Turn your bar fridge to maximum immediately after arriving - beer needs to be COLD
Wearing flip-flops in the shower can be a good safety measure...but not if you use the provided ones that have been used by every hippy since 1969
Vietnam has some of the worst dental work on the planet, but every guest house gives away free toothbrushes...why is it so?
I travelled through 3 countries in search of a one dollar haircut...only to pay 3 dollars in Bangkok
Your worst day on vacation can be better than your best day at work
The locals have scary powers of moving large loads on small motorcycles, one Canadian, plus a 25kg backpack, plus a day bag is dangerous (and funny looking)
Lie , Cheat, & Steal
If you must lie, lie to help a friend
If you must cheat, cheat death
If you must steal, steal a heart
The death toll in Ko Samui is evenly devided between motorcycle accidents and falling coconuts
Buying a local a beer is a far better way to learn about culture than reading a book
70 cent whiskey is proof that communism works
All sunglasses should come in one size only...extra extra large
Eat western breakfasts, no one should start the day with rice or porridge with fish in it...that's crazy talk
Everybody loves playing "connect four"
Use antibacterial handwash, flush the toilet with your foot
Take lots of ziplock bags, refuse the disposable plastic bags that every shop tries to give you
No internet cafe's have photo imaging software...this is a pain when all of your photos are over 3.5 MBytes
Chang beer is better than Singa, Beer Lao is even better
You meet the nicest people in the world when travelling by train
A 3 dollar digital watch tells the time everybit as well as a 500 dollar analog...but isn't as waterproof
Dancing is excercise
Jet skis and loud boats should be illegal
Men with fat, hairy bodies like to take their shirts off when it is hot...so do I
Everyone loves Uno
Stay at a quiet beach, play at a noisy beach
A 1 hour foot massage with a friend and a cold beer beside you is very hedonistic...but highly recommended
Buy stuff from locals, not the Quicki mart...some of these guys are doing it pretty rough
Leave nothing behind but footprints
Carry emergency toilet paper
South East Asia has great food, but usually lousy coffee...look for a French flag in the window...the French make great coffee
Get to Angkor quick...it will be an amusement park in 5 years
Frisbee is the world's greatest sport...nobody loses...everybody smiles
If you have a sensitive stomach...stick to banana pancakes...they could save your life
People from Oregon kick ass!
Bring speakers for your Ipod...music should be shared...save your headphones for buses and planes
Take at least one risk when you are on vacation (Try saying "yes" instead of "no"...in 50 years time you will glad that you did)
Take more than one risk
Condensation from a bottle of beer dripping on your belly is very refreshing
Booking early morning flights is dangerous...never sleep the night before you leave
I have a pure heart...this gives me the strength of 10 men
Luxurious accomodation is an incentive to stay indoors...rent the cheaper hut and only use it for sleeping
Take off your sunglasses when crossing busy streets in Vietnam...eye contact can save your life
Grinning luck an idiot and bobbing your head up and down gets one out of sticky situations better than sticking your chest out
The terms "local colour" & "rustic" have many mneanings and can be used in mixed company without offending the locals
Buy "English Primer" books and give them the the local kids...it will help them alot more than your spare change
Spend time with people who have good hearts...if you can...surround yourself with them
Orange is a good colour
Bangkok is not Thailand...it is Bangkok
Did I mention to take a risk
Cut your hair short...who needs hair product on vacation
Trust your judgement...you can often tell a person's spirit withinh 10 seconds
Always ask for a discount...my favorite is to ask for "poor Canadian traveller's discount"...sometimes it works
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Wow, that is fantastic!
A year worth of thoughts of the day.
Some can even used on Far Side captions.
Looking forward to see you but you avoid that thought for as long as you can: the travel depression will you soon enough.
Right. Enough. There is a beach, a beer and a babe waiting for you.
Marc
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