South Africa and London (Part 2) Wrap-Up

At last, our final country wrap-up.  South Africa exceeded both of our expectations, which were already high.  It was easily one of our favorite countries and we want to go back there some day.


Facts and Figures
Length of Stay: 65 Days
Miles Traveled: 14,800 by plane from and to London (via Dubai) + 800 by plane from Johannesburg to Cape Town + 2,400 by car = 18,000 (59,870 since landing in Quito)
Places Visited: Johannesburg, Cape Town, Storms River Mouth, Nqileni, Coffee Bay, Bergville, Graskop, Kruger National Park, Pretoria, day-trip to the Kingdom of Lesotho, London
Flights Taken: 5
Times We Sang "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" at Baphumelele Children's Home: 33

Rankings in the full post.

Spain and London Wrap-Up

We are way behind on this wrap-up - as I wrote earlier, Spain didn't really inspire us.  Due to that and the length of time that has passed since we left Spain, we won't be doing rankings.  Just the facts.

Facts and Figures
Length of Stay: 15 Days
Miles Traveled to Enter: 515 by plane from Paris to Barcelona
Miles Traveled: 950 by train + 790 by plane =  1,740 (41,870 since landing in Quito)
Places Visited: Barcelona, Sevilla, Granada, Madrid, Toledo, London
Intercity Trains Taken: 5
Flights Taken: 1 (Madrid to London)
Major Strikes Encountered: 2 (a national strike in Spain that ruined our plans to visit the Alhambra, and an underground/subway strike in London that didn't affect us)

Five Cities across Three Countries in 1,000 Words or Less

We are back after an unplanned lengthy absence.  Since our last post on Barcelona, we have visited Sevilla, Granada, Madrid, London and Johannesburg without a post to show for it.  We do have excuses, though: Spain just did not inspire us to write, and internet access afterwards was expensive or inconsistent.  To catch you up, here's a quick rundown of what we have been doing for the last couple of weeks.