Overview and Statistics

Number of Countries Visited: 27
1. France
2. Belgium
3. Luxembourg
4. Switzerland
5. Liechtenstein
6. Austria
7. Slovakia
8. Romania
9. Hungary
10. Bulgaria
11. Turkey
12. Iran
13. Pakistan
14. India
15. Nepal
16. China (incl. Tibet, Macau & Hong Kong)
17. Laos
18. Thailand
19. Cambodia
20. Vietnam
21. Myanmar / Japan (Rich to Myanmar, Dwyer to Japan)
22. Malaysia (incl. Sarawak & Sabah)
23. Brunei
24. Singapore
25. Indonesia
26. Australia
27. Hutt River Principality
Number of Miles Driven: Approximately 30,000
Time Taken: 345 days
Number of Tyre Punctures: 2
Number of Breakdowns: None (it’s actually too depressing to give the real number)
Number of Breakins: 1
Number of sicknesses:
Dwyer: 3
Turkey - food poisoning, 10 days.
Tibet - altitude sickness, 36 hours.
Borneo - strange monkey-contracted disease, 4 days.
Richard: 3
Turkey - food poisoning, 10 days.
Tibet - altitude sickness, 36 hours.
China - food poisoning, 5 days.
Number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites Visited: 40
Australia
Great Barrier Reef
Kakadu National Park
Shark Bay
Purnululu National Park
Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens Melbourne
Sydney Opera House
Austria
Historic Centre of Vienna
Belgium
La Grand-Place, Brussels
Cambodia
Angkor
China
Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa
Old Town of Lijiang
Historic Centre of Macao
Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries
Hungary
Budapest
India
Taj Mahal
Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi
The Red Fort complex
Indonesia
Borobudur Temple Compounds
Komodo National Park
Iran
Meidan Emam, Esfahan
Persepolis
Bam and its Cultural Landscape
Japan
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)
Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Town of Luang Prabang
Luxembourg
City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications
Malaysia
Gunung Mulu National Park
Kinabalu Park
Nepal
Kathmandu Valley
Royal Chitwan National Park
Pakistan
Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore
Romania
Historic Centre of Sighişoara
Turkey
Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia
Historic Areas of Istanbul
Nemrut Dağ
Hierapolis-Pamukkale
Archaeological Site of Troy
Viet Nam
Complex of Hué Monuments
Ha Long Bay
Hoi An Ancient Town