Thursday, August 7, 2008

The Bushwhackin' Index

Countries Visited: 14
Days Traveling: 206
Which is also... 6 months, 24 days
Number of Beds slept in: 64; (Tents: 3, Trains: 1, Other: 1)
Kilometers Traveled: 51,310 (yes, I calculated it)
Circumference of the Earth at its largest: 40,075 km
Currencies Used while traveling: 14
(US Dollar, British Pound, Euro, Moroccan Dirham, S. African Rand, Lesotho Loti, Swazi Lilangeni, Namibian Dollar, Botswanan Pula, Zambian Kwacha, Zimbabwean Dollar, Tanzanian Shilling, Malawian Kwacha, Mozambican Meticais.)

Languages in which I picked up at least 3 words: 7
(Spanish, Portuguese, Sosotho, Sotswana, Chichewa, Swahili, German)
Serious diseases picked up: 0 (thankfully)
Beers drunk: ~800
Unusual animals eaten: 5
(Zebra, Ostrich, Impala, Crocodile, Kudu)

Planes flown on: 12
Number of those I jumped out of: 1
Worst 3 hostels in Africa: Jambo Inn, Zanzibar; Youth Hostel, Casablanca; Shithole (name forgotten), Nkhata Bay. Honourable Mention: Kassuende Hotel, Tete
Best 3 Hostels in Africa: Mabuya Lodge, Lilongwe; Jollyboys, Livingstone; 1322 International, Pretoria

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Hmm, what does a crocodile taste like?

Vindicator said...

the tail is kinda between fish and chicken