Continents visited: Europe, Asia, Africa
Countries visited: 44



Northernmost point: 60°10'N, Helsinki (Finland)
Easternmost point: 121°30'E, Shanghai (China)
Southernmost point: 4°11'N, Malé (Maldives)
Westernmost point: 9°30'W, Cabo da Roca (Portugal)
Highest point: 4777 metres (crater lake on the top of Mount Sabalan, Iran)
Lowest point: -409 metres (Dead Sea, Jordan)
Longest border crossing: Shegynij (Ukraine) - Medyka (Poland), 4 and 1/2 hours
Most tough border crossing: Esendere (Turkey) - Sero (Iran)
Longest bus ride: Tabriz (Iran) - Istanbul (Turkey), 36 hours
Longest train ride (sleeper): Istanbul (Turkey) - Tatvan (Turkey), 51 hours
Longest train ride (seat): Vilnius (Lithuania) - Prague (Czech Republic), 20 hours
Longest flight: Zürich (Switzerland) - Hong Kong (China), 13 hours
Total flown: 154 630km
Total flights: 80
Best railways: SBB (Switzerland)
Worst railways: MŽ (Macedonia), ŽS (Serbia), PKP (Poland), TCDD (Turkey)
Best Airports: Zürich Kloten (Switzerland), Hong Kong International (China), Prague Ruzyne (Czech Republic), Oslo Rygge (Norway), Copenhagen Kastrup (Denmark)
Worst Airports: Bucharest Baneasa (Romania), Tallinn Ulemiste (Estonia), Munich Franz Joseph Strauss (Germany), Vienna Schwechat (Austria), Budapest Ferihegy 1 and 2 (Hungary)
Airports reached from downtown by foot: Lisabon (Portugal), Bucharest Baneasa (Romania), Thessaloniki (Greece), Riga (Latvia)
Favourite cities: Hong Kong, Saint Petersburg, Budapest, Tallinn
Largest cities visited: Shanghai (population 18,1 million), Cairo (16,8 million), Beijing (12,9 million), Istanbul (11,4 million)
Best hostels: New World Hostel (Warsaw, Poland), A Hostel (Vilnius, Lithuania), Alur Hostel (Tallinn, Estonia), Maria Alberta Ship (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Worst hostels: Enjoy Hostel (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina), Rome City Hostel (Rome, Italy)
Most hospitable people: Iranians, Sri Lankans, Jordanians