Stats, Facts and Figures from 6 months travelling South America

7/12/2014

With our South American adventure sadly coming to a close in November, we also reached our first of many milestone dates….. six months on the road! This got us thinking. We keep track of so many facts and figures during our travels that we thought it would be worth sharing some of them for anyone who's interested.

So here it is, a brief compilation of a few fun and interesting trip statistics, facts and figures from our first six months of this indefinite adventure! Enjoy!

Number of days away = 180

Countries visited = 7 (Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)

Number of rooms slept in = 52

Longest stay in one place = Cartagena, Colombia where we studied Spanish for 2 weeks

Types of accommodation = hotels, hostels, guest houses, dormitories, tents, hammocks, airport floor, airbnb apartments, overnight buses

Cheapest accommodation = Metropole Hotel in Ipiales, Colombia ($11/night)

Most Expensive Accommodation = Airbnb Apartment on Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro for FIFA World Cup ($191/night)

Nights spent sleeping in hammocks = 3

Nights spent sleeping in airports = 2

Flights = 11

Overnight buses = 12

Longest bus trip = 20 hours from Salvador to Fortaleza, Brazil

Total Hours spent travelling on buses, planes and boats = 344 hours

Vehicles driven by us = Quad bike in Brazil, Jet ski in Colombia, Jeep in Ecuador, car on Easter Island

UNESCO world heritage sites = 15
(Click on the blue links to see our Photo Albums!)

Argentina:

Iguazu National Park

Brazil:

Chile:

Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

Colombia:

Ecuador:

Peru:

Pairs of Havi's destroyed or lost = 8

Wade’s Favourite Meal = Argentinian BBQ in Mendoza, Argentina

Sarah’s Favourite Meal = Garlic Lobster in Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

Favourite Street Food = Chicken Empanada with boiled egg in La Paz, Bolivia and frozen Açai bowls in Brazil

Worst meal = An accidental serving of tripe stew at a restaurant on Morro De São Paulo in Brazil

Tried and tested local brews = if they sell it, we’ve tried it

Tried and tested local spirits = 4
(Cachaça in Brazil, Aguardiente in Colombia, Ron Medellin in Colombia, Pisco in Chile and Peru)

Scuba Dives by Wade = 17

Longest trek = Inca Trail 43km

(Read all about our Inca Trail Trek on our blog here)

Highest altitude reached = 4870m at Geysers of Solar de Mañana in Bolivia

(Read all about our tour across the Salt Flats of Bolivia in our blog post "A Land of Distant Horizons!")

Overall Favourite Destinations = Galapagos Islands and Easter Island (Rapa Nui)

(Click the photos below to see our complete Photo Albums from these mind-blowingly awesome destinations!)