Worst
travel leg
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1
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Mali.
Bamako- Mopti: 10h, night bus |
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The bus was crowded like the hell, besides
there was no room for the legs and I was sweating so much
that I took off the Tshirt (read the story).
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| 2 |
India.
Leh- Manali: 2 days (19h + 7h), bus |
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The altitude knocked
me down (5300 m) althought the amazing landscape.
In addition it was so bumpy I was getting mad |
| 3 |
Uzbekistan.
Samarcanda- Khiva: 14h, night bus |
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Although being night it was so hot and an
idiot fell asleep leaned on me; I spent the night pushing
him away.
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Worst
visa
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1
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Sudan
Visa |
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I had to book a delux hotel for more than
2.000$ and then cancel it. It took 1 month and on the visa
Embassy wrote the name of the hotel of the fake booking,
once in Khartoum Police asked for it.... (read
the story)
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| 2 |
Iran
Visa |
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You need a local support who invites you.
I spent nights surfing in the net looking for it. At the
end I found an agency let by a lady who helped me....
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| 3 |
Sierra
Leone Visa |
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Till 1wk before the flight I still didn't
have it. Embassy wanted a local invitation, in the net I
found a guy who sent me a number... (read
the story)
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Worst
accommodation
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1
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Mali.
Kayes, Hostel de la jeunesse, |
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The room was so lousy I didn't
even dare to take off the shoes and I was disgusted even
laying on the bed. In addition the bathroom was one of the
worst I've never seen.
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| 2 |
Iran.
Hamadam |
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It was so luosy that the owner
asked me why I wanted to stayed in his place. Besides the
dirtiness I still remember the shit stink everywhere.
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| 3 |
Sudan,
Atbara |
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It
was such a stinky and noise guesthouse, that I had to take
a pill to fall asleep. Then when I went to the bathroom
I found a dagger forgotten by the preivous guy!
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Worst
climate
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1
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Ireland.
13 days in August with rain, wind, sun, cloud and coldness |
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There's an Irish phrase stating that 'if you
don't like the weather you can wait 10 min and it'll change'.
Unfortunately it is true and after 13 days I was really
fed up .
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| 2 |
Brazil.
June in Amazonas, from Manaus to Belem hot and damp like
hell! |
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Once landed in Manaus (Amazonas) our luggages went lost
so for days I was wearing long pant and thick shirt.
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| 3 |
India.
End of August in Kolkata 101% humid!! |
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It had been the first time in my travels I
took an A/C room; the humidity was really unbearable and
most of the time I was showering. |
Worst
situation
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1
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Pakistan,
near Gilgit |
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I was on a minibus blocked by an islamic protest
against "the West"; around me people freaked out
burning American flags
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| 2 |
Iran,
Hamadam |
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Inside a car after I got a lift. One of the
two guys on, claimed to be a policeman and wanted to see
my money. I reacted agressively...
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| 3 |
Cambodia,
near Stung Treng |
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I tried to bypass the local mafia who managed
the boats, paying a fisherman for the lift even being warned
not to do it. They caught us and they wanted to beat up
fisherman |
Worst
border crossing
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1
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Iraq
to Turkey near Dohuk |
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Turkish guards couldn't accept that somebody
wanted travel in Iraq, my passport was a little worn out
and almost full. They really didn't want me to pass through:
it took 4 hours
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| 2 |
Poland
to Czech near Ostrava: night on the train
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The militar was sure my ID was fake and I
wasn't Italian. I got interwied, showed my signature and
I spoke them italian to convince them. At the end
the whole train delayed 20 minutes becuase of this
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| 3 |
Bosnia
to Montenegro. Unknown place; night on bus |
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It seems for the border guards it wasn't possible
an Italian wanted to enter Kosovo to travel in, and they
didn't know if it was allowed. (read)
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Worst food
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1
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Siberia
(Asian Russia) |
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Tasteless
soups and bad fish will make you to miss any other cousine.
Meals on the train are the very bottom end
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| 2 |
Rwanda
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Simply there's nothing to
eat except a kind of potatoes-like bananas. If you order
the meat you'll lick the bones
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| 3 |
Belarus
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The boorish and rough service certainly didn't
help me to enjoy the crappy food |
The
highest point
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A pass in Laddakh (India) between
Leh and Manali; it was 5364 m. By the way,
it has also been the second worst travel I've ever done
(see above). This pass is the second highest in the world
(Travel
report).
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The
lowest point
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Dead Sea depression in Israel: -400 m below
sea level; by the way it's the lowest area on the earth
(Travel
report).
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The
coldest point
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The town of Uland Ude in Siberia (Asian
Russia) got to -34C: it was at the end of December, and
we were waiting for the bus aside the road (Travel
report)
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The
northernmost point
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Narvik (Norway): not far from the northenmost
tip of Europe (North Cape)
The northernmost capital: Reykjavik (Iceland), that's
the northermost capital in the world
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The
southernmost point
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Punta Arenas (Patagonia, Chile), a town
not far from the southernmost tip of America (Cape Horn)
(Travel report)
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The longest travel
leg
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- Transiberian Train (Russia) from Irkutsk
to Vladivostok in 3rd class: 72 hours, namely 3 days and
3 nights without any stopover to cover 5000km. Just got
off twice for 10 minuts looking for some food (Travel
report)
- Amazon River (Brasil) from Manaus to Belem
by boat: it took 4 days (3 nights) sleeping on the hammocks
hang on the boat deck to cover 1500km.. We had one stopver
in Santarem (Travel
report)
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The
longest single flight
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- From Osaka (Japan) to Rome (Italy): 12h
50min by Alitalia
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The
longest set of flights to reach a destination
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- From Milan to La Paz (Bolivia):
Milan to London
London to Chicago
Chicago to Miami
Miami to La Paz
Total time (with stopovers included): 34h
Nr of stopovers: #3
PS: the following day after being landed in La Paz we
flew to Santa Cruz
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The
most expensive country
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- ICELAND: in particular food is amazingly
expensive (8euro for a potatoes soup) both in restaurant
and in supermarket (the double than mainland Europe)
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The
cheapest country
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- LAOS: 2euro per night accomodation has
been the average price!
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