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Published: August 8th 2007
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Thanks to everyone who has followed our travelblog and enjoyed the stories of our adventures. We certainly enjoyed writing it and it was always great to receive your comments, even the rude ones!
We thought we would finish with some travel statistics and the top moments from our wonderful adventure - enjoy!
Travel Statistics:
# Days travelling - 227 (21st July 06 - 4 March 07)
# Countries travelled to - 13 (South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand, Dubai)
# Malaria Tablets taken - 92
# Different forms of transport - 33 (Foot, Bicycle, Quadricycle, Seacycle, Cyclos, Quadbike, Motorbike, Large and small aeroplane, Sea plane, Car, Taxi, Coach, Minibus, Bus, Overland Truck, Tuk-tuk, Songathew, Ferry, Car Ferry, Water taxi, fishing boat, long-tail boat, kayak, windsurf, raft, cable car, Luge, Gondola, Tram, Train, Mini railway, Mining railway)
# Forms of accommodation - 9 (Tent, Guest-house, house, hotel, hostel, beach villa, self-catering apartment, campette, campervan)
Our Top Moments:
- Walking with the Lions in Zimbabwe
- Elephant swimming in Chobe National Park
- Seeing 13 lions in Etosha National Park
- German beer festival in Namibia
- Quad-biking over sand dunes in Namibia
- White water-rafting on the Zambezi river
- Arniston in South Africa
- Flying over the Okavango Delta in Botswana
- Sunset on Christmas Day in Australia
- The Maldives (yes, all of it and everything about it!)
- Afternoon tea at the Four Seasons in Bangkok
- Hanoi Old Quarter - traffic and markets
- Motorbiking in Hue, Vietnam
- Drive-in cinema in Busselton, Australia
- People watching in Byron Bay, Australia
- Cinema in Wanaka in New Zealand
- Sandboarding in New Zealand
- Walking in New Zealand - Tongariro Crossing and Fox Glacier
- Exploring the souq markets in Dubai
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Sandy
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Thanks for sharing your wonderful experience. I feel like I travelled with you. You should write a book!! Hope you are managing to settle now after all the excitement or do you have itchy feet already? Love Sandy