Travel tips

The following is a compilation of our travel tips and lessons:

Ask many people for directions. It was amazing how many people are incapable of saying, "I don't know" and they just make up something.

Ask about the frequency of bus schedules before you take a taxi.  Minor communication gaps could lead to expensive decisions.

Ask about the drinkability of water BEFORE you drink it!

Alcohol drinks are ALWAYS cheaper at the convenient stores.

Show respect to locals by at least trying.  You will be rewarded for your efforts.

don't be afraid to try.  What is the worst that can happen? 

You are not entitled to anything.  Remember you are in someone else's country.

"I will only have one more drink" are ALWAYS famous last words.

Balance equals consideration for finance, human kind and the environment.

Mother doesn't always know best but she is still your mother.

You can warm up pizza in a frying pan.

Always carry a lighter and flashlight.

A visit with nature is always fulfilling.

Don't go in the mountains without a car and a jacket.

Always question whether a want is a "need to have" or a "want to have".  Do you really need the want?

Use natural resources to expand your creativity and help with daily problem solving.

Mutual respect goes a long way.

The more laws and rules, the more you kill human creativity and spirit.

Finding ones own being and self worth provides rich perspective.

You can only control intention, not perception.

Just because he is wearing speedos doesn't mean he is gay.

Work to live rich not to get rich.

Your situation depends on your perspective more than anything else.

Be kind.  97 percent of people will return it.

A banana leaf makes a perfectly good plate for dinner.

Question everything...respectively.

The hardest choices are some of the best you will ever make.

Sometimes the lack of a plan is a good plan.

Milk doesn't have to be cold, neither do eggs. Make them last.

Doing nothing IS doing something.

Knowing how to fix a bike chain is something you will use later in life.

If someone offers you natural unprocessed chocolate say, "yes".

Do all the things today that you will not regret tomorrow.

Genious is packing one bag. 

Go in with no expectations, you will never be disappointed.