All said and done, I traveled for 180 days. Six months, exactly. I visited 8 countries (I'm not counting my 12 hours in Costa Rica) and 43 cities. Here are some end of trip stats:
Bus Rides: 45
Hours spent on Buses: 449.5 (18.72 days, 10.5% of my trip)
Flights: 8
Money Stolen (and returned): $2002.56
Passport Stamps: 32
Visitors: 6
Ounces Sunblock Used: 17.6
Ounces Shampoo Used: 5 (gross...that's only 3 mini travel bottles)
Some of you may remember my plan from my very first post. It was an efficient, complete circle of the continent. There is a a saying... If you want to make South America laugh, tell it your plans. I had the unique opportunity to practice boundless patience, for six straight months, dealing with the laid back manana, manana... culture Latin Americans so love. Despite my good intentions, here is what my itinerary actually looked like: a zig zagging, circle running, multi-leg mess.
Looking back on my trip, I had some of the toughest and most uncomfortable experiences of my life...but also some of the most exhilarating. New friends and and old (thank you to all my visitors, I'm not sure I could have done it without you) defined every city and country I visited. And as much as I enjoyed the wild-and-craziness of South America, I realized I really do love the good 'ol US of A.It's good to go, and it sure is good to be home. :-D
1 comment:
hello! i found your blog a while ago, and im so glad that you got to do something so amazing! your trip sounds pretty epic. i just got back from italy, and although i didnt run around the country for one hundred and eighty days, i certainly found a love for travel, and will definately be doing more of it. good luck on future endeavours, dont be invisible, there are still six more continents to see!
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