Fun Facts
Number of countries visited:
- The Viking: 34 countries
- The Kitten: 38 countries
Number and names of countries visited in 2012: 11 (Belgium, France, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Czech Republic, Norway, Sweden, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Switzerland)
Number of kilometers covered in 2011: 18.000
Number of kilometers covered in 2012: 40.000
Our most beautiful travel experiences:
- The Viking: the Stelvio pass (Italy) and the Crimean coastline (Ukraine)
- The Kitten: Monument Valley (USA) and Odessa (Ukraine)
Our most adventurous experiences:
- The Viking: climbing the steep roads to the top of Mount Olympus
- The Kitten: exploring the desert in Tunisia … on her own
Our most stupid travel experiences:
- Getting the car stuck in an Italian orchard
Our most comic encounters:
- When we crossed the border from Ukraine to Moldova, we met an angry customs officer who couldn’t understand that a Danish man had left his country for Belgium and yelled “Hometown! Hometown!” to the Viking…
Most annoying travel experiences:
- The corrupt policemen in Ukraine.
The most surreal travel experiences:
- Having a swim in the deep waters of the thermal lake of Heviz and The Viking then realizing that he hadn’t swum in years … Kitten almost having to save her Viking from drowning.
- The very bad road conditions in Ukraine.
Most romantic moments:
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You guys have great, fun experiences! I have to agree with “corrupt policemen in Ukraine”- they are everywhere on those bad roads! And crossing the border from Ukraine to Moldova could be a lot of trouble. Been there, done that. Really happy that you enjoyed the beautiful coastline of my home country Ukraine. Love your adventures!
Very cool. I hope you’ll be adding to this page.
This is awesome. That is quite a number of km the two of you traveled last year! It sounds like the Ukraine was a mixed bag. Can’t wait to see updates here (hint, hint).
Nice statistics
I love this page as it shows how in tune you are with traveling and learning – together or separately. It’s a reflective page and I love that about it ~ you remember the moments. To me, this is such a huge part of traveling.. and it shows us (the reader) the highs & lows.
What a fun and entertaining read. You, no doubt have all travellers, who read your blog, thinking about their adventures and misadventures too.
Great summary, and I look forward to reading more in the future!
In 2 weeks we are on the road again, so a lot of exciting stuff is coming up!
Nice statistics! I should consider putting something like this together too
This is great…. How nice you are both, doing all these beautiful and amazing travel. Thank you, Blessing and Happiness, with my love, nia
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You have a wonderful life! I love the travels, and getting stuck in an Italian orchard doesn’t sound to bad : )
Unless you experience difficulties getting the car out of the orchard again
I especially like your sense of exploration, looking everywhere, finding unexpected delights in unlikely places. I see you liked Monument Valley, we’ll be there again in a few weeks, that region is our favorite here in the US. Now we’ll have to put Odessa on our list!
You have to! It’s a fantastic city!