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Europe

Croatia
Plitvice
Posts
  • Better than the pictures: Plitvice Lakes National Park
  • Plitvice vs Krka National Park
  • Sailing the Adriatic
  • We short-changed Serbia and got scammed in Macedonia
Links
  • Photos

Useful info
Tipping: restaurants,10%

Phrases 
  • Hello: Bok
  • Thank you: Hvala

Cheap food
 pizza, bread, Panona salami, ajvar, beer
France
Sacre-Coeur
Posts
  • Paris
  • Paris: Take 2
  • Mountain-biking in France aka VTT aka The Best Thing Ever
  • We've been spoiled: Nimes, France
Links
  • Photos

Useful info
Tipping: restaurants, optional up to 10%; bars: none

Phrases 
  • Hello: Bonjour
  • Thank you: Merci

Cheap food
bread & cheese, pizza, crepes, wine
Greece
Santorini
Posts
  • Athens
  • A Visit to the Gods
Links
  • Photos



Useful info
Tipping: restaurants, round up the bill

Phrases 
  • Hello: Yia sou
  • Thank you: Efharisto

Cheap food
sesame honey bars, dried chickpeas, olives, souvlaki, beer, raki, ouzo
Italy
Venice
Posts
  • The First Stop: Venice, Italy
Links
  • Photos



Useful info
Tipping: restaurants optional, 5-10%

Phrases 
  • Hello: Ciao
  • Thank you: Grazie

Cheap food
pizza, pasta, gelato
Spain
Pamplona
Posts
  • Pamplona: Running with the bulls
Links
  • Photos
  • Videos
        - Running of the Bulls
        - San Fermin street drumming
        - Pyrotechnic bull




Useful info
Tipping: restaurants, optional up to 10%; bars: none

Phrases 
  • Hello: Hola
  • Thank you: Gracias

Cheap food
tapas, olives, beer, sangria, churros
Turkey
Cappodocia
Posts
  • Turkish Tourist Menu Trap
Links
  • Photos



Useful info
Tipping: restaurants, 5-10%

Phrases 
  • Hello: Merhaba
  • Thank you: Teşekkür ederim (teh-shekker eh-darem)

Cheap food
tavuk doner, dondurma

Middle East

Jordan
Petra
Posts
  • coming eventually




Useful info
Tipping: restaurants, 5-10%

Phrases 
  • Hello: Salam
  • Thank you: Shokran

Cheap food
falafel wrap, hummus, pita bread, chay
Yemen
Socotra
Posts
  • Dragonblood and frankincense: the island of Socotra




Useful info
Tipping: restaurants, none; drivers & guides, 1000-2000 YR/day

Phrases 
  • Hello: Salam
  • Thank you: Shokran

Cheap food
hobitz (bread), fish, goat, spiced rice, chay

Africa

South Africa
Kruger Park
Posts
  • Lessons from Kruger Park, South Africa
Links
  • Photos
  • Videos
        - 6 Weeks in South Africa



Useful info
Tipping: restaurants, 10-15%; gas station attendants, 2R for fill-up and 5R for extra services; parking lot attendants, 2R.

Phrases
English is common


Cheap food
meat, biltong, FutureLife, ginger beer, any alcohol, potjiekos
Uganda
Bwindi mountain gorilla
Posts
  • coming soon




Useful info
Tipping: restaurants, not customary

Phrases
English is common

Cheap food
gnuts, starches (pumpkin, cassava, matoke) + meat (chicken, goat)

Asia

Cambodia
Cambodia
Posts
  • none yet




Useful info
Tipping: restaurants, not customary

Phrases (phonetic)
  • Hello: Sues-day
  • Thank you: Aw-coon

Cheap food

coconut water, fresh pressed sugar cane juice, noodles, fruit (including durian), noodle dish with bean sprouts & fried dumpling
India
Cambodia
Posts
  • none yet




Useful info
Tipping: restaurants, not customary or included in bill

Phrases (phonetic)
  • Hello: Namaste
  • Thank you: Danyabad

Cheap food

thali (set meal of lentils, curry, veggies, rice, chapati), samosa, dosa (thin crispy bread), curries, breads (naan, chapati, roti), and tons more...
Indonesia
Cambodia
Posts
  • none yet




Useful info
Tipping: restaurants, not customary

Phrases (phonetic)
  • How are you: Abba kabar?
  • Good: Kabar bai
  • Thank you: Terri ma kasi

Cheap food

satay (grilled meat), gado gado (vegetables with peanut sauce), rendang, pecel, rujak (fruit and veg salad), nasi goreng (fried rice), mie goreng (fried noodles), nasi compur (chicken and rice)
Laos
Cambodia
Posts
  • none yet



Useful info
Tipping: restaurants, not customary

Phrases (phonetic)
  • Hello: Sabaidee!
  • Thank you: Kawp-jai

Cheap food

sticky rice (khao niew), ground meat (laap), noodles, papaya salad
Myanmar
Cambodia
Posts
  • none yet



Useful info
Tipping: restaurants, not customary

Phrases (phonetic)
  • Hello: Min-ga-la-ba
  • Thank you: chei-zoo tin-bar-te

Cheap food

chicken curry, fried rice, fried noodles
Nepal
Cambodia
Posts
  • none yet



Useful info
Tipping: restaurants, not customary or included in bill.  tours, your discretion.

Phrases (phonetic)
  • Hello: Namaste
  • Thank you: Danyabad

Cheap food

dal ghat (set meal of lentils, curried veggies, rice), moms (dumplings)
Singapore
Cambodia
Posts
  • none yet




Useful info
Tipping: restaurants, not customary 

Phrases
English is common


Cheap food
Everything!!!  Laksa, pork noodles, fried carrot cake, rice porridge, chicken rice
Thailand
Thailand
Posts
  • none yet




Useful info
Tipping: restaurants, not customary

Phrases (phonetic)
  • Hello: Sah wat dee
  • Thank you: Kahp-koon
Cheap food
noodles, curries, pad thai, smoothies, iced coffees, beer, fruit
Vietnam
Vietnam
Posts
  • none yet




Useful info
Tipping: restaurants, not customary

Phrases (phonetic)
  • Hello: Sin jeow
  • Thank you: Gum on

Cheap food

noodles (pho), curries, pad thai, smoothies, iced coffees, beer, fruit

Americas

Brazil
Vietnam
Posts
  • none yet




Useful info
Tipping: restaurants, not customary or included.  Watch out for "music charges" or "cover" added to your bill.

Phrases (phonetic)
  • Hello: Oi!
  • Thank you: Obrigado

Cheap food

fruit juices and shakes, carne de sol

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