Most uncomfortable plane ride: Aer Lingus from Romania to Ireland-lots of nausea and absolutely no leg room.
Most comfortable plane ride: Qatar Airways. Perfection. Didn’t even sleep because of all the wonderful in-flight entertainment, and I didn’t want to miss out on the delicious meals. And I had LEG ROOM, which is almost completely scarce on the race.
Most ridiculous plane landing: Turkish Airlines landing in Istanbul– it took two tries. He swerved two lanes, overcorrected, and then slammed on the brakes so hard that the plane shook and groaned.
Most uncomfortable train: to Bistritsa, Romania. Three-high bunk beds and no air circulation.
Most comfortable trains: Ukraine to Romania. We had some good times in those train cars.
Shortest amount of time in a country: 20 minutes in Turkey.
Best airplane food: Turkish Airlines or Qatar Airways.
Longest travel time by plane: 31 hours from Hanoi, Vietnam to Bangkok, Thailand to Tokyo, Japan to Los Angeles to Miami and finally to Nicaragua.
Longest travel time by bus: 54 hours from Lira, Uganda to Sumbawanga, Tanzania (by way of Kenya)
Longest travel time by train: roughly 48 hours from Lughansk, Ukraine to Bucharest, Romania (by way of Moldova).
