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what we re up to now check leelefever com or commoncraft com our recent dispatches are below a dispatch is a report from our trip browse via keywords or global map that s all folks by leelefever on january 6 2007 12 04pm dear reader this dispatch concludes a 2 year odyssey for us 1 year of preparation and 1 year of international travel and so it ends with one last dispatch before this site is frozen in time before we say goodbye we want to remind you that a trip like this is something you can do too we often hear statements like i wish i could do a trip like that or i could never do that now our message is that you can do it if you re willing to make the trip a priority in your life the hardest part is mental convincing yourself that a year of travel is a realistic and achievable goal once you re convinced good long term planning accounts for everything else it may not happen next year of or in five years but the key is to start planning now you ll be surprised at how things fall into place step 1 set a realistic departure date this enables you to plan ahead and stick to it step 2 alter your lifestyle to start saving money responsibly step 3 tell your friends and family a little peer pressure does wonders if you need help we wrote a lot about our preparation and what we called the monetorium a change in lifestyle built around financing your next big adventure further you can always contact us with questions lastly we want to extend an earth sized thank you to the friends family and readers who made us feel at home where ever we were your comments emails and advice gave us more support than we can put into words we hope that through this web site our trip became your trip too filed under general home monetorium preparation reflection traveltips 4 comments a collection of our favorite photos from 2006 by leelefever on january 6 2007 10 51am as we re closing up i wanted to share a small collection of our favorite photos from the trip as i posted recently we took over 14 000 photos over the course of the year all with a point and shoot camera a pentax optio wp like all our photos these are untouched with the exception of minor cropping if you d like to browse more photos the photos keyword brings together our dispatches on this site also you can see all our top 20 top 220 and or all 1500 photos we shared on flickr ok on to our favorites this is a costume play kid in harajuku tokyo japan snow flowers while dogsledding near banff alberta canada this little girl just happened to step right into place at the amber fort jaipur india a violent curl at kaena point oahu hawaii a mongolian horseman on the mongolian steppe part of the trans siberian railway kabal chai waterfall near sihanoukville cambodia cyclo in the monsoon hoi an vietnam thai boy fishing near bangkok thailand romance with guitar cadaques spain brother and sister sri lanka plumeria luang prabang laos lofoten islands fjords arctic circle norway if you like these i bet you ll dig the panoramas filed under general bestof collection photos reflection 4 comments video driving 4600 miles in 2 2 minutes by leelefever on january 5 2007 4 55pm this video is a bit of an experiment shortly after beginning the us road trip i got the idea to do it and starting trying to capture the trip from a single perspective you ll just have to watch it to see what i mean i absolutely fell in love with creating videos during our trip and i m amazed by what is possible i couldn t get over how easy it was to edit the videos using software that came with my computer and share them on our web site after a day on the road i could have a 3 minute video edited and posted within a couple of hours this just wasn t possible for the average person a couple of years ago if you re considering a trip like ours consider using video as a way to capture the experience and put it on the web not only will it be fun but your friends and family will feel even more connected to you and your experience like my brother said it s so great to be able to hear your voice filed under general america roadtrip transportation usaroadtrip06 video 4 comments the big list of highlights and lowlights by leelefever on january 4 2007 3 54pm this is such a hard thing for us to do to list the best or worst experiences countries cities etc is like trying to list a year s worth of your favorite foods the complexity and variety of a year s places or experiences can t be boiled down to a list so easily so we ve done our best to provide a few lists that reflect some of the highlights and lowlights of the trip the items in the lists are in no particular order the links below link to corresponding dispatches or keywords on the site favorite countries overall japan new zealand thailand italy holland sri lanka norway lofoten islands russia siberia hong kong portugal favorite experiences riverboarding in queenstown new zealand elephant training in thailand driving the lofoten islands in the arctic circle norway trans siberian railway ger camping in mongolia franz josef glacier hike tokyo s tsukiji seafood market riding the bullet trains in japan sumo wrestling tournament tokyo japan sunrise at tiger hill india mt kanchenjunga 6 days down china s yangtze river worlds end horton plains sri lanka overnight doubtful sound cruise new zealand swimming with wild dolphins in kaikoura new zealand dog sledding in banff alberta canada rome italy by motorcycles with robin and giovanni eating baby ducks in cambodia with mongkol surprising lee s parents on their 50th anniversary not so favorite experiences one whole day for a plane ticket in singapore losing our phone in brisbane australia ruining our camera at the great barrier reef attempted scam by taxi guy in hanoi vietnam the road to darjeeling india sachi the stinger magnet lee s shoulder dislocating in new zealand no hotel in copenhagen denmark dealing with street hawkers in india minibus ride from vang vieng to vientiane laos 9 hour bus ride sihanoukville to siem reap cambodia da lat vietnam hot boxing in australia the quickest sickness in colombo rental vehicle broken into in hawaii favorite cities tokyo japan barcelona spain wellington new zealand amsterdam the netherlands hong kong mumbai india lisbon portugal osaka japan venice italy chiang mai thailand hanoi and saigon vietnam copenhagen denmark luang prabang laos prague czech republic filed under general bestof city reflection 1 comment favorite original twinf videos by leelefever on january 4 2007 2 48pm about halfway through the trip we bought a video camera and started creating short videos to capture a different view of our experiences making the videos consumed me soon after i fell in love these are some of our favorites the links go to corresponding pages on this site all videos can be viewed here the trans siberian railway was an experience we ll never forget this video was from an afternoon of heavy vodka consumption with russian locals and travelers that ended in yours truly losing a few hours i think it captures the experience the vodka train 02 30 before we got the real video camera we shot some video with my point and shoot optio wp which is waterproof when typhoon prapiroon hit macau off the coast of china we went out into it with the waterproof camera typhoon prapiroon 02 42 somewhere along the way i was inspired to eat strange things on camera i call it the jackass effect this one is shot from beijing china we hear about this video a lot from friends and family scorpions for dinner 02 47 you might also like the video from hong kong where i almost barf eating a century egg fermented egg i tried to get a little stylistic in the industrial city of ekaterineburg russia which seems like a classic post soviet city in recovery i really sensed a feeling of coldness and dispair while we were there it s not that bad but i tried to capture what i that feeling the best i could the music is the cold part by modest mouse leaving siberia 02 30 the highest rated video on you tube was also shot in russian siberia at lake baikal which is the oldest and deepest lake in the world i think part of the appeal is related to the video being educational the music is you can have it all by yo la tengo incredible lake baikal 02 52 from an emotional perspective the video we shot of surprising my parent s on their 50th anniversary is the best i can t watch it without getting a little misty eyed coming to america for the big surprise 03 28 this video was a surprise i had no idea sachi was shooting it but it is so funny now to see watch how my feet react to the pain of a tattoo tattoo foot dance 00 09 filed under general bestof reflection video twinf by the numbers by leelefever on january 3 2007 2 16pm we ve been geeking out a little and trying to summarize the trip according to statistics we think it s pretty darn interesting we ll start with the basics days on the road 366 countries visited 29 hotels 101 planes 40 trains 32 boats 19 busses 20 new local friends 19 cars rented 9 motorcycles rented 7 now let s look at the web site twinf was officially opened on october 3rd 2005 and closed on january 6th 2007 in about 15 months we posted about 530 dispatches 350 while on the road you and us posted about 875 comments 450 of you became twinf members you shared 125 travel experiences we posted 24 original videos we posted 140 dispatches from our mobile phone current links on technorati 296 links from 87 blogs current alexa rank 171 443 current google page rank 6 what about photos ah yes photos are interesting the links below go to flickr photos sets total photos taken 14 340 total photos shared on flickr 1 502 total panoramas created 94 average total photos taken per day 39 average photos shared on flickr per day 4 2 country with most photos japan 2 026 country with most photos day sri lanka 75 country with most flickr photos day banff canada 12 5 i m sure we could go on and on but we ll stop now before we have to bust out the charts and graphs filed under general geek reflection 4 comments lesser known backpacking travel tips by leelefever on january 3 2007 1 38pm throughout the trip when the inspiration struck we would type a few travel tips into our phone the majority of the tips below came from spur of the moment revelations on the road now in more organized and long form gadgetry to save battery power turn off mobile phones being connected to or looking for the network drains the battery the same is true for laptops and wi fi signals turn em off when you get to a hotel room open your computer and look for an unsecured wi fi signal you ll be surprised often carry two batteries for all gadgets though a computer battery may be an exception if you are using a mobile phone for more than a few weeks in a country buy a sim card for a local network when you arrive it s what the locals use and you would have a local phone number with free incoming calls from home if you want to be able to charge more than one gadget at once get a travel splitter or multiple outlet adapters for each format always think redundancy back up often and send home dvds of your pictures dvds hold a lot more pictures than cds for back up purposes 3 times the amount most internet cafes offer dvd burning services invest in lots of camera memory lsd cards memory sticks you do not want to consistently be hamstrung by a camera that is full of pictures a 1gb card with 5megapixel photos was enough for us if you have a laptop move photos from the camera to the laptop daily always leave the room with 2 charged batteries and an empty memory card take your computer to the internet cafe and plug it into their network with the ethernet cable they will know how europe doesn t allow this asia does wrap your computer in some sort of sealable plastic bag before packing it away wetness happens keep your valuable electronics on your person when in transit don t put your computer in a bag under a bus people can t steal what they don t see limit gadgetry use in public hotel living when leaving a hotel take the complimentaries with you like coffee cream tea toilet tissue etc towels bedspreads and hangers are not complimentary never ever miss an included breakfast many cheap hotels require that you insert the key into a slot in order for the power to come on while it saves energy it means you can t charge electronics while you re out of the room often you can use a business card in the slot instead of a key don t leave the room for the day without a map local currency identification and the room key try to resist giving the front desk your key when you leave this is very insecure notice that when you return they will give you any key you request if your hotel does not serve breakfast remember to go to a store on the way home at night to get something for the morning unless the city gets full consistently don t make reservations in advance get there find your favorite neighborhood and then a place to stay if you are going to be in one city for more than a week or so consider renting an apartment a kitchen and washer dryer are so nice sometimes if you know the part of the city where you want to stay make a reservation in advance for a single night at a hotel in that area even if it is more expensive then when you arrive walk around to hotels and find a better deal for the rest of your stay for most major cities two nights is not enough as it leaves only one full day for exploration three nights is usually a good amount if you re on the move more is better the combination of your padlock is a risk you may be asked for it if your bags are lost on international flights they may need to open the bag make it unique not associated with bank accounts etc when unlocking your padlock for your bag remember to spin the numbers once so your combination is not displayed for others like the housekeeper to see general tear unused pages out if your guidebook in inexpensive countries like india remember to carry small bills and change go to a bank to get the change you need making change is a pain when wandering a new city at night adopt the moth strategy and go toward the light buy clothes made of synthetic fiber they are lighter stay cleaner and are easier to wash and dry quickly days of the week can start to blend together the biggest problems happen on sundays when a lot of businesses are closed and mondays when museums often close in packing your backpack make sure you pack it the same each time giving each item a specific place when something is missing you ll know buy a backpack that is built for travel and not camping the best ones open from the side allowing access to everything quickly instead of bags that open from the top only requiring an unpacking to reach the bottom a clean and free bathroom is only as far as the closest mcdonalds take a flashlight in public you will never be judged or create a spectacle for being too quiet this is made more difficult with alcohol look for 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