South East Asia Wrap Up

So we've finished SE Asia, sorta the first leg of the trip really. Because we're geeks and we had to kill a few hours, we came up with a few stats as well as the first annual "Marcus and Kevs Travel Awards".


The Marcus and Kevs Travel Awards - South East Asia:

Best Beer Category: 1. Beer Lao (Laos), 2. BGI (Vietnam), 3. Chang (Thailand)

Best Food Category: 1. BBQ Seafood (Nha Trang, Vietnam), 2. Amok Curry (Cambodia), 3= Spicy Coconut Noodle Soup (Launag Prabang, Laos), 3= Vietnamese Pancake (Saigon, Vietnam)


Most Fun Category: 1. Tubing (Vang Vieng, Laos), 2. Night Life (Nha Trang, Vietnam), 3. Playing sport with the locals (All Countries)


Most Impressive Category: 1. Angkor Wat (Siem Reap, Cambodia), 2=. Toul Sleng + Killing Fields (Phnom Phen, Cambodia), 2= War Museum + Cu Chi Tunnels (Saigon, Vietnam)

Best Local Experience Category: 1. Local Village Wedding (Luang Prabang, Laos), 2. Hill Tribe Trek (Chang Mai, Thailand), 3. Orphanage (Phnom Phen, Cambodia)



Worst Experience Category: 1. Too much "local" pizza (Siem Reap, Cambodia), 2. Lao Whisky hang-over (Luang Prabang, Laos), 3. Motorbike crash (Chang Mai, Thailand)

Best Value Category: 1. Transport, 2. Food and Drink, 3. Clothes and Souvenirs


Best Purchase Category: 1. Guitar (Phnom Phen, Cambodia), 2. Krama (Siem Reap, Cambodia), 3. Beer Lao T Shirt (Luang Prabang, Laos)

And the overall award for best country goes too..........

1. Laos

2. Vietnam

3. Cambodia

4. Thailand

The Stats:

Days: 42

Distance Travelled: 3715.32km

Time Spent Travelling: 84 hours

Money Spent: $1000.00 US each

Beer Consumed: 85 Litres each (unfortunately this is a conservative estimate and doesn't include spirits)

Days we didnt drink alcohol: 3 (the 3rd being last night after we calculated the above statistic!)

Offers to buy marijuana: 156

Avg Temp in Day: 33-34 C

Days of Rain: 5 (4 in Nha Trang)

Avg Temp at Night: 26-28 C

Nights with Air Con: 5

Nights in the same bed: 8

% of showers with hot water: 30%

Good Times: Too many to count!