Showing posts with label Facts & Figures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Facts & Figures. Show all posts

Thursday, July 3, 2014

Fun facts and Figures – Part 3

Here is another round up of some of the fun facts and figures about our trip so far:

  • Current Distance Travelled:      18,800 kms
  • Distance walked so far:           279.7 kms
  • Words Written in Blog:            17,728 words
  • Football Games Watched:       6 Live / 31 on TV
  • Goal Seen:                            17
  • Goals missed by Yates:          2 (in the beer queue)
  • Favourite Goal so far:            Tim Cahill Volley against Holland
  • Photos Taken so far:             1,782
  • Strongest Beer Drunk:           18.2% - Brew Dog Tokyo
  • Most Expensive Bar Bill:         R$351 (NZ $183)
  • Planes Taken:                      7
  • Highest Temperature:           +32 Degrees C (Fortaleza, Brazil)
  • Lowest Temperature:           -13 Degrees C (El Tatio Guysers, Chile)
  • Number of Hangovers:           2 (Steve)
  • Sweatiest Place Ever:            Forteleza

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Fun facts and Figures – Part 2

Here is another round up of some of the fun facts and figures about our trip so far:
  • Current Distance Travelled:   15,414 kms
  • Distance walked so far:        144.8 kms (almost unbelievable..!!)
  • Words Written in Blog:          9,327 words
  • Football Games Watched:      0 Live / 2 on TV
  • Photos Taken so far:            1,090
  • Strongest Beer Drunk:          18.2% - Brew Dog Tokyo
  • Most Expensive Bar Bill:         R$351 (NZ $183)
  • Planes Taken:                      5
  • Public Buses Taken:              7
  • Trains Taken:                      1
  • Games of Wizard Won:          2 (Steve) / 3 (Fiona)
  • Highest Temperature:          +30 Degrees C (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
  • Lowest Temperature:          -13 Degrees C (El Tatio Guysers, Chile)

Thursday, May 29, 2014

Fun Facts & Figures – Part 1

As I did for the previous World Cup Blog for South Africa, and as the start of a continuing series, here is a quick round-up of some of the fun facts & figures about our trip so far: -






  • Current Distance from Home: 10,512kms
  • Distance walked so far: ~ 77kms...! (More than the last 7 weeks)
  • Beers Drunk: Countless
  • Great Beers Discovered: SpoH India Pale Ale, Santiago, Chile
  • Amount of Spanish Learnt: Quite a lot..!
  • Amount of Portuguese: Nothing
  • Lost Hours of Sleep: ~ 20 hours
  • Planes Taken:  3
  • Public Buses Taken: 3
  • Trains Taken: 1
  • Games of Wizard Won: 2 (Steve) / 0 (Fiona)
  • Highest Temperature: 25 Degrees C (San Pedro de Atacama, Chile)
  • Lowest Temperature: -13 Degrees C (El Tatio Guysers, Chile)
  • Favourite Purchase:  Beer (Steve) / Ethnic Shoulder Bag (Fiona)
  • Favourite Quote: “Beer is not a purchase, it’s a necessity” - Fiona
  • Favourite Meal:  Steak al pil pil (Steve) / Avocado Salad (Fiona)


Feel free to ask us for any other interesting facts & figures associated with our trip, (leave your questions in the comments section) We will try and get you the answers... Happy Days.