Spring Festival Overview

Numbers:
# of days traveled: 31
# of countries: 6
# of currencies: 7
# of visas: 3
# of passport stamps: 14
# of extra pages added to my passport: 24
# of US Embassies visited: 1
# of cities: 13
# of times stranded in a city we did not intend on visiting: 2
# of UNESCO World Heritage Sites: 6
# of long distance buses: 5
# of buses missed: 1
# of trains: 7
# of flights: 4
# of unplanned flights: 2
# of boats: 2
# of days spent on boats: 4
# of elephants ridden: 1
# of bikes rented: 2
# of times ripped off by taxi/ tuk-tuk drivers: 10+
# of hotels: 12
# of bungalows: 1
# of animals found it the bungalow: 3 + bugs
# of insects willfully consumed: 1
# of fruit shakes: 21
# of bug bites: 50+
# of sun burns: 2
# of temples visited: too many to count
# of mosques visited: 2
# of random run ins with friends: 2
# of miles biked in Siem Reap: 45
# of things lost: 4
# of things broken: 6
# of times we did laundry: 2
# of times we had no idea what was going on: incalculable
# of people put into their place after they tried to rip us off: many
# of times we wanted to burn the LP: millions
# of books read: 4
# of scarves and bags purchased: an embarrassing number
# of dollars saved with our super bargaining skills: countless
# of dollars spent nonetheless: too many
# of dollars spent on visas: $108
# of pictures taken: 2186
# of new friends: dozens


The Best:
Meal: Chiang Mai
Fruit Shake: Chiang Mai
Street Food: Bangkok
Bus: Vientiane to Pakse
Train: Vietnam to Hengyang
Hotel: Siem Reap
Temple: Angkor Wat
Buddha: Bangkok
Bathroom: Hanoi
Airport: Hong Kong
Public Transportation: Bangkok
English: Kuala Lumpur
People: Kuala Lumpur
Tour Guide: Chiang Mai
Foreign Friends: Halong Bay
Knock-off Goods: Kuala Lumpur
Mall: Kuala Lumpur
Market: Bangkok