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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Hue to Saigon
Vietnam Airlines has a shuttle to the airport for D45 000. Hue’s airport is Phu Bai, made for the Vietnam War. The only relic is a disused second runway. Other than that it is very like Invercargill airport. My flight was a bit bumpy, but acceptable, and I caught the bus to central Saigon (D4000 for [...]
Posted by dkendon on August 16, 2011
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Hue Day 3
I rented a bicycle to go around the tombs in the Hue area. 500m down the road the crank fell off so I went back for another. Productivity inVietnam could easily be doubled if they used bikes with decent ergonomics. My first stop was the Tu Thieu pagoda. Go through the gate then park at the [...]
Posted by dkendon on August 16, 2011
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