2002-2005 (c) GetJealous.com, All rights reserved. http://www.getjealous.com/shirinandmark/rss.xml Well this is it....our 12 month journey has come to an end. Thanks to all our family and friends that followed our exploits and had the infinite patience to read through our baloney. We salute you!xxx http://www.getjealous.com/shirinandmark http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=395511&go=shirinandmark We have been to 21 countries, spent about 885 hours travelling (that's5 weeks solid of travelling - not counting the waiting around and theshort taxi journeys!) used 21 currencies, and seen 3 famous people.Here are some more interesting facts...* stayed in 114 hotels, 2 treehouses, 1 boat and slept 3 nights outside under the stars* seen 2 Lionel Richie lookalikes, one Indian and one Chinese* put o... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=395511&go=shirinandmark Tue, 2 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=395509&go=shirinandmark We have been to a lot of places and done a lot of things...here are the best and the worsts of our trip...CAPTIAL CITIESworst: Ascuncionbest: Buenos Aires COUNTRIES best: India/New Zealandworst: Paraguay PEOPLEbest: Cambodians, Kiwis, Argentiniansworst: Vietnamese HOTELSbest: (not including the really expensive ones that we stayed in for special occasions) Byron Bay Apartments, Australia worst: Pa... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=395509&go=shirinandmark Tue, 2 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=394732&go=shirinandmark SHIRIN Oh, I wish I knew what to say. I'm sure I'll get home and think of all the things that I missed from this entry. It is only now, half an hour before our taxi, that I'm actually starting to realise that it's over and that we are going home. Last night didn't feel like our last night. I wasn't as excited as I thought I'd be. I can't wait to see family and sleep in my own bed, but I have a n... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=394732&go=shirinandmark Tue, 2 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=394725&go=shirinandmark SHIRIN Well, as we are writing this, we have one hour till we have to catch our taxi to the airport. We have spent all day going AHHHHH!! Didn't go down well in the Guggenhiem.Our last few days in New York have been packed and exhausting. We have been leaving the hotel by half 9 and not getting back till half 1 in the morning. We have done so many cool things..Barrack ObamaWhat a hunk. We went to... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=394725&go=shirinandmark Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=392048&go=shirinandmark MARK And so we come to our last destination, and in many ways the one I looked forward to most. Originally our intention was four days at the end (a shopping expedition for TheEternalShopper) which has now been extended to eight. And it has to be said, New York fair does exceed our expectations. Our flight from Washington took under an hour and blahdy, blahdy, blah....all the stuff doesnt matter... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=392048&go=shirinandmark Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=392043&go=shirinandmark SHIRIN The last couple of day in Clearwater was a tangled mass of beaches, shopping and memories before we headed off for 4 days of museums and education in Washington DC. (I managed to make it to the airport fine, despite my little mishap the previous night...I was turning left and totally forgot that they drive on THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD, so tried to drive against the flow of traffic, and en... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=392043&go=shirinandmark Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=388342&go=shirinandmark MARK On all our travels it seems ironic that its in the good ole US of A that we have the most trouble locating an internet cafe. We eventually found one here in Clearwater, Florida but at the extortionate price of $12 an hour. So this may be briefer than intended. Or a good excuse to be. The flight to Miami, via Atlanta was uneventful save immigration. By far America has been the worst country we... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=388342&go=shirinandmark Sat, 8 Sep 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=383794&go=shirinandmark SHIRIN We managed to get on the ferry OK, although trying to get our bags was worse than the bar at a Friday night at Ocean. It was the stupidest set up, with then wheeling the bags off and then just a row where you all had to stand and flag down a guy when you saw your bag. I waited off to the side while Mark tried to get the bags. He's too polite sometimes, standing at the back letting everyone... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=383794&go=shirinandmark Mon, 3 Sep 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=381665&go=shirinandmark SHIRIN If there is one thing that has semi-annoyed me about things we've discovered on our travels it is the widespread acceptance of American dollars as a replacement to the local currency. In countries like Cambodia, US Dollars ARE the currency of the country, and anything below a dollar they have their own currency for, the riel. 4000 reil neatly equals one dollar, which makes 50 cents 2000 ri... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=381665&go=shirinandmark Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=379591&go=shirinandmark MARK Aaaah, you know sometimes we spend literally entire seconds thinking up our diary entry titles and I hope you will learn to take the second half of this one with a pinch of salt if not the entire outpourings of a range of condiments. Still...We were in Leon, in a pretty run down hostel the name of which escapes me but that im sure a bracketed SL will now fill me in on (BigFoot Hostel. and it ... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=379591&go=shirinandmark Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:00:00 GMT