My year (plus some) trip over three continents has finished and I’m still processing everything I saw and learned! I visited 20 countries in total. Here’s a list of each country with something I will remember about it, as well as a gallery of photos which hadn’t previously made it onto the blog.
- Peru: Amazing Incan ruins and yummy ceviche
- Bolivia: Unbelievable mountain views in the Yungas
- Argentina: Hiking and practicing my Spanish with locals
- Chile: The best street art I’ve ever seen
- Iceland: Gorgeous scenery and great food
- Germany: Beer gardens!
- Austria: All of the beautiful architecture, and staying with my friend Noemi
- Hungary: Staying with my good friend Dori and her mom
- Serbia: Eating lots of yummy meat and hiking in National Park Tara
- Romania: The kindest people in the world
- Bulgaria: Gorgeous views by the Black Sea
- Turkey: Hot air ballooning!
- Hong Kong: Hiking on Lantau Island with my friends Jane and James
- The Philippines: Kind people and interesting barbecue
- Vietnam: My amazing birthday trek in SaPa
- Laos: Learning about the Secret War
- Cambodia: Biking around Angkor Wat
- Thailand: Scuba diving!
- Malaysia: Eating my heart out in the food capital of Asia
- Singapore: Marveling at the modern architecture and efficiency of the city state
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- Looking out over Cusco, Peru. You can see the Plaza de Armas in the background!
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- Talking to a local shepherd near Quime, Bolivia on a camping trip
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- On a hike in Tilcara, Argentina
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- Some of the impressive street art in Valparaiso, Chile
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- Some sheep in Bakkagerdi, Iceland. This photo was taken at 10:30pm!
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- Swimming at the Danube River in Vienna
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- Dori and me in her friend’s antique car in Eger, Hungary
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- The view of Vrsac, Serbia on a camping trip
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- Part of the fresco of a church in Cisnadioara, Romania
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- Sunset over the Black Sea in Nessebar, Bulgaria
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- The silhouette of my hot air balloon on the cliffs of Cappadocia
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- Hiking with Jane and James on Lantau Island!
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- The view from my tour boat in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
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- With a new hostel friend at Kuang Si falls outside Luang Prabang, Laos
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- Christmas day at the beach in Sihanoukville, Cambodia
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- Hiking in the stone forest in Pai, Thailand
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- Some of the street art in Georgetown, Malaysia
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- Famous chili crab at Jumbo Crab in Singapore
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