63 days now since we left London. Some random stats from the road:
Miles flown: 13,751
Coldest temperature recorded: 28 degrees (car gauge in Beaune, France)
Hottest temperature recorded: 98 degrees (hotel gauge in Dubai, UAE)
Longest flight: Dubai to Hong Kong (6.5 hours)
Shortest flight: Gunung Mulu, Borneo to Miri, Borneo (27 minutes)
Cost of a black cab - London Hyde Park to Paddington Station (10 mins): $16
Cost of a red cab - Hong Kong Central to our hotel (10 mins): $7
Cost of a white cab - Penang waterfront to lunch (10 mins): $3
Cost to traverse the Mont Blanc Tunnel (11 km): $47 USD
Cost to traverse the Hong Kong tram line (16km): 20 cents USD
Stingiest place with toilet paper: tie, China and Malaysia (backup called twice in each)
Most expensive dinner: $107 USD, La Coline, Bayeux, France
Cheapest dinner: $2.80 USD, Gurney Drive Hawker Centre, Penang, Malaysia
Books read by Andrea: 4
Books read by Brian: 0
Easiest border crossing: France to Italy (50 mph, blurred photo)
Hardest border crossing: Singapore to Australia (two sniffer dogs, bags opened)
First word uttered when foreigners learn you are American: Obama! (spontaneous, out of context, inexplicable, happening everywhere)
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