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Spent time in a Hindu ashram on the banks of Mother Ganga

Had 87 (or whatever... lost count) cups of chai in 34 days

Climbed an active volcano in Chile

Swam with pink dolphins in the jungles of Bolivia

Went in search of anacondas

Looked a piranha in the face and told it “bite me!” (which it almost did btw...)

Slept in a salt hotel. Meaning a hotel made of salt. For real.

Spent 36 hours on a ferry to the “End of the world”. Gained a whole new perspective on sea sickness.

Flew over Patagonia in a 20 people plane and managed not to cry or throw up

Rode on the neck of an elephant in Thailand

Had a chat with the sea wolves in Chile

Sand boarded in the most arid desert in the world

Climbed Wayna Picchu, the peak seen in most Machu Picchu pictures

Meditated inside the sacred Inka Monastery, the Machu Picchu

Ate a dish of pasta and potatoes, with rice on a side – Peru

Picked cocoa fruit, oranges and mangoes straight from the respective trees

Built Eco houses in an Eco Yoga Park in Argentina

Sang Hari Ram and Hari Krishna with hundreds of yogis on the banks of Mother Ganga

Spend special days with an outstanding Inca Priest

Rode a horse through hundreds of years old forests in Argentina. On my birthday.

Almost got robbed in Montevideo

Walked the streets of Uruguay with a mate cup in one hand and a thermos in the other - the real Uruguayan way

Spend 10 days in silent meditation in the Sacred Valley of Peru (Buddhist meditation retreat)

Gained a complete perspective change on the favelas in Rio de Janeiro

Numbed my legs while samba-ing at the rehearsals of one of the best samba schools in Rio de Janeiro

Put cow urine in my hair, in India (holy cow urine, that was)

Stood speechless in front of the majesty of the Taj Mahal

Had the best foot massage of my life in Siem Reap, after 3 days of walking through the temples of Ankor Watt, Cambodia

Checked out the place where Lord Krishna spent his childhood years

Spent 3 days on a motorbike, covering 500km of Indian land

Had a motorbike accident, an infected hand and a powerful revelation that life was too precious and too short for... anything else

Ate too much street food

Ate more pizza in two months that in my entire life up to that point – Argentina

Drank more great wine in two months than in my entire life up to that point – Argentina

Understood that not all Hindu temples are the same

Prayed with some hundreds of Shiks in the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India

Rode camels in the desert

Rode a train in Mumbai – quite brave endeavor indeed!:)

Shared a tiny auto with 17 other people in India

Wore a sari, a lengha, a kurta... or more

Listened to Mr Desert share his life story around the fire in the middle of the desert

Had my feet tickled by Doctor fish (dead skin eating fish) in Cambodia

Presented the Petronas Towers to my parents

Made friends with monkeys in India, Thailand and Bolivia

Said see you later alligator to a real alligator

Ate my last durian in Singapore... for a while to come

Finally had those much craved for croissants in Paris

Petted my first baby llama and baby sloth. The sloth winked at me. I swear it did.

Had Inka Cola and Chicha (Peruvian corn “beer”)

Visited the most famous silver mine in South America

By the Lake Titikaka I set and wept

Marveled at the graciousness of pink flamingos in Chile and Bolivia

Had a bath in a hot pool in the largest geyser field in South America. 8am, -7 degrees.

Patagonia, was invited by the ferry captain up in his cabin, then given a personal tour of Puerto Toro, the Southern most inhabited point on planet Earth

Stared and stared at Perrito Moreno, Argentina's gorgeous blue glacier

Finally experienced being served wine and champagne for dinner on a bus – Argentina

Saw the unbelievable: bread – 37 pesos, wine – 30 pesos

While staring at Casa Rosa in Buenos Aires, saw Evita in my mind's eye giving her famous speech from the famous balcony

Went to the circus in the capital of Paraguay

Walked through beautiful Jesuit ruins in Paraguay

Got drenched in the Iguazu Falls

Got a close look at the huge Jesus hugging Rio de Janeiro

Fell in love with Brazilian feijao, acai and caipirinha

Paid 1USD to enter the public toilet on Ipanema beach in Rio

Became addicted to beach volleyball on Copacabana beach

Was escorted by fire flies out of the largest urban forest in the world

Partied and samba-ed the nights away, Brazilian style

Attended my first ever bull fight

First ever Andean baptism

Made and sold truffles on the streets of Peru

Took part in a Temazcal (sweat lodge) and fire ceremonies in a Tipi

Bathed in waterfalls

Managed an impressive 93 mosquito bites in 3 days (not counting my back).With repellent constantly covering my skin, that was.

Visited the people living on the floating islands on Lake Titikaka

Had a picnic on an island full of cactuses, in the middle of a salt desert

Said “hi” to the largest rodent in the world. Then “bye”. Quickly.

Crashed countless weddings in India

Stuffed myself with the best Indian vegetarian food

Sat next to people who were savoring a guinea pig in Peru. Fought hard to keep my own food in.

Spent 60 hours straight on a bus crossing Brazil from East to West. Yes, I did shower during that trip.

Spent 28 hours on a bus that was supposed to take 16. No, I didn't shower during that one. I also managed not to kill myself either.

Found pink flamingos feathers by colorful lagoons

Drank Tsunamis in Chile and Submarinos in Argentina

Exchanged stories with the papacho selling churros by the road side in the Sacred Valley of Peru

Entered 2012 around a fire with beautiful people and a crazy dog, under the fabulous star filled sky and in the sweet sounds of accordion, guitar, drums and divine voices

Woke up at 4 am for 10 consecutive days… and meditated

Had the greatest conversations... with myself

Had lunch on the floor of the bus station in Sao Paolo...

... and caught a guy red handed slowly walking away with my small backpack

Wore the most mismatching outfits and colors and did not care about it for one second

Had a band rehearsal on Christmas night

Ate raw fish soaked in lemon, with crispy corn and sweet potatoes

Bowed in front of the birth place of the Sun God, on the Sun Island in Lake Titikaka

Barbecued vegetables and burnt them beyond recognition. Three times.

Danced my socks away with some hundreds of Brazilians at a concert of the famous Celebrare

Out of the 12 months on the road, I spent 5 as a guests

Mountain biked on an actual mountain

Ran after a donkey down a mountain for 2 hours, on a trail that normally takes 4

Bought flowers from an old lady and shared them with a whole train going to Machu Picchu.

100. Smiled, laughed, cried, ate, prayed, loved, learned, danced, jumped, marveled, glowed, wrote, enjoyed, understood, accepted, thanked. Lived.