Here are some random facts and stats. Its really messy right now with just a few ideas, but Ill see if I can whip up something better. Ill try to update this as more events arise. Enjoy.

Countries Visited: 33
Passport Pages Used: 22/27
Flights taken: 21
Cheapest Flight:  $24 US (thats NOT a typo, my taxi to the airort cost exponentially more, Sharjah, UAE->Amman, Jordan linky)
Most Expensive Flight: $400 US (Kathmandu->Lasa->Chengdu->Shanghai)
Ferries: 4
Buses: >80
Trains: >20

Stomach Problems: 4 (Morocco, Egypt, India, China) Which also happen to be the top dirtiest countries I’ve been to.
Nationalities I’ve been mistaken for: 7.5 (Egyptian, although I think they were kidding not sure though so I’ll count this as half, Japanese, Korean, Nepalese, Vietnamese, Laos, Cambodian, Thai)
Weird names Ive been called:  9 (KOR-re-A!, Ja-PAN! exclamation because anytime I’m called Korea or Japan its shouted, Elvis-> I went and got a haircut shortly after, Sherpa, Ching Chong, Chinky, Ah-MIR-ICA, Farang)
Strangest introduction:
+Indian Guy: “Hello, where you from?”
-Wei: “China” (because if I say America it confuses the hell out of people and they dont believe me)
+Indian Guy: “Ahhhh, [Suddenly stands tall and sticks out his hand to shake mine] I am communist!”

Articles Lost: 2 (Travel Towel in Tangier, Dress Shirt in Barcelona, Shoes in Dubai)
Articles Stolen: 1 (Messenger Bag in Thailand)
Financial Issues: 1 (My emergency MasterCard started ringing up charges in Miami when I was Morocco, luckily my bank caught this)

Scuba Diving: 2 (Croatia and Egypt)
Injuries sustained: 1 (toe injury in Hampi linky)

Almost gored by Spanish Bull: 2
Attacked my monkeys: 2 (Gibraltar, Vadakanal)

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