Apr 20, 2009

That's All She Wrote

And for my next trick I shall turn 27 ... TWICE!

We flew through Hong Kong on the evening of the 19th and celebrated my birthday in the air somewhere over Japan. We continued east over the international dateline and straight on 'til morning. Of the 19th. By the time we landed at LAX, and made our way through immigration, baggage claim, customs, the Budget rental car lot, and north LA it was midnight on the 20th all over again. And this time there were presents and cake!

So that's it. We're back. Today we work on finding a place to call home.

For those of you keeping track at home that makes:

20 Countries
70 Cities
210 Days
40 Books
17 Flights
16 Passport Pages

I'm less tech-savvy than I'd like, which means you have to zoom out a bunch of times to see this map in any meaningful way. Nevertheless, here's the full route:


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As for superlatives:

Longest Transit: Sarajevo to Athens (one bus, three trains, 30 + hours)
Cheapest Haircut: Fort Kochin (25 Rps = $0.50)
Coldest Day: Konya, Turkey
Highest per diem: Venice (250 euros in two days)
Top Bites (Savory): Dal at Bukhara, Burek in Sarajevo, Fried Wonton with Chicken at Mr. Son's
Top Bites (Sweet): Sticky Rice & Mango, Peanut Butter Pide, Ras Malai
Best Buy: Bug Zapper! (purchased in Anjuna for 200 rupees)
Best View: Acropolis at night, Borobudur at sunrise, Hampi at sunset
Best Drinks: Storm Beer Golden Ale (Yogyakarta), Papa's Tapas White Sangria (Ko Tao), Hot Chocolate (Prague)
Best Sustenance in a Pinch: Snickers (but not the halal ones)

I want to end this blog with a cyber-smooch for my favorite travel pillow, atm, co-conspirator, confidant, date, and friend Aaron, without whom I would never have taken this journey. I'd go anywhere as long as he'd be with me.

xoxo Jessie

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