Poll Archive
What book should I write?
Started: May 29, 2008
Total Votes: 78
- Photo/art/drawings: 29% (23)
- How-to/advice: 27% (21)
- Memoir: 23% (18)
- Short stories : 21% (16)
What do you think Megan is doing?
Started: March 15, 2008
Total Votes: 85
- Planning another trip: 51% (43)
- Watching TV: 33% (28)
- Working: 16% (14)
Martinique…
Started: February 8, 2008
Total Votes: 13
- Don’t know where it is: 54% (7)
- Want to go: 46% (6)
- Been there: 0% (0)
Do you like travel videos?
Started: January 21, 2008
Total Votes: 13
- Yes, more than photos.: 46% (6)
- They’re okay.: 38% (5)
- No, they’re kind of boring.: 15% (2)
Which country were you most excited about?
Started: November 27, 2007
Total Votes: 36
- Madagascar: 50% (18)
- Mongolia: 22% (8)
- India: 17% (6)
- Tajikistan: 11% (4)
How much do you think I spent during phase II?
Started: November 18, 2007
Total Votes: 37
- $20,000: 38% (14)
- $25,000: 35% (13)
- $15,000: 16% (6)
- $30,000: 11% (4)
The Amazing Race…
Started: November 15, 2007
Total Votes: 12
- Love it: 50% (6)
- Haven’t seen it: 50% (6)
- Leave it: 0% (0)
Zanzibari souvenir…
Started: October 10, 2007
Total Votes: 54
- Leave it!: 57% (31)
- Shave it!: 39% (21)
- Bleach it!: 4% (2)
Would you tell your mom if you were in an accident?
Started: September 17, 2007
Total Votes: 35
- After I got back: 57% (20)
- Never: 23% (8)
- Right away: 20% (7)
How long would you travel?
Started: August 31, 2007
Total Votes: 27
- 1 year+: 56% (15)
- 3 months: 19% (5)
- 4 weeks: 15% (4)
- 6 months: 11% (3)
What should be updated first?
Started: August 11, 2007
Total Votes: 47
- Finances: 34% (16)
- Souvenirs: 26% (12)
- Sketchbook: 21% (10)
- Maps: 19% (9)
What would you do in London?
Started: August 4, 2007
Total Votes: 19
- Visit museums: 37% (7)
- Relax in Hyde Park: 32% (6)
- See a musical: 21% (4)
- Shop: 11% (2)
Rafting the Nile in Uganda
Started: July 1, 2007
Total Votes: 41
- Awesome: 85% (35)
- Insanity: 15% (6)
Would you pay $500 to visit mountain gorillas?
Started: June 22, 2007
Total Votes: 19
- Yes: 47% (9)
- No: 26% (5)
- Only if I could ride one: 26% (5)
Madagascar:
Started: May 8, 2007
Total Votes: 36
- Lemurs: 69% (25)
- Balboa Trees: 17% (6)
- Beaches: 14% (5)
- Tsingy: 0% (0)
Who has tried Ethiopian food?
Started: April 27, 2007
Total Votes: 20
- I have!: 60% (12)
- No thanks: 25% (5)
- I can’t find it: 15% (3)
Which region would you visit?
Started: April 12, 2007
Total Votes: 11
- North historical circuit: 45% (5)
- South Omo Valley: 27% (3)
- Bale Mountains: 27% (3)
When I say Ethiopia what comes to mind?
Started: March 26, 2007
Total Votes: 33
- Food (lack of): 79% (26)
- Ancient Christianity: 15% (5)
- Kidnapped tourists: 6% (2)
Where to?
Started: March 11, 2007
Total Votes: 29
- Ethiopia> Tanzania> Madagascar: 72% (21)
- Tanzania> Malawi> Mozambique: 17% (5)
- Tanzania> Madagascar: 10% (3)
Best Indiana Jones film was
Started: March 4, 2007
Total Votes: 11
- Lost Ark: 45% (5)
- Last Crusade: 36% (4)
- Temple of Doom: 18% (2)
I…
Started: February 21, 2007
Total Votes: 32
- want to go to India: 56% (18)
- will never go to India: 22% (7)
- went and loved it: 22% (7)
- went and hated it: 0% (0)
Would you “try out” an ashram?
Started: February 9, 2007
Total Votes: 15
- Yes: 60% (9)
- No: 40% (6)
Curry and…
Started: January 23, 2007
Total Votes: 22
- Naan: 45% (10)
- Rice: 36% (8)
- Chappati: 14% (3)
- Paratha: 5% (1)
When you’re sick of Indian food:
Started: January 15, 2007
Total Votes: 15
- Eat McDonalds: 53% (8)
- Buy lots of crackers: 27% (4)
- Eat bananas: 13% (2)
- Don’t eat: 7% (1)
Favorite part of camel?
Started: December 27, 2006
Total Votes: 19
- Hump(s): 53% (10)
- Eyes: 26% (5)
- Knees: 11% (2)
- Mouths: 11% (2)
Cows…
Started: December 16, 2006
Total Votes: 10
- dinner: 90% (9)
- sacred: 10% (1)
When in India…
Started: November 27, 2006
Total Votes: 21
- go veggie: 76% (16)
- meat’s worth the risk: 24% (5)
What would you do in Nepal?
Started: November 2, 2006
Total Votes: 26
- Visit Buddha’s birthplace: 42% (11)
- Hike around Annapurna: 27% (7)
- Hike to Everest Base Camp: 19% (5)
- Stay in Kathmandu and eat good food: 12% (3)
What place sounds the most magical?
Started: October 18, 2006
Total Votes: 20
- Shangrila: 50% (10)
- Khatmandu: 35% (7)
- Lhasa: 10% (2)
- Timbuktu: 5% (1)
How much does China suck?
Started: October 4, 2006
Total Votes: 13
- Have you seen it’s toilets?: 62% (8)
- The most ever: 23% (3)
- A lot: 15% (2)
Which has the best mountains?
Started: September 25, 2006
Total Votes: 10
- Nepal: 60% (6)
- Switzerland: 20% (2)
- Tajikistan: 10% (1)
- USA: 10% (1)
What souvenir would you buy in Uzbekistan?
Started: September 6, 2006
Total Votes: 15
- Skull cap: 53% (8)
- Embroidered wall hanging: 20% (3)
- Painting: 13% (2)
- Carpet: 13% (2)
Which route would you take to Central Asia?
Started: August 2, 2006
Total Votes: 21
- Train from Urumqi to Almaty, Kazakstan: 38% (8)
- Bus from Kashgar to Osh, Kyrgyzstan: 24% (5)
- I would never go to Central Asia!: 24% (5)
- Flight from Olgii, Mongolia to Kazakstan: 14% (3)
Where in China would you stop along the silk road?
Started: July 14, 2006
Total Votes: 8
- Kashgar: 87% (7)
- Dunhuang: 12% (1)
- Turpan: 0% (0)
- Jiayuguan: 0% (0)
What would you do in Mongolia?
Started: June 16, 2006
Total Votes: 28
- Ride a camel in the Gobi: 43% (12)
- Ride a horse in the N. Mountains: 29% (8)
- Hike near the White Lake: 18% (5)
- Go to a disco in UB: 11% (3)
What are you most afraid of?
Started: June 8, 2006
Total Votes: 23
- Getting sick: 39% (9)
- Bears: 30% (7)
- Being robbed: 30% (7)
- Getting lost: 0% (0)
Would you ever travel for more than one month?
Started: May 25, 2006
Total Votes: 33
- I’m planning to: 52% (17)
- If I “had the money”: 27% (9)
- If I “had the time”: 21% (7)
- Never: 0% (0)
Which country are you most excited about?
Started: May 17, 2006
Total Votes: 11
- Madagascar: 64% (7)
- Tajikistan: 18% (2)
- Mongolia: 9% (1)
- India: 9% (1)

Only six days until you’re off on another adventure — woo-hoo!
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