The Trip

Itinerary;

Start: November 7 2008, Hong Kong,

Then: Macau, Hong Kong, Moscow (4 months), Riga, Tallinn, Helsinki, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Lyon, Chamonix, Geneva, Bern, Lucerne, Zurich, Paris, Ypres, Paris, Bordeaux, San Sebastian, Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Casablanca, Fes, Tangiers, Marseilles, Nice, Pisa, La Spezia, Pisa, Rome, Sorrento, Rome, Praja a Mare, Napoli, Praja a Mare, Milano, Barcelona, Roma, Napoli, Ischia, Praja a Mare, Roma, Florence, Venezia, Corfu, Athens, Santorini, Ios, Santorini, London, Dublin, Tralee, Dublin, London, Sharm El Sheikh, Dahab, Eilat, Masada, Jerusalem



Next (not necessarily in order): Tel Aviv, Haifa, Golan Heights, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Galilee, Eilat, Petra, Amman, Kathmandu, Kuala Lumpur then finally Sydney!



'The Awards' - in order

Best party; Ios, Barcelona, Nice

Best natural scenery; Santorini sunset, Chamonix, Lucerne

Most helpful strangers; Lyon, London

Most welcoming locals; Praja, Tralee, Eilat

Best dive; Thistledorm - Egypt

Best beach; San Sebastian, Mylopotas (Ios), Barcelona

Worst accomodation; Fes, Tangiers, Roma (Pop Inn was horrible!)

Best accomodation; Santorini

Best hostel party; Nice (Villa Saint Exupery), Ischia (The Ring), Praja (Onda Road)

Best trains; France, Switzerland, Belgium

Dirty cities; Bordeaux, Zurich, Athens,

Best food; Napoli, Casablanca, San Sebastian

Cities I could live in; Stockholm, Amsterdam, London

Best beer; Nasto Azzuro (Italy), Goldstar (Israel), Guinness (Ireland)

Best museums; Yad Vashem (Jerusalem), Nobel museum (Stockholm), Vatican Museum (Vatican City), British Museum (London) - special mention to Vatican & British Museums for number of stolen artifacts from Greece & Egypt

Historical buildings; Rome, Athens, Jerusalem

Biggest night out; Moscow, Moscow, Barcelona, Ios

Biggest adrenalin rush; Cliff jumping - Praja,

Most # of Australians: Ios, London, Rome

Most helpful accomodation; Giovanni's Place - Napoli, Camp Alaska - Sharm El Sheikh, Onda Road - Praja
Worst diet; Corn chips & coke, canned corn in Moscow - too lazy to walk across the road to the shops in -5 to -20 C weather!

Special mention; to Benny from Sydney who I ran into in Paris (hostel), Nice (hostel), Ios (beach) & London (in Paddington station) without planning to meet

Return date to Sydney? 99% December 6, 2009