Follow our progress including distance and mode of travel on our interactive map.

You can see the preparation for the trip on the planning page.

Acquired

New hats (2), new tops (7), expensive Russian union jack mug, 3 monkeys charm with bell, new sandals (2), hairbrush, ‘cotton’ shorts for cycling, general use cotton shorts, George at Asda real cotton trousers (from Karen B), closed heel and toe sandals (from Kim), green ‘pearl’ necklace, other necklaces (4), new flipflops (2), dangerous unprotected element for boiling a single cup of water.

Left behind

Rough guide to Moscow, Russian-English dictionary, Boden shorts (to Karen B), ‘cotton’ shorts. Flip flops from Laos, salt and pepper from Moscow, indestructible Russian mug, hair mousse from Japan.

Discarded

Broken Russian union jack mug, old sandals (2), previously white but now dirty grey t-shirt (never bring any white clothes on a trip like this).

Lost

Hairbrush (lost twice but found again both times). Both elastic washing lines :(  Phil’s long-sleeved Indian shirt.

Books read

Karen - 40

Phil - 29

Seen world’s

Largest freshwater lake

Longest railway

Tallest tower

Largest public square*

Longest over-water cable car**

Largest religious structure

Largest living thing

Largest sand island

*Depends who you ask

**Had to edit Wikipedia myself for this one

World Heritage Sites visited

Russia: Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg; Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow; Lake Baikal

Japan: Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto; Shrines and Temples of Nikko

China: Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing; Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor; The Great Wall; Temple of Heaven, Beijing

Cambodia: Angkor

India: Group of Monuments at Hampi; Elephanta Caves; Western Ghats

Australia: Wet Tropics of Queensland; Great Barrier Reef; Fraser Island; Greater Blue Mountains Area; Sydney Opera House

Beer prices

Cheapest: £0.20 per pint, street bar, Hanoi, Vietnam

Priciest: £14 per pint, hotel bar, Kyoto, Japan

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