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That's awesome if money were...

Marco Fang — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:05:00 GMT

That's awesome if money were no object to me! Now I only afford to some yacht chartering, not that bad though.

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People like Branson demonstrate how...

Claire Walter — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:51:09 GMT

People like Branson demonstrate how it takes money to make money.

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@ Marco Fang: It gets...

Harriet Torry — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:15:59 GMT

@ Marco Fang: It gets cooler in the winter in Valencia, but is just as sunny.

Posted to: Vamos a Valencia: Hot Tips for Eating, Drinking and Sightseeing

You're absolutely correct about wages...

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 10:05:00 GMT

You're absolutely correct about wages reflecting tipping habits: people in countries where tips aren't customary have more of their income guaranteed than, for example, in overtipping USA. As a matter of fact, the Wall Street Journal reports that Wolfgang Puck advocates that "the industry should lobby to establish a federal law that allows restaurants nationwide to exempt waiters who earn tips from the minimum wage". This of course as a result of the average tip going from 10% to 15% to even more.

Bottom line: NEVER overtip!!

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I've heard the beautiful sun...

Marco Fang — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 18:54:49 GMT

I've heard the beautiful sun shine in Valencia, how's it compared to the weather in Almeria?

Posted to: Vamos a Valencia: Hot Tips for Eating, Drinking and Sightseeing

Thanks for this list. Am...

Sarah Pontiff — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 02:24:30 GMT

Thanks for this list. Am planning a trip to NYC in Feb and it's come in v. useful. Am going to go all Julia Roberts and book the St. Regis.

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That has always been my...

Amelie Issako — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:33:05 GMT

That has always been my dream, wow.... let me share that article with my friends then.

Posted to: If Money Were No Object: Helicopter Safaris in Southern Africa

Wow,it sounds great!...

lucifer — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:33:45 GMT

Wow,it sounds great!

Posted to: If Money Were No Object: Helicopter Safaris in Southern Africa

Great post. While in China...

Wendy U — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:50:58 GMT

Great post. While in China for business earlier in the year, we bought unlocked phones. Then when I headed over to Australia, I just hit the cell phone kiosk at the airport, and presto - $9.95 for my SIM card (and Australian number) and less than $30 for a month worth of calls.

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These are great points and...

Phone Card — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:28:00 GMT

These are great points and very good information. Thanks for your post!

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This is fantastic! I am...

Robert, Chicago — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:20:34 GMT

This is fantastic! I am heading to South Africa in the new year for a 4 week break and this looks amazing. Perhaps may be the final ingredient to the holiday of a lifetime!

Robert

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The Villa looks beautiful. What...

VOOL — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:30:00 GMT

The Villa looks beautiful. What types of people stay there? We are young 30s women and are looking for a nice play to stay but would enjoy socializing as well. Also, I'm hearing terrible stories about the backwater tours. Any good experiences? Do we just go to Alleypey and look at the boats?

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Most fish are prepared alive;...

Turner Wright — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:11:31 GMT

Most fish are prepared alive; in Japan, the standard isn't to transport fish frozen, but rather alive in "fish tank" trucks. Whether or not you'll eat them as the heart is still beating... probably the reason they serve most without the head and heart.

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I agree about the whale...

Emma - iloho.com — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:26:27 GMT

I agree about the whale meat. The only thing I've dared to try so far that's on this list is the red bean paste, which is delicious. I've had squid ink in Mediterranean food, but never in Japanese dishes - I'd be interested to try it.

The pufferfish video put me off my lunch. I cannot believe that poor fish is alive for about the first 30 seconds.

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I'm a Taiwanese and I...

Marco Fang — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:15:14 GMT

I'm a Taiwanese and I like Japanese food a lot. Let me comment on each item in my opinion: 1.Nattō: it's wonderful if you got used to it, just think about it's nutritious content. The taste will be good while you lose the feeling of your tongue! 2.Basashi is extremely tasty, I like it. Can you offer me one more dish? 3.Whale meat is not very delicious, taste a little bit hard. For those nice creatures' sake, please don't eat it. 4.Takoyaki is quite normal in Taiwan, and it's one of girls' favorite snack. I love it! 5.Ikizukuri: in Taiwan, people even cook a live fish in 3 way, first dish is the same as seen on the video, second dish is fried fish meat and the third dish is. It's must be a big fish weighs at least 2 kilos. Super delicious! 6.Hot spring cooks: in Taipei, there are also hot springs and people will gather to cook eggs in a camping, very interesting. 7.Shirako: it is tasty, but I bet westerners will feel sick for just looking at it. Why not give it a try? 8.Red bean cake is very popular in Taiwan as well, I think people learned it from Japanese, a very good dessert, might be very sweet depending on the cook. 9.Squid ink food: you'll like it if you get used to the wonderful.. uh.. smell. 10.Fugu is the only thing I don't wanna try. I heard there's still a small chance of.. getting the jackpot...

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Wow,these are all definitely worth...

Jerry — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:05:27 GMT

Wow,these are all definitely worth tasting.

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hi..regards i like this picture...

mytravel — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:06:50 GMT

hi..regards i like this picture and i love everything about sea and beach because its very nice and thanks for you visit in myblog have a great days

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Great to see a concise...

Charlie — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:11:32 GMT

Great to see a concise selection of travel books! I would be keen to get the "Man who invented history" in my hands as I have heard it is worth a read for keen travellers.

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A Year in Tibet -...

Marco Breaker — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:24:48 GMT

A Year in Tibet - Sun Shuyun

This is exactly what I was looking for, as I think about spending a year or two in Tibet.

It would be great if i could follow with my friends exact the same traces that the Chinese filmmaker Sun has made.

Amazing - I will go and buy that book today at Amazon.com.

Just came across that website and find the information on this blog pretty good.

Posted to: Top Travel Books of 2008

Emma, Thanks for an interesting...

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:25:00 GMT

Emma, Thanks for an interesting list, tho I was expecting a list of the usual Fodor's, Planet Earth, etc., and am actually grateful NOT to be seeing such. What I would prefer, though, is more bibliographic info—-number of pages, illustrations, index, publisher, and possibly price, certainly original pubdate, and maybe even edition number. But even Amazon too often hides that info, infuriatingly enough!

Posted to: Top Travel Books of 2008