Posted on Monday 11 September 2006
Things I’ve Done…
- Had my head shaved by a monk
- Been to a Formula 1 race
- Learned to scuba dive
- Riden a motorbike through the crazy streets of Hanoi
- Been horse riding
- Travelled across the Himalayas
- Had lunch with over 1200 monks
- Held a python
- Helped save someone’s life
- Climbed the highest mountain in SE Asia
- Developed a love for Photography
- Had an octopus in my pocket
- Touched a nemo (clownfish!)
- Been investigated for murder
- Stood on top of the largest religious building in the world
- Met popstars
- Been on a train for over 20 hours…and a bus for 16 (in one go!)
- Stayed in more hotels than i can count
- Seen a dead body
- Been to 11 new countries
- Drank a litre of beer for 11 pence
- Seen tigers, elephants, snakes, pandas, giraffes and hippopotamuses
- Sat on the beaches of Bali and climbed the mountains of Tibet
- Swam with sharks
- Seen Paul Van Dyke, Seb Fontaine and Bob Sinclar play live!
- Been inside the Petronas Towers
- Been on the front page of the Scottish Sun
- Had my passport stamped for the 1st (and 67th) time!
- Taken roughly 20,000 photos (roughly 50 a day!!)
- Laughed, cried, loved and tried not to hate!
Stuff I’ve Eaten…
- Goat’s cheese
- Yak Meat
- Pig skin
- Chicken stomach
- Yak’s cheese
- Chicken throat
- Pig liver
- Fish eyes
- Duck eggs
- Swordfish
- Pig intestine
- Century old eggs (black!)
- Amazing pasta in Myanmar!
- Pig stomach
- Chicken feet
- Goat stomach
- Duck tongue
- Dog meat (he was a jumpy little fellow called Rover)
- Crab
- Pig gut
- Roti canai (so tasty!)
Stuff I Won’t Miss (much shorter list than stuff i’ll miss!)…
- Slippery floor tiles
- Having to bargain for EVERYTHING, and wonder if you’re still getting ripped off
- Having 5 showers a day and still feeling hot and sticky all the time!
Stuff I’m Looking Forward To…
- CHEESE. All kinds of cheese. Cheddar, havarti, roquefort, brie, edam…oh all the cheese…give me all the cheese!
- Pasta
- Having a good shower everyday (not ending up in a crappy hotel with cold water and a bucket!)
- Not having to bargain
- Last but not least…my family and friends!
great list~you’ve done so much during one year!!
[...] My brother recently posted about his 421 days (new window) travelling. He listed a whole bunch of stuff he’d done, things he’d seen, amazing and terrible experiences. I thought I’d have a similar sense of reflection at the 1 year mark, but I actually forgot last Friday was one year after I left. I knew the date but somehow it slipped by me. [...]