To wrap my post-RTW post, here are some numbers and data you may find useless but interesting. To be as accurate as I can be in the actual kilometers traveled, the map shows the exact route I traveled including flight stopovers: Bangkok, Kiev, Santa Cruz, Hong Kong.
View Full Size Travel Map at Travellerspoint
Stats are fun.
# Days Wandered – 435
# Countries – 25
# Cities – 110
# Plane – 31 (68,030)
# Bus – 59 (13,213)
# Train – 20 (4,631)
# Boat – 14 (2,871)
# Car – 16 (1,775)
# Kilometers Traveled – 90,694
- (kilometers)
# Blog Posts – 51
# Books Read – 14
# Pictures Taken – 20,021 (dslr+compact+iphone)
# Cameras Broken – 2 (Canon S95)
# Cheap sunglasses Lost – 9
# Scarves Lost – 5
# Breo Roam lost – 4 (3 fakes)
# Dentist Visit – 3
# Doctor Visit – 1
# Luggage – 1 (Eagle Creek, still good to go)
# Trail Shoes – 1 (Columbia, retired)
# Camera Bags – 2 (just needed a bigger 1)
# Flip-Flops – 4
# Dollars Spent – 45,000 (approx)
Playing Favorites.
“What’s your favorite country/city?” is the usual follow-up question after “How is it being back?“ It’s really hard to name an ultimate favorite with so many contrasting experiences in different places. But I will try here
Experience – Galapagos Diving, Ecuador
> Runner-up - Brazil Carnival
Landscape – Lake Colorado, Bolivia
Cityscape – Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Islandscape – San Blas, Panama
Picturesque – Venice, Italy
Craziest – Ibiza, Spain
Food Item – Pastel de Belém, Portugal
Food Experience – Churrascaria, Brasil
Local Experience – Petra, Jordan
Bus Company – Cruz del Sur, Peru
Train Station – OPorto Railway Station, Portugal
Airport – Marrakech Menara Airport, Morocco
Museum – Rynek Underground Museum, Krakow, Poland
Market – Otavalo, Ecuador
Church – Las Lajas Cathedral, Colombia
Old Town Center – Edinburgh, Scotland
Colonial Town – Sucre, Bolivia
Cities I want to live in – Rio de Janeiro & Paris
Hostel (beautiful) – Loki Hostel, Mancora, Peru
Nicest People – Colombians
Most fun People – Brazilians
Most National met (travelers) – German
While these data didn’t make you smarter after reading, I hope you enjoyed it anyway. Feel free to throw in your random questions.
One word – Wow! I bumped into your site exactly during the time you posted your RTWs for the trip. Such an awe-inspiring journey, kudos to you WANDERLASS and welcome home!
Thanks, Jason. Always nice to hear that. :-)
Absolutely cool and truly inspiring! Thank you for the sharing the stats. Out of curiosity, when did you know it was time to go home?
Thanks Alexa. I told my family I’ll be away for a year and when I hit one year, I knew it was time to prepare myself. My sister and mom went to the US to meet up with me, so I was forced to book a ticket out of South America, haha. I could go on. I’m not tired at all yet. But it’s all good. :)
Good for you, Lilian. Been a follower since last year and you’ve some really amazing stories! I also love going back to your Salar de Uyuni (a dream place at the moment) fun shots. Keep going! :)
That’s incredible you kept such detailed records. I love you 20,021 photos the most :) I still feel travel is the best investment one could possibly make.
It’s easy because I have them all in my macbook iPhoto. I just added the #s, hahaha. It’s true, traveling life is the best. I miss it sometimes. But I’m still reflecting on whether it was good because it was not permanent. Cheers to you to be a real nomad. :)
Hi wanderlass! I’ve always been a lurker in your blog and your posts never fail to amaze and inspire me to go on that round-the-world-trip-of-a-lifetime! :) Its number one in my bucket list! Thank you for blazing the trail!
Thank you dear. It’s always a pleasure to know that we inspire in bits of ways. :-)
I will be retiring without $ 45.000.00 , so I cant go to places you have been to, I will just read your posts and think that Im travelling also, congrats in your achievement.
Thanks for following Filipina!
I love stats! Thanks for sharing! I don’t understand why people are so hooked up on the 45K. If you were to live in any western country for 14 months this is how much you would spend anyway on food, rent, going out with friends, clothing. In that case you may as well travel and see the world!
That’s right it’s actually rather cheap considering all the things I did. But it’s because translated to (the Philippine) peso currency, 45k seems like a big number. :)
just a thought, how many different kind of beers you’ve tried. and i’m not askin how many bottles you’ve emptied ;-)
I wish I have the number, but I can’t count that high! hahaha. I tried local beers in every country. And in countries like Germany, they have several local beers in one place. Scotland, England, Belgium, Czech, Poland…
I say money awesomely spent!
I know you approve! So nice you’re back on the road! x
Siguro, it will take me ages to come up with $45,000. lol Welcome home!!!
But don’t let that deter you. You don’t need $45,000 to travel or live your dream. Cheers and thanks for following.
indeed, stats are fun! i wouldn’t be surprised with the many bus and plane rides and trips, you could read 14 books while traveling!
Could’ve been more books had I gave in to Kindle earlier! :)
Nice great stats Lilliane, someday too. I think what you spent isn’t so bad considering all the places you’ve been to. God bless!
Interesting facts…
$45,000? *plans a bank heist on a bank without a CCTV camera*
Do not be disheartened, Marky. You don’t need 45K to travel the world. While I wasn’t a 5-star traveler (I din stay in expensive hotels/I stayed in dorms), I wasn’t budget traveling. I did a lot of expensive stuff (see my reply to DJ above).
Becks 5 grand alone is for our Galapagos! hahaha! and another 5 grand sa shopping nya on her last leg in US :-)
luv the stat! how you’re able to monitor it and all. numbers translate to me more for some reasons :-)
Hahaha! i have photos almost everyday. The kilometers are supplied by Traveller’s Point.
$45,000 for 14 months?! Ang gastos mo! HAHA
Hahaha. I can explain!
I dove the Galapagos. Carnaval in Brazil. Closing Party Ibiza. I had 5 intercontinental flights. I also consider eating a cultural experience so I ate street food as well as Michelin restaurants. And because I was contraint with 15kg baggage for 13months, I shopped a little on my last stop-USA. haha.