The Golden Pint Awards

In celebration of completing our jaunt around the world we wanted to take a moment to think back and reflect on some of finer moments – good and bad. Of course this is only our opinions, so as always take them for what they are worth. – Annie

So….drum roll please.
Annie = italics / Rachael = bold

BEER
1. Best Beer - Brewerks Golden Ale (Singapore) / Brewerks Oatmeal Stout (Singapore)
2. Worst Beer - Kingsfisher (Egypt) / I've never met a beer I didn't like
3. Most Diverse Beer Country - Nepal / Singapore (Microbrew, hello?)
4. Best Beer on Tap - Ankor (Cambodia) / Brewerks Oatmeal Stout (Singapore)
5. The country that was cheapest for beer - Thailand (7Eleven + No open container laws) / Cambodia
6. The country that was the most expensive for beer - Singapore / Singapore

TRANSPORTATION
1. Favorite mode of transportation - Ferries / Metro
2. Easiest border crossing - Singapore to Malaysia / Malaysia and Singapore and reverse
3. Country with the cheapest transportation - India / India
4. Country with the most expensive transportation - Japan / Japan
5. Best single trip - JB to Malaka, Malaysia / Overnight sleeper from Sera Thani to Bangkok, Thailand
6. Worst single trip - Dahab to Luxor, Egypt / 3rd class park bench overnight to Sera Thani, Thailand

HOTELS
1. Best hotel - Jamine Lodge, Cambodia / Jasmine Lodge, Cambodia (Free Breakfast!)
2. Worst hotel - Cameron Hotel, India / Nubian Oasis Hotel, Egypt
3. Country with the cheapest hotel - India / India
4. County with the most expensive hotels - Japan / Japan
5. Best single feature of a hotel - Hot water / Free wi fi
6. Best night in a hotel - Koh Sok, Thailand / Saharia Farm, India

FOOD
1. Favorite single item - Slurpies, Thailand and Momo, Nepal / Anything on a stick
2. Best dish - Chicken Rice, Malaysia / Thali Plate, Nepal (Free refills)
3. Worst dish - Plain boiled potatoes, Nepal / Is there such a thing?
4. Favorite country for food - Nepal / India and Thailand
5. Cheapest country for food - Thailand / India
6. Most expensive country for food - Singapore / Japan

MISC. “Naughty”
1. Most embarrassing moment - The 46 times my pants ripped at the crotch and getting passed by a Japanese grandmother on the Annapurna trek. / None
2. Funniest story - Seeing tourists and the Taj Mahal
3. Favorite person on the trip - South African bag pipe player / The Man who told us about the Penang concert
4. Favorite book - The Ultimate Gift / Why don't you fly
5. Most desperate and destitute moment - The Peace Pagoda / When I realized sleeping bags (which we didn't have) actually were esential on the Annapurna trail.
6. What I learned… Time does actually stand still sometimes. You can be an adult, travel, and have a lot of fun doing it. / It's okay to be a traveler on vacation once in a while.