It's finally done. Over 10,000 photos culled, organized, and edited. A while back we posted the highlights reel for the first half of 2014, and now we're proud to present the best of Asia in a (relatively) compact slideshow.
The second half of our trip was much different than the first. In Chile, we took comfortable busses everywhere, stayed in nice hostels, and could speak the language (sort of). And in Australia + New Zealand, we had our own little home on wheels and could also speak the language (sort of). We also took it easy, wandering around at our own pace.
Asia was a different beast. With eight countries in five months (and seven of those in 3.5 months), we moved quicker, using airplanes, buses, trains, boats, horses, and our feet. We also were constantly thrown into new cultures, new systems, new languages, and new diets that required constant adjustment. We learned a little Thai and a little Mongolian, learned to love Japanese food and dal baht, and learned that we're not very good at relaxing on a beach. If we did it again, we would probably go a little slower, but we still had a great time and discovered some unexpected highlights, like Hokkaido and central Mongolia.
We hope you enjoy the highlights, although probably not as much as we did...
Because we're running into some technical difficulty embedding the video, just click here to watch it directly on YouTube: http://youtu.be/2vhys72rSgw
You can also see the photo album here: https://plus.google.com/photos/103829313469224560701/albums/6122017901103139409
