1. wallet including cards and money. 2. phone 3. Condoms 4. lube 5. HIV 6. long pants or towel for the airplane. In all seriousness my checklist goes passport, wallet, phone. toothbrush and other things are next. Everything else can be bought so easily and cheaply. Although a large buttplug Dutch qu...

Nobody cares about TV. The internet being shut down is doubtful.

CNN is still on here in Bangkok. BBC has been off for at least 4 hours here and says it has signal interference. All other channels still work which makes me think the BBC said something that rubbed "people" the wrong way. Was down at my local 711 an hour ago or so and they were selling al...

Do yourself a favor if you aren't living in complete abject poverty... buy yourself a water cooler that also has a hot water nozzle. You deserve the best after all. Yes, 70 to 100 would be USD.

So they invented new technology to bottle crap? I am sorry but no beer made in Cambodia is very good.

Jamie_Lambo wrote:the OP was asking what websites people use when killing time, not really activities, i think he was fishing around for some new time killing websites to check out

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Actually, the whole reward and tip thing wasn't really well thought out. When he gave me the $50, I immediately thought 'this guy deserves a reward' and handed him $10. Then while taking the tuktuk ride I began to worry that I hadn't given him enough, hence the second $10. As I have used him severa...

You did the right thing, especially (as somebody already mentioned) when the staff could be docked for it. I once had a tuktuk driver do the same for me. Accidentally gave him a $50 grouped in with a couple of singles for a $3 ride. Didn't notice until the following day that I was short of cash, bu...

I would go back and explain a mistake was made with the change. I would tell them in no uncertain terms that I had given them $100. It is funny this question is even asked. Doing the right thing shouldn't be considered exceptional.

it sounds like a good deal BUT Thats a ton of money for someone to come up with all at once AND wants to deal with backpackers ( those are what i assume is 90% of ur guests) AND live in a remote area of Laos Have you considered taking on a working partner that owns a %? might be easier to find, esp...