182 days, 16 countries – how does everything compare? Best Country Difficult. Germany was great – historic sites, varied subcultures, cool shopping, former communist and Nazi remains, Trabis, the people are friendly and helpful, most people speak English, good food, and good accommodation. But Britain was similarly cool, had extraordinarily beautiful villages, good and cheap [...]
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The Final Review
Posted by dkendon on December 24, 2011
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Gear Review
After travelling around the world, what did I find to be the best equipment? How did everything work? Good: Steri-Pen Although I did load it with Ni-MH batteries, as stated by the manufacturer, I did still find it ran out after 5-10 uses. However it was extremely useful being able to purify water in a [...]
Posted by dkendon on December 23, 2011
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Half Way!
Time for a review! Best food: Wonton mee – the best ones I had were in Penang, Malaysia, and Saigon, Vietnam. I didn’t see any wontons in China! Pizza – pork meatball with a cheese sauce, at a place near the Forum, Rome Burfi – a sweet made with condensed milk and pistachios in India [...]
Posted by dkendon on September 29, 2011
http://fastforwardlife.wordpress.com/2011/09/29/half-way/
South-East Asia – Comparison Test!
In the spirit of that old car show on DW here is a comparison test of all the countries I have been to so far: Singapore Must visit: Night Safari/Zoo Fort Canning Park and Battle Box Singapore Museum Bugis St night market Transport: Rail is ridiculously efficient and cheap Bus is ok, but some of [...]
Posted by dkendon on July 29, 2011
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Trip from Penang to Bangkok
Penang does have some lovely buildings. The ferry from Penang to Butterworth (where the train station is) is FREE! on the assumption you make a return trip. Suckers! The ferries run about every 15min. The ferry terminal is connected to the train station so it’s only about 200m to walk. I picked up my ticket [...]
Posted by dkendon on July 9, 2011
http://fastforwardlife.wordpress.com/2011/07/09/trip-from-penang-to-bangkok/
