We cannot believe it’s been a full year since we started our 500-day trip around the world. Exactly 365 days ago, we were locking the door to our empty apartment, saying goodbye to New York City, and hopping on a plane into the unknown. Every day we walk into a new world of wonder, never quite sure what we are going to find, but for every street we explore or trail we follow, it’s always an adventure. This trip is officially our honeymoon but really it has been a journey of the most beautiful, eye-opening, challenging, awe-inspiring, exhilarating, hysterical, and formative experiences we could ever have. From South America to Africa to Asia, we’ve experienced so many things that sometimes it’s even hard for us to process them. So before we take on the next 135 days (or more) in the far-flung corners of this amazing planet, here are a few of the numbers that add up to one incredible year on the road.
Countries Visited: 20
Places Visited: 149
(Manaus, Amazon River, Forteleza, Jericoracora, Canoa Quebrada, Praia De Pipa, Olinda, Salvador, Mangue Seco, Trancoso, Rio de Janiero, Ilha Grande, Sao Paulo, Porto Iquazu, Buenos Aires, Colonia de Sacramento, Ushuaia, El Calfate, Torres del Paine, El Chalten, Bariloche, Villa de la Angostura, El Bolson, Pucon, Santiago, Valparaiso, Mendoza, Purmamarca, San Pedro de Atacama, Lago Colorado, Ciudad de Piedras, Uyuni, Potosi, Sucre, La Paz, Copacobana, Isla del sol, Coroico, {uno, Arequipa, Colca Canyon, Cusco, Inca trail, Aguas Calientes, Lima, New York, Poconos, Los Angeles, Johannesburg, Sabi Sands, Cape Town, Constantia, Stellenbosch, Montague, Wilderness, Nature’s Valley, Grahamstown, Mdumbi, Sani Pass, Lesotho, Underberg, Livingstone, Sindabezi Island, South Luangwa, Lilongwe, Majete, Lake Malawi, Cuamba, Nampula, Ilha de Mozambique, Pemba, Medjumbe Island, Ibo Island, ADPP, Mtwara, Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar Stone Town, Sansibar, Arusha, Ngorongoro Crater, Nairobi, Masai Mara, Meru, Samburu, Bisanadi Reserve, Nanyuki, Aberdare, Ark, Mombasa, Diani Beach, Lamu Island, Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Pokhara, Annapurna Base Camp, Ghorepani, Seti River, Hong Kong, Tai Po, Shenzen, Kunming, Dali, Shangri-la, Benzilan, Meili, Emi Shan, Dazu, Chongqing, Yangtze, Wulingyuan, Fenghuang, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing, Mutianyu, Sapporo, Daisetsuzan, Otaru, Yayoi, Taketomi Island, Naha, Iriomote Island, Kohama Island, Nago Bay, Kyoto, Arashiyama, Kanazawa, Kaga Onsen, Tokyo, Bangkok, Koh Samui, Koh Sok, Phuket, Racha Island, Koh Phi Phi Island, Railay beach, Koh Phangan, Aranyaprathet, Battambang, Siem Reap, Beng Mealea, Koh Ker, Preah Viahear, Phnom Penh, Chau Doc, Can Tho, Ben Tre, Ho Chi Minh City, and Muine.)
Trains: 14
Flights: 16
Vehicle Breakdowns: 5
National Parks: 32
Found Hearts: 45
Islands: 20
Hitchhikes: 6
Run-ins with the Law: 2
Beaches: 34
Jars of Peanut Butter: 12
Temples: 63
Luxury Resorts: 38
Nights Without a Bed: 19
Friend Visits: 15
First-Time Fruits: 14
Bottles of Water Purchased: 11
Borders Crossed: 27
Visas: 10
Glaciers: 10
Days of Happiness: 365