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Ralph commented about Chaguaramas Trinidad and Ocean Currents, On Monday January 30th, 2006 12:51:00 PM
Tevas water-sandals are the most smell resistant sandals I have ever used, provided you get the versions with the zinc anti-microbial substance embedded in the polyurethane sole.
The nylon straps will mildew if you let them stay wet, but this can be fixed by dipping the sandals in a strong solution of bleach, then rinsing, then coating with baking soda (bicarbonate of soda) to remove the bleach smell. As long as the Tevas don't stay wet permanently, this sort of mildew won't be a problem.
All leather sandals will smell if they get wet too much.
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Ralph commented about Chaguaramas Trinidad and Ocean Currents, On Thursday February 2nd, 2006 01:32:00 PM
Ah, yes, you have LEATHER Tevas. That's another story. Very bad. Get the original "rubber" versions. Actually, these have an EVA (ethylene vinyl acrylate) topsole, rather than real rubber, with some sort of zinc anit-microbila treatment embedded in the EVA which discourages fungus growth and thus smell.
The imitation Tevas that are made in Brazil and elsewhere lack this anti-microbial treatment and hence are more likely to smell. Depending on your foot chemistry, they might smell after a very short period of time. But such sandals are still better than leather sandals, in my experience. Just treat them with bleach when they start to stink, or expose them to strong sunlight.
Tevas are quite durable, though the bottom sole sometimes comes unglued from the topsole after a few months. To glue them back together, use ShoeGoo or McNett Seam Grip or other glue consisting of gel polyurethane. A 1oz tube of ShoeGoo (available at any Walmart in the US) should be in every travalers repair kit, since it is hard to find in the third world and all shoes/boots/sandals have a tendency for the bottom sole to come unglued after a few months. This is a problem if you have large feet (American size 11 and up, European size 44 and up) since large shoes are hard to find in much of the third world. (I couldn't find anything bigger than size 10 in Guatemala when my shoes went kaputt there. I ended up buying some cheap size 10 sandals that starting stinking after 2 or 3 days...)
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ralph commented about THE MATTHEW - BOAT OF JOHN CABOT, On Monday May 4th, 2009 09:30:09 PM
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Ralph commented about I Have Malaria and Not Food Poisoning, On Saturday December 4th, 2010 12:13:24 AM
Mate,
I have a soft spot too for the hobo life and happened across your website and thought "this sounds great, traveling in paradise for $500 a month", then I clicked thru to your blog and turns out you've got malaria, food poisoning - and took at least one wrong turn! May I join others in wishing you a better time ahead!
If you need a pad to recover (before Xmas or after New Year) and not bust the budget, can I invite you up to the Mosel River for a week in your own apartment on us - you can get a cheap Ryanair flight from Morocco (ex Agadir, Marrakech or Fez to Hahn) if that's near where you are?
Our place we call 'My Europe Base', it's a pretty 1920s house with 5 modern self-contained apartments overlooking the Mosel River in the vibrant wine-maker town of Zell an der Mosel. We offer short and long stay rates, with long stays from approx $200 a week ideal for anyone who wants to live in and explore Europe - made easy by Hahn Airport (major Ryanair hub) being a local bus ride away. For the next few months, most of the 50 flight destinations (some exotic) are easy to get to and back for under 100 EUR, even some returns under 20 EUR. The house is heated and the previous owner, the lovely Elspeth, lives in the top floor apartment.
There's lots of information on our website...
Hope it sounds good and let me know if you want to take us up!
cheers
Ralph - Australia
myeuropebase.com
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