Favorite Ground Transportation: (view)

1. Top of bus, Nepal
   
2. Motorcycle rental, Nepal
   
3. Motorcycle taxi, Thailand
   
4. Hill tribe trek elephant ride, Thailand
   

Hardest Sleeping Surface: (view)

1. Taman Negara hide, Malaysia
   The matresses for the bunk beds were missing. Just wood slats.
2. Malaysian bus station from Cameron Highlands, Malaysia
   Slept on tile bench waiting for early morning bus.
3. Lake Cariba ferry, Zimbabwe
   Slept on hard plastic benches for 3 nights.
4. Pinnacles hike, Malaysia
   One large wooden deck for all to sleep on w/ only our thin sheet.

Scariest Ground Transportation: (view)

1. Bus to Java w/ dead guy, Indonesia
   OMG, fast driving, passing blind, dead moto driver on side of road.
2. Cliff buses, Nepal
   Riding on top of bus on thin cliff roads.
3. Mini bus, Vietnam
   Fast, blind passing of motos, trucks, driving most of the time in oncoming lane, etc.
4. Drunk Cairo taxi driver, Egypt
   Need we say more?

Favorite Cultural Event:: (view)

1. Semana Santa, Antigua, Guatemala
   
2. Hill tribe festival, Thailand
   

Smoggiest City: (view)

1. Jogyakarta, Indonesia
   
2. Cairo, Egypt
   

Best Snorkeling: (view)

1. Dahab, Egypt
   
2. Yongala, Australia
   
3. Lovina, Indonesia
   

Smallest Hotel Room: (view)

1. Tikal, Guatemala
   6' x 4' w/ no bed it looked more like an outhouse!
2. Bang Bao, Koh Chang, Thailand
   About 7' x 7' w/ a thin roll to sleep on.

Favorite Lingo/Phrase: (view)

1. Fair Dinkum, Australia
   
2. Bula, Fiji
   
3. Pura vida, Nicaragua
   
4. Vinaka vaka levu!, Thank you with Big style!, Fiji
   

Favorite National Park: (view)

1. Mulu, Malaysia
   
2. Tarangire, Tanzania
   
3. Monteverde, Costa Rica
   
4. Royal Bardia, Nepal
   

Best Trip Gadget:: (view)

1. Sleep sacks
   With a silk blend these were a bit of luxury wherever we went.
2. Flat sink stopper
   Clean laundry antyime, anywhere!

Favorite New Animal: (view)

1. Mouse Deer, Indonesia
   
2. Stained Glass Butterfly, Guatemala
   
3. Pangolin, Malaysia
   

Worst Boat Ride:: (view)

1. Koh Kradan storm, Thailand
   Soaked to the bone in a small boat and a driver that had no idea how to drive in a storm.
2. Cayos Cochinos maintenance, Honduras
   Hitched a ride to shore on a boat that broke. The in-storm fix was to hammer the hell out of it.
3. Oily to Lombok Indonesia
   Sat on the roof only to have the big smoke stacks rain small droplets of oil on us.
4. Omotepe ferry, Nicaragua
   Thought it was going to burst at the seams.

Best Museum: (view)

1. Nimbin Museum, Australia
   
2. Kuching Museum, Malaysia
   

Favorite Swim: (view)

1. Finca Paraiso, Rio Dulce, Guatemala
   A hot waterfall into a cool pool of friendly fish.
2. Taman Negara hide, Malaysia
   This was THE most refreshing dip in the river after a grueling hike to the hide.
3. Mud baths and hot pools, Vietnam
   The mud baths were SO nice and the hot pools huge and clean.

Cheapest Hotel Room: (view)

1. $1.65 Yogyakarta, Indonesia
   

Favorite Boat Ride: (view)

1. Pinnacles, Malaysia
   
2. Nile Cruise, Egypt
   
3. Taman Negara, Malaysia
   
4. Ride to Koh Kradan, Thailand
   

Best Air Transportation: (view)

1. Gulf Air, Oman
   

Worst Air Transportation: (view)

1. Egypt Air, Egypt
   
2. Russian Airline out of Mexico
   Smoke coming from the AC vents, thought it was going to rattle apart.

Best Dish: (view)

1. • Tipico at Fuentes Gorginas, Guatemala
   
2. Aswan Falafel, Egypt
   
3. Kwai Tiau, Malaysia
   
4. Nasi Goreng, Indonesia
   

Best Supporting Dish: (view)

1. Coronetto, Various
   
2. Red Bean Bun, Malaysia
   
3. Tim Tam slam, Australia
   
4. Lemon & sugar pancake/crepe, St. Kilda, Australia
   

Most Memorable Hike: (view)

1. Taman Negara hide, Malaysia
   
2. Pinnacles, Malaysia
   
3. Mulu flashlight from bat cave, Malaysia
   
4. Epi's Tour, Fiji
   

Favorite Animal Sighting: (view)

1. Hippos on road, Zimbabwe
   
2. Playing elephants, Zimbabwe
   
3. Flying Squirrel, Malaysia
   
4. Koala, Australia
   

Most Memorable Insect: (view)

1. Walking stick, Malaysia
   Huge thing fell out of a tree right on front of us.
2. Assasin Beetle, Guatemala
   Deadly beetle bites you but you don't die until around 20 years later.
3. Oops, I pulled it's leg off (Prince Charles), Fiji
   
4. Scorpion, Guatemala
   Came out of our bedding in our room.

Most Memorable Shower: (view)

1. Rio Dulce, damn good shower, Guatemala
   Even other travelers commnented on how nice their showers were.
2. Antigua widow maker, Guatemala
   A shocking experience.
3. Merapi ladel shower, Indonesia
   A new experience.
4. Gili Meno salt water, Indonesia
   Scooping salt water to shower got old fast.

Most Memorable Toilet: (view)

1. Two bricks on floor, Tananzia
   
2. Nile shisha no flush, Egypt
   
3. Tato pani into river, Nepal
   
4. Cayos Cochinos ocean shore, Honduras
   

Most Amusing/Interesting Person We Met: (view)

1. Kabau, Malaysia
   
2. British Steve, Zimbabwe
   
3. Marlon, Australia
   
4. Roto Rua Hostel Guy, New Zealand
   

Most Crowded Transportation: (view)

1. Bemo to Jogya from Merapi, Indonesia
   
2. Ometepe bus, Guatemala
   
3. Night bus to Bardia, Nepal
   
4. Bus to Kariba, Zimbabwe
   

Funniest Moment: (view)

1. Stan Meecham, Indonesia
   
2. • "Hammer foot with Coral", Indonesia
   
3. • Headless Acid Chickens, Zimbabwe
   
4. • Praying Mantis with Mark & Sue, Fiji
   

Favorite Party Night: (view)

1. Mirool darts tournament, Australia
   
2. Ticket to the moon, Lovina, Indonesia
   
3. Cheeky Monkey, Australia
   
4. Whiskey in Bangkok, Thailand
   

Most Prevalent Local Food: (view)

1. Sadza, Zimbabwe
   
2. Tea, Egypt
   
3. Gallo Pinto, Nicaragua
   
4. Taro, Fiji
   

Favorite Border Crossing: (view)

1. Honduras to Guatemala
   
2. Thailand into Laos
   No instruction, just had to wander about down dirt paths, through cows, and try to find the right buildings to visit.
3. Midnight arrival in Indonesia
   
4. AM arrival in Fiji
   

Favorite New Plant: (view)

1. Nomadic plant
   
2. Peach smelling plumeria
   
3. Epiphytes
   
4. Strangler Fig
   

Favorite Cave: (view)

1. Glow worms, New Zealand
   
2. Finca Ixobal swim, Guatemala
   
3. Mulu stalagtite/mite w/ lights, Malaysia
   
4. Koh Kradan swim, Thailand
   

Favorite Natural Phenomenon: (view)

1. Phosphorescence, Gili Meno, Indonesia
   
2. Poisons w/ cures, Fiji
   
3. Sparkling tree, Nepal
   
4. Corkscrew bats, Malaysia
   

Worst Hotel Room: (view)

1. Sibu cockroaches, Malaysia
   
2. The Ritz, St. Kilda, Australia
   
3. Rivas, Nicaragua
   

Best Hotel Room: (view)

1. Ubud, Indonesia
   
2. Koh Wai, Thailand
   
3. Kapit, Malaysia
   
4. Vietnam
   So many good ones here. For very little money you get beachfront, AC, fridge, and hot water!

Friendliest People: (view)

1. Vietnam
   
2. Fiji
   
3. Indonesia
   
4. Nepal