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This list is our own personal top list based on what we have seen and experienced in our travels. There have been so many good ones that we could not limit this list to just 10. We have included all the different ones that we can think of.

Transport

1.

Tubing in Vang Vieng, Laos

2.

 

Riding on the back of a truck in Guatemala

3.

Riding an elephant in Laos

4.

Buses in Central America, Turkey and India. Sleeper bus in India

5.

Walking, everywhere, sometimes up a big hill

6.

Tuk-Tuks in Thailand

7.

Trains, particularly the underground systems of New York, Mexico City, New Dehli and London and the overnighters in India

8.

Cycling the vineyards of France

9.

Sailing the Carribean in Belize

10.

Egyptian Horses

Horse around the Great Pyramids of Egypt

 

Ferry in the Mediterranean. Also small wooden Ferry boat to the Island of Omatepe in Nigaragua.

   

Taxi in Cairo and Mumbai

 

Jet Boat from Cambodia to Laos. Also Jet boat in Belize.

   

Monorail in Las Vegas

 

Row boat in Slovenia

 

Planes to get from country to country

   

Pedal Boat in Jaisalmer, India

 

Camel in the desert from Jaisalmer

   

Chairlift, Mexico

   

Chair carry in India

 

Cycle Rickshaw in India

   

Ox and Cart, India

  Melbourne Tram

Trams in Melbourne

 

Cable Car in San Franciso

   

Donkey and Cart, India

   

Laos Truck Taxi

 

Mopeds in Thailand

See also the list of great travel journeys