It is July 1st 2008! And exactly one year ago the day I embarked on a 78 day round the world trip, the very reason I decided to start this blog!! All those blog entries are nearly up to date on here now, as I’ve now been blogging for 11 months. However here are my top five photos from my travels, followed by some facts. (PHOTO UPLOADS NOT WORKING AT THE MOMENT!) Its not exactly Willy Fog (or even Phileas Fog, or even Michael Palin), but its a pretty good effort given the range of places I went, people I met, sights I saw, things I did and budget I had. I got a lot of flights, something which wasn’t around in Phileas Fog’s time…”78 days around the world, we’ll find a pot of gold.”
Countries I was in from July 1st 2007 – September 16th 2007 (78 days around the world) – England, Canada, United States of America, New Zealand, Malaysia, The People’s Republic of China, Russia, Belarus, Latvia, Iceland, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Luxembourg, Belgium, France, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland. I also visited Sweden, Switzerland and Liechtenstein during 2007, making it a total of 21 countries, the most I have ever seen in just one year!
Transport I Used – Air Transat, American Airlines, US Airways, Air New Zealand, Malaysia Airlines, Air China, Belavia Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Air Berlin, Easy Jet, British Airways, Ryanair, Air Baltic, Fly Be, Taupo Sky Dive Aeroplane, South East Trains, London Underground, Golden Circle Tour Van, Iceland Taxi, Berlin U Bahn, Berlin Taxi, Toronto Taxi, Toronto Underground, Toronto Bus, Toronto Street Car, New York Circle Line Boat, New York Subway, Staten Island Ferry, New York Bus, New York Air Bus, Los Angeles Car, Los Angeles Taxi, Los Angeles Bus Tour, Los Angeles Buses, Auckland Sky Bus, Auckland City Tour Bus, Rotorua Agrojet, Auckland Harbour Bridge Bungy Jump Rope, Rotorua Maori Site Visit Bus, Lake Taupo Limosine, Internal Bus Services on New Zealand, Hamilton Car, Hamilton Taxi, Rotorua Local Bus, Taupo Car, Hitchhiking, Beijing Airport Bus, Beijing Taxi, Beijing Subway System, Russian Metro System, Minsk Underground System, Belarussian Railways, Moscow Bus Service, Moscow Taxi, Belarussian Coach, Belarussian Family Car, IFA Official Party Bus, Artur’s Car, Steve’s Car, Warsaw Underground, Warsaw Tramvi, Warsaw Coach, Prague Taxi, Prague Tram, Prague Vltava River Boat, Prague Bus, Prague Underground, German Trains, German Buses, German Trams, Luxembourg Trains, French TGV, My South Korean Car, French Trains, Parisien RER, Parisien Metro, Rene’s Car, Berlin Bus, Belfast Bus, Latvian Taxi. Must have missed a load out there, but you get the idea…
The rest of the time I walked…for miles and miles…
TBC…