free Refills

Favorite Places:
-Beaches of Thailand (Similan Islands & Ko Phi Phi)
-South Island of New Zealand
-Kruger National Park of South Africa
-Scuba diving in Malaysia and Thailand
-Temples of Angkor in Cambodia
-Sichuan and Guangxi province in China


Least Favorite Experiences:
-Riding the Metro with our packs in Manila, Philippines (extreme security/ruthless passengers)
-Trying to check into a hotel in Hurghada, Egypt
-Sharing the bathroom after getting food poisoning in Pnomh Penh, Cambodia
-Keeping away from scams and touts in Egypt and India.
-Packed into the engine room for 8 hours on the boat to Lang Prabang, Laos

Best Food:
-Cheesecake in Rome
-Pad thai and Chicken basil in Thailand
-Sushi in Japan
-Chicken Snitzel in Germany
-Gelato in Italy
-Pho breakfast in Vietnam

Most Embarrassing:
-Jason dumps green tea into his soy sauce thinking it was wasabi in Japan.
-Jenny asks for a train ticket in September when its November in China.
-Standing confused in front of the metro doors waiting for them to open in Germany.
-Jenny tries to give a kid gummy bears during Ramadan in Egypt.
-Trying to print off our boarding passes with the wrong airline office in India.

Weirdiest Food/Drink:
-Jellyfish
-Scorpion
-Centipede
-Bees
-Silk worm
-Sea snake
-Cobra
-Whole Squid and Octopus
-Fried Frog
-Kangaroo Burger
-Ostrich Jerky
-Century Egg
-Snake Wine
-Cobra blood 'n vodka
-Various mystery meats

By the Numbers:
-Countries: 22
-Flights: 31
-Days Travelled: 271
-Pictures Taken: 31,000+

Most Expensive:
-New Zealand (due to campervan and activities)

Least Expensive:
-Laos

Causulties of the Road:
-Jenny's ipod cracked
-Computer charger fried
-Jason's sandals fell apart slowly

Useful items
-Hanging bathroom bag
-Splitter for ipod/computer
-Power Strip
-Rope to hang laundry
-Ear plugs
-Money belt

Useless items
-Wireless mouse
-Inflatable neck rest
-Waterproof matches
-SCUBA Mask