Sunday, September 29, 2013

Asia Trip 2013: The Trip in Numbers

So, as many of you reading this blog are likely to know, I recently went on a trip to south-east Asia with one of my best friends in the world, Shane. There's a lot to reflect on, so I'm going to write a few posts about it, but I wanted to start with the most basic and the most nerdy: the trip in numbers. Stats, figures, sums. So here are the key facts and figures. All of them are for me; Shane's will vary somewhat (e.g. he flew direct from Toronto, so his number of airports and list thereof is different).

Total Days: 20, including flight days.
Countries Visited: 5 (Hong Kong, Philippines, Thailand, South Korea, Japan)
Cities Visited: 8 (Hong Kong, Manila, Tagaytay, Bangkok, Seoul, Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima)
Airports: 8 (Gatwick, Beijing [for a transfer], Hong Kong, Manila, Bangkok, Seoul Incheon, Tokyo Narita, Tokyo Haneda)
Hotels, Guesthouses and Hostels Stayed In: 8 (two different ones in Hong Kong, two different ones in Tokyo, one each in Bangkok, Seoul, Kyoto and Manila).
Total Kilometers Flown: 31645 (estimated by FreeMapTools)
Photos and Videos Taken on Primary Camera: 2008 (with a fair few more on our phones). These are just the ones we kept.
Bits of Electronic Kit Brought: 6 (iPad, iPhone, Kindle, Camera, Two X-Mini II speakers)
Bits of Electronic Kit Lost/Stolen/Broken: 1 (Kindle screen broke in Japan)
Bits of Electric Kit Brought: 5 (Universal plug adapter, 4-plug extension lead, iPad charger, multi-port USB charger, camera charger)
Electronic Cables Brought: 4 (Mini USB cable, Micro USB cable, 2 dock connector cables)
Electronic Cables Broken: 1 (one of the dock connector cables gave out-solder came lose on the USB side)
Electronic Gadgets and Cables Bought: (Two 3-in-1 charging cables, one memory stick, a wireless keyboard/mouse combo
Shirts Bought: 4 (in Hong Kong, tailored)
Other Things Bought: 5 (One Kyocera ceramic knife, one non-stick small saucepan, one silicon flipper to use with the saucepan, one pretty wooden flower vase as a gift for my girlfriend, one iPad case in fake wood as a gift for my girlfriend).
Volcanos Hiked Up: 1 (Taal, in the Philippines)
Nights We Went Clubbing: 6 (once in Manila, once in Seoul, three times in Tokyo, once in Hong Kong)
Nights We Did Karaoke: 1 (Manila at a fellow hostel-mate's request for her birthday. I wanted to try it in Tokyo, but they take it so seriously I didn't dare)
£1.75 Bottles Of Whiskey Drunk: 2 (on two nights, shared with others). Both in the Philippines.
Beers Drunk in One Hour of All-You-Can-Drink: 6 (I think)
Bullet Train Rides: 4 (Tokyo to Kyoto, Kyoto to Hiroshima and the return for each)
Taxi Rides: 10
Jeepney Rides: 8 (I think)
Metro/Subway Rides: Lots
Maximum Steps Walked In One Day: 41,000+ (according to Shane's pedometer)
Money Spent: £Just like, a lot
People Added to Facebook: 5

More posts to come about each place we went!


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