Worst
travel leg
|
1
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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 |
| 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
visa
|
1
|
Sudan
Visa |
|
I had to book a delux hotel for more than
2.000$ and then cancel it. It took 1 month and on the visa
Embassy wrote the name of the hotel of the fake booking,
once in Khartoum Police asked for it.... (read
the story)
|
| 2 |
Iran
Visa |
|
You need a local support who invites you.
I spent nights surfing in the net looking for it. At the
end I found an agency let by a lady who helped me....
|
| 3 |
Sierra
Leone Visa |
|
Till 1wk before the flight I still didn't
have it. Embassy wanted a local invitation, in the net I
found a guy who sent me a number... (read
the story)
|
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 |
Sudan,
Atbara |
|
It
was such a stinky and noise guesthouse, that I had to take
a pill to fall asleep. Then when I went to the bathroom
I found a dagger forgotten by the preivous guy!
|
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 |
Brazil.
June in Amazonas, from Manaus to Belem hot and damp like
hell! |
|
Once landed in Manaus (Amazonas) our luggages went lost
so for days I was wearing long pant and thick shirt.
|
| 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
(Travel
report).
|
The
lowest point
|
Dead Sea depression in Israel: -400 m below
sea level; by the way it's the lowest area on the earth
(Travel
report).
|
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 (Travel
report)
|
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)
(Travel report)
|
The longest travel
leg
|
- Transiberian Train (Russia) from Irkutsk
to Vladivostok in 3rd class: 72 hours, namely 3 days and
3 nights without any stopover to cover 5000km. Just got
off twice for 10 minuts looking for some food (Travel
report)
- Amazon River (Brasil) from Manaus to Belem
by boat: it took 4 days (3 nights) sleeping on the hammocks
hang on the boat deck to cover 1500km.. We had one stopver
in Santarem (Travel
report)
|
The
longest single flight
|
- From Osaka (Japan) to Rome (Italy): 12h
50min by Alitalia
|
The
longest set of flights to reach a destination
|
- From Milan to La Paz (Bolivia):
Milan to London
London to Chicago
Chicago to Miami
Miami to La Paz
Total time (with stopovers included): 34h
Nr of stopovers: #3
PS: the following day after being landed in La Paz we
flew to Santa Cruz
|
List of the countries
I've been
(sorted by date)
|
TOTAL COUNTRIES VISITED: 92
Country* = not travelled extensively
| |
Dates |
Km travelled
(w/o flights) |
Nr of different accomodations |
Nr of days |
Report |
Notes |
| TOTAL: 92 countries |
|
144.175 km |
353 accomodations |
714 days |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Macedonia |
Aug'12 |
800 |
3 |
5 |
report in preparation |
|
| Montenegro |
Aug'12 |
500 |
2 |
3 |
report in preparation |
|
| Cuba |
Apr'12 |
1437 |
5 |
10 |
|
|
| Japan |
Jan'12 |
2500 |
5 |
13 |
|
|
| Peru' |
Aug '11 |
2125 |
6 |
10 |
|
|
| Boliva |
Aug '11 |
2000 |
7 |
11 |
|
|
|
Brasil
(Amazonas
and NordEste)
|
Jun '11 |
3875 |
7 |
14 |
|
|
| Sudan |
Dec '10 |
4250 |
7 |
14 |
|
|
| Brunei |
Aug '10 |
250 |
1 |
3 |
|
|
| Malaysia
(Borneo) |
Aug '10 |
2625 |
5 |
13 |
|
|
| Singapore |
Aug '10 |
50 |
1 |
8 |
|
|
| Egypt |
Mar '10 |
875 |
1 |
8 |
|
|
| Jordan |
Mar '10 |
437 |
1 |
3 |
|
Just visited Petra |
| Swaziland |
Aug '09 |
250 |
2 |
3 |
|
|
| Mozambique |
Aug '09 |
2500 |
7 |
8 |
|
|
| Malawi |
Aug '09 |
625 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
| Zambia |
Aug '09 |
2000 |
4 |
7 |
|
|
| South Africa* |
Aug '09 |
500 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
| Romania |
May '09 |
1000 |
5 |
7 |
|
|
| United
Arab Emirates |
Dec '08 |
437 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
| |
Dates |
Km travelled
(w/o flights) |
Nr of different accomodations |
Nr of days |
Report |
Notes |
| Oman |
Dec '08 |
4625 |
3 |
9 |
|
|
| Colombia |
Aug '08 |
2125 |
8 |
15 |
|
|
| Palestine |
May '08 |
375 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
| Israel |
May '08, Mar '10 |
750 |
6 |
8 |
|
|
| Armenia |
Mar '08 |
1187 |
4 |
4 |
|
|
| (Nagorno
Karabakh) |
Mar '08 |
250 |
1 |
2 |
|
Not recognised by ONU |
| Sierra
Leone |
Dec '07 |
1125 |
5 |
9 |
|
|
| Guinea
Conakry |
Dec '07 |
875 |
2 |
5 |
|
|
| Ethiopia |
Sep '07 |
1125 |
6 |
13 |
|
|
| Somalia
(Somaliland) |
Sep '07 |
560 |
2 |
5 |
|
Not recognised by ONU |
| (Kurdistan) |
Apr '07 |
|
|
|
|
Not recognised by ONU |
| Iraq |
Apr '07 |
1125 |
4 |
8 |
|
|
| Turkey*
|
Apr '07, Dec'10 |
312 |
3 |
3 |
No travel report |
Crossing Kurdistan and
visiting Istanbul |
| Syria
|
Apr '07 |
2375 |
5 |
8 |
|
|
| Pakistan |
Oct '06 |
1750 |
5 |
12 |
|
|
| Nicaragua
|
Jun '06 |
1000 |
6 |
12 |
|
|
| Costa
Rica* |
Jun '06 |
260 |
1 |
1 |
No travel report |
From S.Jose to Nicaragua |
| Honduras* |
Jun '06 |
125s |
1 |
2 |
No travel report |
2 days in the south |
|
Dates |
Km travelled
(w/o flights) |
Nr of different accomodations |
Nr of days |
Report |
Notes |
| Albania |
Apr '06, Aug '12 |
750 |
6 |
8 |
|
|
| China |
Dec '06, Apr '09 |
4812 |
6 |
15 |
|
|
| India
|
Aug '05 |
5000 |
8 |
15 |
|
|
| Rwanda
|
Jun '05 |
750 |
5 |
10 |
|
|
| Uganda
|
Jun '05 |
1750 |
5 |
8 |
|
|
| (Kashmir) |
Aug '05 |
|
|
|
|
Not recognised by ONU |
| Slovakia
|
May '05 |
625 |
2 |
4 |
No travel report |
|
| Portugal* |
Apr '05 |
375 |
2 |
4 |
No travel report |
|
| Belarus |
Mar '05 |
1237 |
3 |
5 |
|
|
| Uzbekistan
|
Aug '04 |
3500 |
6 |
14 |
|
|
| Kazakhstan |
Aug '04, Dec '06 |
1125 |
2 |
4 |
|
|
| Kyrgyzstan |
Aug '04 |
2125 |
5 |
9 |
|
|
| Russia
|
Dec '03, Feb '05,
Dec '09 |
10937 |
10 |
35 |
|
|
| Cambodia |
Aug '03 |
937 |
3 |
6 |
|
|
| Laos |
Aug '03 |
2000 |
6 |
15 |
|
|
| Thailand
|
Aug '03 |
1500 |
3 |
5 |
|
|
| Bosnia-Hercegovina |
Dec '02, Aug'12 |
1625 |
3 |
9 |
|
|
| (Kosovo) |
Dec '02, Aug '12 |
750 |
2 |
5 |
|
Not recognised by ONU |
|
Dates |
Km travelled
(w/o flights) |
Nr of different accomodations |
Nr of days |
Report |
Notes |
| Croatia |
Dec '02, Aug'12 |
1750 |
1 |
5 |
No travel report |
|
| Mali |
Aug '02 |
2550 |
5 |
15 |
|
|
| Senegal
|
Aug '02 |
1000 |
4 |
5 |
|
|
| Finland* |
Oct '01 |
125 |
0 |
1 |
No travel report |
1 day in Helsinki |
| Sweden
|
'01- '02 |
6825 |
5 |
15 |
|
Living 1 year |
| France |
Aug '00 |
2250 |
2 |
5 |
|
|
| England |
Aug '00 |
2000 |
3 |
10 |
|
|
| Slovenia
|
Jun '00, Aug '12 |
500 |
1 |
2 |
No travel report |
|
| Iran
|
Mar '00 |
3125 |
9 |
20 |
|
|
| Chile |
Feb '99 |
1000 |
1 |
19 |
|
|
| Uruguay*
|
Feb '99 |
612 |
1 |
5 |
No travel report |
|
| Argentina* |
Feb '99 |
250 |
1 |
2 |
No travel report |
6 days in Buenos Aires |
| Ukraine*
|
Dec '98 |
250 |
1 |
7 |
|
|
| Latvia |
Aug '98 |
312 |
0 |
2 |
|
|
| Lithuania |
Aug '98 |
875 |
4 |
5 |
|
|
| Estonia |
Aug '98 |
825 |
2 |
3 |
|
|
| Czech
Republic |
Aug '98 |
437 |
1 |
3 |
|
|
| Poland |
Aug '98, '04- '05 |
8825 |
15 |
20 |
|
Living 1 year |
| Hungary |
Aug '98 |
475 |
1 |
4 |
|
|
| |
Dates |
Km travelled
(w/o flights) |
Nr of different accomodations |
Nr of days |
Report |
Notes |
| Denmark |
Feb '98 |
2000 |
8 |
13 |
|
|
| Germany |
Feb '98, Aug '99 |
5125 |
15 |
25 |
|
|
| San Marino
|
Apr '92 |
25 |
0 |
1 |
No travel report |
|
| Monaco |
Aug '91 |
37 |
0 |
2 |
No travel report |
|
| Spain
|
Aug '91 |
2125 |
10 |
15 |
No travel report |
|
Andorra
|
Aug '90 |
65 |
0 |
1 |
No travel report |
|
| Liechtenstein |
Apr '90 |
25 |
0 |
1 |
No travel report |
|
| United
States |
Aug '89, Dec '00 |
3500 |
12 |
20 |
No travel report |
|
| Belgium |
Dec '88 |
500 |
2 |
2 |
No travel report |
|
| Greece |
Aug '88, Jan '09 |
1125
|
4 |
10 |
No travel report |
|
| Serbia*
|
Aug '88 |
1275
|
20 |
3 |
No travel report |
|
| Netherlands |
Dec '88, Feb '97 |
625 |
1 |
7 |
No travel report |
|
| Norway
|
Aug '87, Jun '01 |
3625 |
5 |
15 |
No travel report |
|
| Austria |
Dec '85, Feb '98 |
750 |
8 |
6 |
No travel report |
|
| Saudi Arabia |
|
312 |
2 |
5 |
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... |
| 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!! |
| |
|
|
|
| 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 (Amazonas) |
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.... |
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