Trip overview, highlights and useless stats

Ok, it's finally over, I am back at work now, in the middle of Winter... leaving 34 degrees in Rome... to 13 Degrees in Auckland OMG it is soo COLD!...

Anyway.... the goals of my trip was to see a few of my surfers again, ok, I couldn't see them all, but I did my best....

Highlights would have to be Nantes & the Royal De Lux, that was amazing, probably one of the best weekends of my life! Thanks again Fred!, now! I just need to get married! and have some kids!! so I can take them to Nantes to see the elephant and the little giant... yes... be afraid... VERY afraid!

Favorite museum, Warsaw rising, in Poland, it had my so close to tears it wasen't funny.

Best Toilet paper, Czech Republic, omg it was GOOD!
Worsed Toilet paper, Romania (sorry guys! I was like WTF is this? we use this at xmas time for decorations)


Flights 
Auckland -> Rome (Return)                                    800€
Internal flights in Europe (mostly last minute)             1800€
Actual Spending Money                                       4000€
Budget                                                     16000€

Couchsurfed                                               72 Days

Hostel                                                    14 Days
Total Flights                                                   9
Rail Journeys                                                  11
Bus                                                             3
Car                                                             1
Hitchhiked                                                      2


Most expensive City, London
Cheapest Country, Romania
Favorite Location, Bavaria/Austria

Worsed country to be vegie in, Portugal, Best, Belgium

Fastest CS Reply Paris, 1 Request and a reply back within 30 mins 

Days of bad weather 4 out of 86

Drunk, 6 times (Sad I know)

Camera Panasonic FZ40, was amazing the battery life was unreal, it could even handle my shaking!.

Low Points, Barcelona (was depressed when I arrived), Airport at London (Customs holding me for 3 hours)


If I was going again, I wouldn't pack as many clothes as I did, and buy clothes as I needed them on the way.
Also, Icebreaker style gear is AMAZING... seriously you don't need to wash it... well worth the money


Always BOOK a hostel!! well in Barcelona anyway!, always have a backup plan, if your CSing host lets you down at the last minute (yes it happened twice!)


NEVER change your money at the airport! the prix really rip you off (lesson learn't in London)


Don't carry cheese with your carry on luggage (prix will throw it out /cry)
have your shirt hanging out at the airport (to cover your belt, my belt buckle didn't trigger the metal detector) if they see the belt, they will ask you to remove it... 


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Special thanks again, to everyone for  making the trip so amazing!