The post to end all posts.... almost

Jason and Larissa are proud to present "Around the world in 4 months" awards and statistics! As we traveled, we kept track of many interestings tidbits that we thought we would share with you. We also wrote down some awards we would give if we were in a position to give awards. I have been looking forward to this post for awhile now because it will hopefully answer those "So...what was the favorite part of your trip?" questions that everyone seems to ask. So, without further ado, and in no particular order, here are our stats and awards....

Statistics

Total hours spent in airports: 90 hours!

Longest time spent in an airport during a single layover: 14 hours in Seoul, South Korea

Total time spent in airplanes: 119 hours!

Longest flight: 13 hours from Singapore to Paris

Total number of flights: 25

Countries visited with a stay of longer than two days: Palau, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Lesotho, South Africa, Slovenia, Hungary, The Netherlands, The Netherland Antilles (Bonaire).

Awards

Cheapest place to buy avocadoes: Cape Town, South Africa, 30 cents each

Cheapest place to eat out: Vietnam, avg meal for two $4.00


Cheapest hot meal: Kao San Road, Thailand, Veggie Phad Thai for two 75 cents

Most expensive diving: Palau, $100 per person for 2 dives

Cheapest place to dive: Bonaire, under $10 per dive

Best public transportation: Singapore

Worst public transportation: Palau

Friendliest people: Lesotho, Africa
Best scuba diving: Palau

Cheapest place to grocery shop: South Africa

Fastest internet: Cape town, South Africa

Slowest internet: Johannesburg, South Africa

Cheapest internet: Vietnam, 25 cents/hour

Best dessert: Kremna Rezina (cream cake), Bled, Slovenia

Best pastries: Hoi An, Vietnam
City with most haggling: Hoi An, Vietnam

City with least haggling: Ljubljana, Slovenia

Best bang for your buck suvenior/treasure shopping: Hoi An, Vietnam

Best in-flight magazine: South African Airlink

Most expensive internet: Bonaire, $8.00/hour

Best single dive: German channel, Palau

Worst single dive: German channel, Palau (different day)
Best produce: Central market, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Best airplane meal: KLM from Amsterdam to Bonaire

Least expensive island: Koh Tao, Thailand

Most comfy bed: Jason says- Patong towers, Thailand Larissa says-Farm Frcej, Slovenia

Best shore diving: Bonaire

Best outdoor market: Ljublijana, Slovenia

Best indoor market: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Most photogenic people: Lesotho, Africa

Most photogenic daily scenes: Vietnam

Best airline service: Air France

Worst airline service: Northwest

Scariest airplane landing: Bonaire

Dodgiest boat ride: ALL of them!

Most overpriced, boring, ugly airport: Charles de Gaul airport; Paris, France

Dodgiest airport: Yap, Micronesia
Creepiest food moment: "Vegetarian snails", Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Larissa's top three favorite countries on this trip: 1. Slovenia 2. Palau 3. Lesotho

Jason's top three favorite countries on this trip: 1. Palau 2. Slovenia 3. Lesotho

Most evil gem store: Piyamanee; Bangkok, Thailand


There ya go! If you are going to be traveling to any of these places and want advice whether it be about hotels or cities, we would be happy to share our knowledge! One more post left....