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…
Peru Country Round-Up
Statistics Days: 42. Arrived in Peru on November 23. Left Peru on January 3. Cities: 8. Lima, Paracas, Huacachina, Nasca, Cusco, Aguas Calientes, Puno, and Arequipa. Apartment Rentals: 2. We rented apartements in Lima (over Thanksgiving) and Arequipa (over Christmas…
Ecuador Round Up
Statistics Days: 18. Arrived in Ecuador on November 4. Left Ecuador on November 22. Cities: 2. Quito (but only for about 6 hours to rest) and Puerto Lopez. That being said, we also took a couple quick side trips (no…