Bodhrán player Eamon Murray took a short breather to answer a few questions.

Take a short breather, Janos.

While she took a short breather, he said, "My name's Oliver and I'd love to take you to dinner sometime."

At this halfway point, we look forward to a short breather, and then packing our bags, and setting out to cover the next 100 countries.

As I pull my way towards the top, our guide Eduardo stops for short breathers and I learn the word endemic.