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
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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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The trip from Singapore to Malacca
I arrived at the train station at 7am for the 8am train. But I did get a ticket after 30 min in the queue. It’s $26 to Tampin. The station itself is from the 1920s but will close on 30 June 2011. So I was one of the last to see this Imperial majesty: The [...]
Posted by dkendon on June 23, 2011
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