Who says love isn’t in the numbers? Here’s a breakdown of our trip around the world, from start to finish.
580 Days spent outside the USA.
50 Total number of countries.
11.6 Average Days/Country.
35 Amount of couches and spare bedrooms we utilized.
5 Number of those individuals we knew before we started this trip.
113 Nights we spent as a guest in all those homes.
57 Nights we spent sleeping on a moving vehicle.
70 Percentage of nights where we actually paid for lodging.
55 Amount, in USD, of our most expensive accommodation. A campsite in Namibia.
1 Number of nights where we encountered fleas or bedbugs. (First night in Sudan)
4 Longest amount of time, in days, we spent without a shower. (Camping in the Sahara)
10 Times we crossed the equator.
6 Number of seaports where we passed through immigration.
8 Number of airports where we passed through immigration.
44 Number of land borders where we passed through immigration (Non-EU).
3 Number of times we’ve been searched. (Panama, Brazil, China)
2 Number of times we’ve been robbed.
0 Number of times we’ve been pickpocketed.
6 Guidebooks we actually purchased.
7 Shipments of souvenirs we sent home via post.
1 Pair of pants that made it around the world with Jill.
1 Pair of Chacos Danny wore the entire trip.
21 Number of photos, in thousands, we’ve taken.
77 Amount of space, in Gigabytes, needed to store all of those photos.
20 Number of local telephone numbers we either owned or used on our cell phone.
3 Total number of cell phones we’ve used.
23 Languages we’ve learned to greet people in.
42 Currencies we’ve used.
5 Amount, in US cents, of our cheapest beer.
1670 Amount paid, per person, in USD for visas and other government fees.
2 Number of governments that have fallen since our departure. (Honduras & Egypt)
2 Number of weeks that passed after our departure from Honduras before the Coup d’état.
5 Number of times we had GI testing.
0 Number of times GI testing told us something useful.
……And the Valentine’s Day kicker!
43 Percentage of our marriage, upon our return, we had spent as wandering nomads
Happy Valentine’s Day!
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