Travel Summary
One of the most amazing things about travel is that it exposes one to so many different layers of information and experience at any given moment. While the travels were concentrated to areas I believed to be fairly homogenous, many differences emerged. As Bill Bryson stated, “To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted.”
11 Countries
Iceland, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Japan, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany
11 Languages
Icelandic, Norwegian, Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Japanese, Italian, Romansch, Swiss German, French, German
2 Continents
Furthest North: 70°N (Vardø, Norway), East: 140°E (Sendai, Japan), South: 34°N (Hiroshima, Japan), West: 21°W (Reykjavík, Iceland)
7 Currencies
1 USD = 122.70 ISK, 8.38 NOK, 0.90 EUR, 8.57 SEK, 6.77 DKK, 101.34 JPY, 1.00 CHF
76 Cities and Towns
Largest Population: 13,617,445 (Tokyo, Japan), Smallest: 266 (Búðardalur, Iceland)
235 Projects
Oldest: 1st Century BC, Newest: 2016 AD
159 Days
2.52 Days Per Location, 40 Airbnb Stays, 17 Hotels, 6 Other Stays
3 Seasons
Spring, Summer, Fall
63,184 KM
70 Trains, 13 Flights, 16 Buses, 10 Ferries, 5 Rental Cars
Documentation
4 Journals, 3 Sketchbooks, 2 Cameras
Artifacts
19,088 Photos, 416 Instagram Posts, 98 Blog Posts