Micronomicon's Index

(3 Jan 2008- 18 Feb 2010)

Nights away : 777
Places slept : 288
Nights unpaid accommodation : 240

Days in India : 278
Cheapest Room (Mille, Ethiopia) : $0.77
Most expensive room (Swakopmund, Namibia) :$338

New Countries : 18
Countries : 23
Countries traveled (all time) : 58
Cape Town to Cairo : 10 months

Books Read : 144
Number of days I didn't write : 0
Postcards and letters sent : 171
Financial entries : about 8000
Approximate expenses unaccounted for : 0.001% (less than $20)

Most expensive visa & fees (Sudan) : $350
Longest visa (India, obtained in USA) : 10 years

Backpack : 15 pounds
Pairs of pants : 2
Pairs of shoes : 1

Incidents where I involved police : 5
(Egypt 2, Oman 1, India 1, Bangladesh 1)
Harassment case settlement, Oman : $971

1 Day quad-biking adventure, Swaziland : $71
1 hour internet, Sudan : $0.80
Single application Pantene shampoo packet, Egypt : $0.045
2 pairs complete eyeglasses, Egypt : $62
Overnight 1st class ferry cabin for 2, Bangladesh : $22
Visit to fancy cafe, India - latte, chocolate cake, tip : $2.50
Lalibela (rock-hewn churches) multiple-day ticket, Ethiopia : $23

Vegetables and chapati, India : $0.30
Tea, Bangladesh : $0.06
Macchiato, Ethiopia : $0.25
Fried street snack, Malawi : $0.03
Street falafel sandwich, Egypt : $0.18
Fast food, Lesotho : $2.50
Rice and beans, Tanzania : $1.25
Kenyan "pizza" : $0.67
Apple bottled soda, Sudan : $0.20
Huge Lebanese Meat Feast, Oman : $5.50