| Days on
honeymoon |
159 |
| Countries
visited |
13 |
| Flights taken |
51 + 3 charter |
| Actual miles
flown |
88,905 (143079 km) + 251 charter |
| Nights on planes |
7 |
| Nights in hotels |
131 |
| Hotels check-ins |
56 |
| Best airline
service |
Cathay Pacific |
| Worst airline
service |
We’re
with our response, which is to give no response |
| Best hotel chain |
Starwood—thanks
for the great service and recognition! |
| Best major city
visited |
Hong Kong,
hands down |
| Most memorable
tour |
Robben
Island Prison, Cape Town, South Africa |
| Least
informative tour |
Zhou Zhuang
(China)—we hired a
“Smiling
Guide”
and all she did was smile. Next time, we’ll
hire the
“Talking Guide”. |
| Best time to
tour Southeast Asia |
When we did: one
week after SARS advisory was lifted—no
one was there, shopping was phenomenal |
| Worst time to
tour Southeast Asia |
When we did;
summer—it’s
damn hot |
| Nicest people |
Katherine, NT, Australia |
| Not so nice
people |
Huh? We believe
in world peace |
| Most interesting
hotel |
Best
Western Sea Breeze “Resort”, Exmouth, WA, Australia†
(†former dormitory on decommissioned
US Naval base) |
| Best benefit of
an extended honeymoon |
Repeated
honeymoon suite upgrades |
| Answer to
“when
did you get married?” |
24th or some
other date†
(†answer dependent on what date we
checked into a hotel) |
| Best appetizer |
Fried worms at
Mama Africa, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe |
| Best use of cow
(i.e. all parts of it) |
El Viñedo,
Arequipa, Peru |
| Best mystery
food |
Shanghai—we
don’t
know the name, but it was good! |
| Best wine find |
Tom Price Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2000 from
Voyager Estate, Margaret River, Western Australia…to
die for! |
| Best
liquor-fueled night |
Liquor:
Amarula;
place:
Kings Pool Camp, Linyanti Reserve, Botswana; why: we’ve
never laughed so hard |
| Answer to most
commonly asked question |
Botswana |
| Answer to second
most commonly asked question |
No |
| Pictures taken |
9,715 |
| Best purchase |
Digital cameras! |
