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But mosquito nets are SO Romatic as your (Edited) ads state......
Romantic Mosquito nets
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The Romantic Accessoire
Thr romantic accessoire ? Where in Mogadishu ?
I'll stick with fortified wine and a broken gas gage.
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No one uses screens here in El Salvador, I open the window slats all day until late night since the maxium temparature during day is over 30C or 87F and humid. I live in a 'middle to upper middle' so called 'class' area, if this were my house I would put in screens next week, there are several large hardware stores in San Salvador that import from USA, in most of the small towns and villages in the countryside they wait for NGOs and Government to fix things, in a few places they help to help themselves. Anyway Malaria is rare here, except in the remote low lying wetland areas lying at mouths of rivers and bays near the Pacific Coast, but I have contracted Dengue Fever twice, once in Honduras and once here, life in the Tropics.
I have a well to do friend here, well meaning, takes me to remote little restaurants to talk local and international politics in whispers, most of the people my age, locals and the few ex pats I still know, now drive everywhere, even 2 or 3 blocks, I am sort of a rarity, New Yorkers walk more than most 'city folk' in USA, and talk to people, recently I was in NYC alone with a lot of luggage and most people were helpful, was nice to walk around without people staring at you or neighbors asking me if I am afraid. most everyone here in the capital city is afraid, especially on the public buses, at the main mall now, and most of the smaller ones an empty parking space is often rarer than a 2 headed unicorn, streets are as narrow as they were in 1970 when I first visited, well Africa, Latin America or SE Asia one really need travel there to knock all the myths and misconceptions out of the mind what I like about this journal is that it is a no bs zone with a sense of humor, the 'Real Estate Cons' are slowly taking over the ex pat sites, forums and bulletin boards, I generally send a private message when I give advices now, avoiding any controversy, the Hospex sites are more and more wide eyed naive children traveling with no money to spare, some say, I remember Belize Walter, an eccentric ex pat and traveler from States I knew in Guatemala in the 1980s Walter would walk a mile to save a Dollar, told me some so called 'budget travelers' would argue over the price of a meal or a bus ride but when the dope dealer came round the hostel, wads of US dollars and local currency would come out of the money belts, I can understand traveling on a low budget, but don't like being around cheap people, constantly obsessing on and counting their money, Walter was an exception, he had sold his business up north when he stopped drinking, and entertained all of us with his outrageous travel stories, Walter did not judge people, he traveled on the cheap and did his own thing, Walter was a walking travel journal who made us laugh and forget about our own troubles. The oral tradition, why I volunteered to work in development of rural eco tourism here in El Salvador. last week even sent an e mail, constructive criticism, to the Government Tourist Offices and they replied, thanking me, and hoping to rectify the bad situation soon. Yep, did not travel all the way down here to the Tropics to live in fear!!!!!!!
Be aware some airlines have added Fuel Surcharges in the last few days due to 'situation' in Egypt.
Asiabill from has written 258 comments
DITTO! "sleeping inside mosquito nets is HOT" has prevented me from EVER using them and except for my first trip to India / Asia in 78 I have never had immunization shots, nor used repellent, nor abstained from eating meat, nor worried about catching 'deathly' diseasesand have been JUST FINE and I like to say healthy but too often too overweight to be honestly healthy. I did catch dysentery in Madras India in 79 and lost alot of weight, reaching my only record low of 134lbs although most old Asia Expat Friends met me when I was 150ish lbs.
Your post today provides realistic usable advice and content to help anyone planning a trip to the world's tropical countries and reminds them that American Hollywood / New York celebrity advice and news can be more popular or famous and shallow than usable.
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