In addition to the statistics for our trip and answers to the standard questions I ask in each round-up, I thought it would be fun to put together a “Top Three” list of our favorites (and a few not-so-favorites!). Jon…
World Trip Round-Up Part 2: Q&A
As with all of our country round-up posts, we have answered the same questions that we normally do, but this time about our entire trip. We always answer these separately so that we can’t steal each other’s answers, but it’s…
World Trip Round-Up Part 1: Statistics
Days: 311. We departed from Bay City, MI on August 6, 2016 and returned on June 13, 2017. Countries: 16. USA, Mexico, Belize, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Cities: 82.…
Country Round-Up: Vietnam
Statistics Days: 44. We arrived in Vietnam on April 28 and departed on June 10. Cities: 6. Hà Nội, Huế, Hội An, Đà Nẵng, Đà Lạt, and Hồ Chí Minh City. Apartment Rentals: 2. We had an AirBNB rental in…
Country Round-Up: Cambodia
Statistics Days: 13. We arrived in Cambodia on April 14 and departed on April 27. Cities: 2. Siem Reap and Battambang. Apartment Rentals: 0. Hotels/Hostels: 3. Ivy Guesthouse and Koh Rong Hostel in Siem Reap and Royal Hotel in Battambang.…
Country Round-Up: Thailand
Note: We had a visitor in Thailand! I’ve added Rhonda’s responses to our standard questions to get her perspective of the two weeks she spent traveling with us through the country. Statistics Days: 23. We arrived in Thailand on March…
Country Round-Up: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Zambia
*Note: Rather than doing a separate country round-up for each of these four countries, we have combined them into one post since we spent such little time in each. Statistics Days: 25. We were in Namibia February 14-26, in Botswana…
Country Round-Up: South Africa
Statistics Days: 23. We spent two separate periods in South Africa: the first from February 3-14 and the second from March 10-22, 2017. Cities: 12. Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Table View, Cederburg, Johannesburg, Addo, Jeffrey’s Bay, Stormsriver, The Crags, Knsyna, Wilderness,…
Argentina Country Round-Up
Statistics Days: 19. Arrived in Argentina on January 13. Left Argentina on January 31. Cities: 5. Mendoza, Los Quirquinchos, Rosario, Buenos Aires, Colonia (Uruguay). Apartment Rentals: 3. We rented AirBNB apartments in Mendoza and Buenos Aires. We were able to…
Chile Country Round-Up
Statistics Days: 10. Arrived in Chile on January 3. Left Chile on January 13. Cities: 3. Arica, La Serena, and Valparaiso. Apartment Rentals: 0. Hotels/Hostels: 3. We stayed at: Sunny Days in Arica, Cristobal Colon in La Serena, and Casa…