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Visit Ninh Binh in Vietnam
I visited Ninh Binh - about 2 or 3 hours south of Hanoi on my last day before heading back to Hanoi to fly out. The scenery at nearby Tam Coc is like Halong Bay, but it's on land. We hired motorbikes and spent a day on the back of them driving through...
By satkinson.
running out of suitcase space?
shove your socks and underwear into your shoes!
By appletree.
Templeside House
If ever in Beijing, get in touch with Bobby and stay here in the Hutong, real cheap and the tours they organise are good value - our guide yoyo was a hoot.
By Alan.Stott.
Perspiration Problems
Sweating is inevitable while in The Gambia and therefore using an antiperspirant is basically useless. Instead, try using a deodorant. The best option is to use an all natural mineral salts rock deodorant which is very effective in eliminating odour...
By cocopica.
Toilet Trouble
Keep tissue paper and travel wipes on you at all times. Although some public toilets will have toilet paper/roll, many will not or have simply run out. Also, as power and thus water outages occur quite often, its always a good idea to keep some moist...
By cocopica.
Water Wonder
Pack iodine in your first aid kit, this can not only be used as an effective disinfectant but also as an effective sanitizer of drinking water (3 drops per litre, let stand for 30 minutes).
By cocopica.
Stomach Saver
Eat plenty of yogurt for several weeks or so before you begin your travels. This will give your stomach a good dose of healthy bacteria needed to fight off all the new bacteria your body will be exposed to when in a new environment and eating new...
By cocopica.
Things to take
Ever had a smelly towel travelling? Don't think travel towels are quite the same? Take a face cloth, flannel or what ever you call it. My Thomas the Tank Engine one went with me all over the work, always smelt nice because I washed with it, and when...
By GarethSear.
Coober Pedy
If you find yourself around this opal mining town make sure you head out to the Breakaways. Only a 20 min drive out of town and stunning scenery, plus it's devoid of other tourists.
By shaxted23.
For anywhere in the world you go
ALWAYS PACK cheap handmade gifts like key chains, trinkets, scarves, typical of your country, to give away to strangers in another! I once took Bollywood music in cassettes and it worked like currency with goodwill attached - got me special entry into...
By PicTales.
Modesty in Israel
I thought I would be dressed modestly enough to enter synagogues in Israel with knee-length skirts or pants, but that is not the case in most Orthodox sites. Women must wear long skirts to their ankles--no knee-length skirts or pants. Also, no showing...
By Erin_Irving.
Hong Kong tips
A must see things are: a trip to the top of the vVctoria Peak (it's worth paying the extra money to go onto the viewing platform), a day trip to the Lantau Island (take the metro to tung chung station and from there the cable car to the po lin...
By agnieszka76.
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