Funny fact: In Cambodia the US Dollar reigns. Just the paper kind, though; in place of coins they use Cambodian Riel ($0.25 = 1,000 Riel). Jean received a $2 bill as change at a restaurant yesterday. Today I tried to spend it at another restaurant but was refused. They knew it was real, but they didn’t want to try and explain that to the next recipient. Poor Thomas Jefferson. No one wants you. Except in Vietnam. Apparently the $2 bill is trendy to keep in your wallet there.
Chris Romp
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I’ve been asked about what I’ve packed more than once, so I figure it might make a good blog post. It’s also nice documentation for any future insurance claims (knock on wood). 😉 When one leaves their home for five months and decides to live out of a backpack (albeit a rather substantial one), what does one bring along? Some advice I’ve heard more than once is to lay out everything you think you might need, only pack half of it and bring twice as much money. With 50 liter packs we can bring a lot, but we can’t bring…
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Found in the Hàng Bồ district, Hà Nội, Vietnam.