This is such a hard thing for us to do. To list the best or worst experiences, countries, cities, etc. is like trying to list a year’s worth of your favorite foods.  The complexity and variety of a year's places or experiences can’t be boiled down to a list so easily.  So, we’ve done our best to provide a few lists that reflect some of the highlights and lowlights of the trip. The items in the lists are in no particular order.

The links below link to corresponding dispatches or keywords on the site.

Favorite Countries Overall

• Japan
• New Zealand
• Thailand
• Italy
• Holland
• Sri Lanka
• Norway (Lofoten Islands)
• Russia (Siberia)
• Hong Kong
• Portugal

Favorite Experiences

• Riverboarding in Queenstown, New Zealand
• Elephant Training in Thailand 
• Driving the Lofoten Islands in the Arctic Circle, Norway
• Trans-Siberian Railway
• Ger Camping in Mongolia
• Franz Josef Glacier Hike
• Tokyo's Tsukiji Seafood Market
• Riding the Bullet Trains in Japan
• Sumo Wrestling Tournament, Tokyo, Japan
• Sunrise at Tiger Hill, India, Mt Kanchenjunga
• 6 Days Down China's Yangtze River
• Worlds End, Horton Plains, Sri Lanka
• Overnight Doubtful Sound Cruise, New Zealand
• Swimming with Wild Dolphins in Kaikoura, New Zealand
• Dog Sledding in Banff, Alberta, Canada
• Rome, Italy by motorcycles with Robin and Giovanni
• Eating Baby Ducks in Cambodia with Mongkol
• Surprising Lee's Parents on Their 50th Anniversary

Not-So-Favorite Experiences

• One Whole Day for a Plane Ticket in Singapore
• Losing Our Phone in Brisbane, Australia
• Ruining Our Camera at the Great Barrier Reef
• Attempted Scam by Taxi Guy in Hanoi, Vietnam
• The Road to Darjeeling, India
• Sachi the Stinger Magnet
• Lee's Shoulder Dislocating in New Zealand
• No Hotel in Copenhagen, Denmark
• Dealing with Street Hawkers in India
  
• Minibus Ride from Vang Vieng to Vientiane, Laos
• 9 hour bus ride Sihanoukville to Siem Reap, Cambodia
• Da Lat, Vietnam
• Hot Boxing in Australia
• The Quickest Sickness in Colombo
• Rental Vehicle Broken into in Hawaii

Favorite Cities

• Tokyo, Japan
• Barcelona, Spain
• Wellington, New Zealand
• Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Hong Kong
• Mumbai, India
• Lisbon, Portugal
• Osaka, Japan
• Venice, Italy
• Chiang Mai, Thailand
• Hanoi and Saigon, Vietnam
• Copenhagen, Denmark
• Luang Prabang, Laos
• Prague, Czech Republic