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Worst journey

  1

Mali. Bamako- Mopti: 10h, night bus The bus was crowded like the hell, besides there was no room for the legs and I was sweating so much that I took off the Tshirt (read the story).
  2 India. Leh- Manali: 2 days (19h + 7h), bus The altitude knocked me down (5300 m) althought the amazing landscape. In addition it was so bumpy I was getting mad (read)
  3 Uzbekistan. Samarcanda- Khiva: 14h, night bus Although being night it was so hot and an idiot fell asleep leaned on me; I spent the night pushing him away.




Worst accommodation

  1

Mali. Kayes, Hostel de la jeunesse, The room was so lousy I didn't even dare to take off the shoes and I was disgusted even laying on the bed. In addition the bathroom was one of the worst I've never seen.
  2 Iran. Hamadam (??) It was so luosy that the owner asked me why I wanted to stayed in his place. Besides the dirtiness I still remember the shit stink everywhere.
  3 India, New Delhi, guesthouse Nuvraga I didn't sleep there, but the shower, namely a hole in the wall, had been enough to rank it among the top three




Worst climate

  1

Sweden. End of July in Stockholm arcipelago   Rain for 8 days with 15C!! I had been kayaking in the arcipelago sleeping in the tent for 8 days under the rain. It was just 15 C and everything I had it was wet!
  2 Mali. Mid of august in Kayes hot like the hell It was so hot I couldn't even walk around, in addition the place itself didnt help to put up with it
  3 India. End of August in Kolkata 101% humid!! It had been the first time in my travels I took an A/C room; the humidity was really unbearable and most of the time  I was showering.




Worst situation

  1

Pakistan, near Gilgit I was on a minibus blocked by an islamic protest against "the West"; around me people freaked out burning American flags
  2 Iran, Hamadam Inside a car after I got a lift. One of the two guys on, claimed to be a policeman and wanted to see my money. I reacted agressively...
  3 Cambodia, near Stung Treng I tried to bypass the local mafia who managed  the boats, paying a fisherman for the lift even being warned not to do it. They caught us and they wanted to beat up fisherman




Worst border crossing

  1

Iraq to Turkey near Dohuk Turkish guards couldn't accept that somebody wanted travel in Iraq, my passport was a little worn out and almost full. They really didn't want me to pass through: it took 4 hours
  2

Poland to Czech near Ostrava: night on the train

The militar was sure my ID was fake and I wasn't Italian. I got interwied, showed my signature and I spoke them  italian to convince them. At the end the whole   train delayed 20 minutes becuase of this
3 Bosnia to Montenegro. Unknown place; night on bus It seems for the border guards it wasn't possible an Italian wanted to enter Kosovo to travel in, and they didn't know if it was allowed. (read)




Worst food

  1

Siberia (Asian Russia) Tasteless soups and bad fish will make you to miss any other cousine. Meals on the train are the very bottom end
  2 Rwanda

Simply there's nothing to eat except a kind of potatoes-like bananas. If you order the meat you'll lick the bones

3 Belarus The boorish and rough service certainly didn't help me to enjoy the crappy food




The highest point

A pass in Laddakh (India)  between Leh and Manali; it  was 5364 m. By the way, it has also been the second worst travel I've ever done (see above). This pass is the second highest in the world.




The lowest point

Dead Sea depression in Israel: -400 m below sea level; by the way it's the lowest area on the earth..






The coldest point

The town of Uland Ude in Siberia (Asian Russia) got to -34C: it was at the end of December, and we were waiting for the bus aside the road


 



The northernmost point

Narvik (Norway): not far from the northenmost tip of Europe (North Cape)




The southernmost point

Punta Arenas (Patagonia, Chile), a town not far from the southernmost tip of America (Cape Horn)




The longest travel leg

From Irkutsk to Vladivostok in the Siberia (Asian Russia) by the transiberian train in 3rd class: 72 hours, namely 3 days and 3 nights without any stopover. Just got off twice for 10 minuts looking for some food




List of the countries I've been
(sorted by date)



TOTAL COUNTRIES VISITED: 80

Country* = not travelled extensively

  Dates Report Notes
Egypt Mar '10    
Jordan Mar '10    
Swaziland Aug '09    
Mozambique Aug '09    
Malawi Aug '09    
Zambia Aug '09    
South Africa* Aug '09    
Romania May '09    
United Arab Emirates Dec '08    
Oman Dec '08    
Colombia Aug '08    
Palestine May '08    
Israel May '08, Mar '10    
Armenia Mar '08    
(Nagorno Karabakh) Mar '08   Not recognised by ONU
Sierra Leone Dec '07    
Guinea Conakry Dec '07    
Ethiopia Sep '07    
Somalia (Somaliland) Sep '07   Not recognised by ONU
(Kurdistan) Apr '07   Not recognised by ONU
Iraq Apr '07    
Turkey* Apr '07 No travel report 2 days in Kurdistan
Syria Apr '07    
Pakistan Oct '06    
Nicaragua Jun '06    
Costa Rica* Jun '06 No travel report From S.Jose to Nicaragua
Honduras* Jun '06 No travel report 2 days in the south
Albania Apr '06    
China Dec '06, Apr '09    
India Aug '05    
Rwanda Jun '05    
Uganda Jun '05    
(Kashmir) Aug '05   Not recognised by ONU
Slovakia May '05 No travel report  
Portugal* Apr '05 No travel report  
Belarus Mar '05    
Uzbekistan Aug '04    
Kazakhstan Aug '04, Dec '06 No travel report  
Kyrgyzstan Aug '04    
Russia Dec '03, Feb '05,
Dec '09
   
Cambodia Aug '03    
Laos Aug '03    
Thailand Aug '03    
Bosnia-Hercegovina Dec '02    
(Kosovo) Dec '02   Not recognised by ONU
Croatia Dec '02 No travel report  
Mali Aug '02    
Senegal Aug '02    
Finland* Oct '01 No travel report 1 day in Helsinki
Sweden '01- '02   Living 1 year
France Aug '00    
England Aug '00    
Slovenia Jun '00 No travel report  
Iran Mar '00    
Chile Feb '99    
Uruguay* Feb '99 No travel report  
Argentina* Feb '99 No travel report 6 days in Buenos Aires
Ukraine* Dec '98    
Latvia Aug '98    
Lithuania Aug '98    
Estonia Aug '98    
Czech Republic Aug '98    
Poland Aug '98, '04- '05   Living 1 year
Hungary Aug '98    
Denmark Feb '98    
Germany Feb '98, Aug '99    
San Marino Apr '92 No travel report  
Monaco Aug '91 No travel report  
Spain Aug '91 No travel report  
Andorra
Aug '90 No travel report  
Liechtenstein Apr '90 No travel report  
United States Aug '89, Dec '00 No travel report  
Belgium Dec '88 No travel report  
Greece Aug '88, Jan '09 No travel report  
Serbia & Montenegro* Aug '88 No travel report  
Netherlands Dec '88, Feb '97 No travel report  
Norway Aug '87, Jun '01 No travel report  
Austria Dec '85, Feb '98 No travel report  
Switzerland   No travel report 50 km from my hometown
Italy   No travel report Home country

 



My wanna-go-destinations

Country Why I want go? Tough season What's the problem?
ASIA
Afghanistan The turbulent past and hospitality   Shitty instability
Armenia (& Nagorno K.)

Tradition, the dense past and the Caucasian pride

Some scaring travel story...
Burma (Myan.) It's said to be the pearl of south Asia   Independent travel restricted to few areas
Georgia Tradition and Caucasian pride    
Israel & Palestine Jewish culture and the complex Palestinian situation June- Aug Israel stamp= trash the passport
Mongolia Landscape, traditions and unique ethnic group Nov- Mar The flight need to be booked far in advance
North Korea Another planet Dec- Feb Close to independent travellers
Russia (far eastern ) A charming huge forgotten part of the world. Nov- Mar
Tajikistan Unique landscape Oct- April  
Yemen It's said to be the pearl of Middle East June- Aug Independent travel restricted to few areas

 

Country Why I want go? Tough season What's the problem?
AFRICA
Dem Rep of Congo A travel challenge in an amazing environment   It looks tough, maybe too much
Sudan It's said to be the friendliest country in Africa June- Aug Shitty visa!!
Tanzania It's said to be the pearl of Africa    
       

 

Country Why I want go? Tough season What's the problem?
EUROPE
Bulgaria & Macedonia Forgotten part of Europe    
Iceland Unique landscape Nov- Apr I don't wanna stick to a tourist group and expensive!
Moldova & Transniedstra Here the wall didn't fall and Stalin is still alive    
Ukraine (Crimea) A dense past and peculiar culture    
Greenland (DK) A misterious land between Europe and Canada Nov- Apr Getting around only flying or by boat, forget buses or trains!

 

Country Why I want go? Tough season What's the problem?
AMERICA

Bolivia

It's said to be the pearl of South America   Flight need to be booked far in advance
Brasil Not so curious of the culture, but I want to have a taste    
Colombia Environment    
North America (Coast2coast) Come on! The coast to coast is a travel myth! June- Aug I need one month!

 

Country Why I want go? Tough season What's the problem?
OCEANIA
No particular interests Maybe you can convince me....