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The itinerary below is updated every time we upload. Hyperlinks take you back to the original post with more detail. The P-Rating is a general score (out of 10) that we gave the accommodation based on our own perspective of value-for-money, comfort and feel-good factor. Warning: may bear no resemblance to regular star ratings! It is highly subjective!

Day Place Accommodation $US Comments P-Rating

1 Mumbai Residency Hotel, Andheri $110 Great Indian brekky 6
2 Heathrow, London Heathrow Airport Hilton $200 At least it couldnt be closer 6.5
3 Oslo Anker Hostel $84 Clean and austere 6.5
4 Vassendsetra Vassendsetra Mountain Hut $90 Wood fire and spectacular view 8.5
5 Trollheims Trollheimshytta Mountain Hut $150 Amazing and unforgettable 9.5
6 South of Dombas Hut south of Dombas $42 Cheap and cheerful 7.5
7 Gerainger Fjord Hut overlooking Gerainger $50 What a view! 9
8 Bergen Jacob’s Apartments $180 Pricey but OK 6
9 London jLo’s flat “The Pickle” free Thanks jLo! 10
12 Athens Athens Studios $165 Comfortable and central 7
15 Delphi Camping Apollon $33 Noisy school group 6
16 Mount Olympus Refuge “A” $28 Location, location, location 9
17 Kastriaki (Meteora) Vrakos Camping $20 Monastry-ready 7.5
19 Napflio Hotel Byron $82 Simple and literary 8
20 Athens Students and Travellers Inn $85 So-so, but helpful staff 6
22 Santorini Oia Youth Hostel $43 It’s all good. 9
23 Heraklion Hotel Rea $52 Noisy but cheerful 7
24 Hania Hotel Sun $90 Renovated Venetian villa 7.5
27 Old Town, Rhodes Pink Elephant Pension $60 Friendly, atmospheric, convenient 7.5
30 Kas Motel Ani $23 Roof terrace was OK 6
32 Patara Beach Hotel Zeybek 1 $30 Family run, nice pool 7.5
34 Pamukkale Hotel Dort Mevsim $35 Doubles as a travel agency 7
37 Canakkale Efes Hotel $37 Not the best 4
38 Istanbul Hotel Desraadet $140 Good breakfast 7
39 Istanbul Hotel Spina $140 Up with the best 8.5
44 Istanbul-Goreme Nevsehir overnight bus $25 Luck of the draw 3
45 Goreme Kose Pension $38 The only Spot in Goreme 8
47 Antakya Hotel Saray $33 Well, it’s a room 5
48 Aleppo, Hama, Palmyra, Damascus Various $15 to $40 Generally good hospitality Various
55 Amman Sydney Hostel $20 Basic and downtown 6
61 Petra Amra Palace $60 Best shower yet 8.5
64 Wadi Rum Bedouin campsite $67 Different 7.5
65 Dahab Penguin Village $12 Great place to relax 8
68 Hurghada Snafer Hotel $16 One night only 5
69 Aswan Keylani Hotel $16 Good mid-range impression 8
71 Aswan to Luxor Radamus II $130 (full board) Worth it 8
74 Cairo Windsor Hotel $40 Faded grandeur 8.5
79 Alexandria to Sharjah Air Arabia $140 each Sleepless in Sharjah 5
80 Tehran Atlas Hotel $60 Comfortable but less helpful 6.5
82 Yazd Silk Road Hotel $30 Good room, great food 8
83 Shiraz Hotel Shiraz Eram $55 Big room, good breakfast 7
86 Esfahan Persia Hotel $25 Friendly and foreigners a novelty 7
83 Shiraz Hotel Shiraz Eram $55 Big room, good breakfast 7
90 Sharjah Pan Gulf Hotel Suites $85 Roomy 7.5
91 Nagarkot Hotel View Point $30 Cool with a view 7.5
96 Delhi Hotel Corus $135 Poor value 3
99 Agra Hotel Kamal $15 Less impressive than the Taj 5
100 Ranthambore Hotel Tiger Safari Resort $26 Close to the tigers 7
102 Jaipur Atithi Guest House $22 Good value 7.5
104 Pushkar Seventh Heaven $50 An oasis of laid-back calm 8.5
109 Jodphur Durag Niwas Guest House $8 Heartful hospitality 8.5
111 Udaipur Hotel Wonderview $40 Fairly titled 7

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