gdp's Comments

Backpacking Travel Blog : Favela Tourism, Rocinha, Rio

Tue, 3 Mar 2009 20:34:25 +0000

Yeah! Santa Teresa is great, the Tram ride is great fun, well worth doing

Matador Trips : Brooklyn for Beginners: Six Neighborhoods Worth Seeing

Tue, 3 Mar 2009 20:04:03 +0000

Heading to New York in 2 weeks, thanks for the tips. Brooklyn!!!

Backpacking Travel Blog : Off the beaten track in New York?

Tue, 3 Mar 2009 11:28:11 +0000

NY Mag has released its best of new york http://nymag.com/bestofny/food/2009/cheap-eats/ should be helpful!

Backpacking Travel Blog : Backpacking in South America

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 11:01:46 +0000

@ Steven & Flynn, We flew in to Venezuela, with a ticket to fly out of Peru 4 months later, we we're slighty unsure if this was gonna be okay but there wasn't a problem. @Flynn We didnt have time to check out Guyana & Suriname, after meeting someone from Guyana it sounded like a great place to visit, I do have a feeling its a little more expensive than the other countries in South America but I might be wrong.

Backpacking Travel Blog : Snowy Snow Brighton Beach Photos

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:27:21 +0000

That's the West Pier, was deteriorating since 1975, before being set on fire in 2002. A real shame but the remnants still pretty cool.

Backpacking Travel Blog : Gili Air, Lombok, Indonesia

Fri, 6 Feb 2009 09:54:05 +0000

Hey, glad you like the snow pics, all gone now, would love to be in Indonesia right now! When we we last visited Gili Air in 2006 we stayed in a beach hut for R30.000 a night (about £1.75) so its pretty cheap, just haggle hard.

Backpacking Travel Blog : Backpacking Travel Advice

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:01:34 +0000

we started out using bottled water to brush our teeth but in the end used tap water, just tried not to swallow any!

Backpacking Travel Blog : Best place for a 3 week holiday?

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:46:28 +0000

If you mean travelling in Thailand on your own, I'd say its pretty safe, though I guess if your ventured to far off the beaten track or to areas in political unrest it could get a bit dodgy, but thats the same anywhere.

Backpacking Travel Blog : Friday Photo - Venezuela School Bus

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:05:11 +0000

you definitely should Venezuela is a brilliant place and i'd love to go back there!

Backpacking Travel Blog : Best place for a 3 week holiday?

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:28:16 +0000

Cheers Geoff, will have a little look into what kind of flight deals are available, though i'm guessing SE Asia would be a little cheaper than Central America.

Backpacking Travel Blog : Vietnamese Girl - Friday Photo

Tue, 6 Jan 2009 09:19:53 +0000

Cheers Matt, Happy New Year to you too!

Backpacking Travel Blog : Lapa, Rio de Janeiro

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 09:36:38 +0000

I wish I was! Im in cold and grey England. I think theres some nice islands around there, Ilha Grande and further south florianopolis, though i've not been myself, I also heard good things about Petropolis inland from Rio. We travelled from Rio to Curitiba then on to Foz do Iguacu, if your friends going to the falls I recommend the Argentinian side for the best views.

Backpacking Travel Blog : Backpacking in South America

Thu, 1 Jan 2009 14:49:28 +0000

Sorry Ted, not too sure about that one, you probably need to talk to your government and investigate Argentina's requirements.

Backpacking Travel Blog : Backpacking in South America

Thu, 1 Jan 2009 14:44:33 +0000

Hi Sarah We met a number of girls travelling on their own that had experienced no problems at all. It'll cost you a bit more to travel alone but staying in popular hostels your bound to meet people going your way and there's websites full of people looking for people to travel with. I'd recommend pre booking you first couple of nights, there's nothing worse than getting somewhere and not knowing where you going. We met less travellers in S America but the ones we met seemed to be a buit more friendly, I guess as there's less. In general we found most people in South America were more honest and less likely to rip tourists off than in South East Asia. Of course if your travelling alone take the usual precautions you'd take in any country, checkout the guidebooks for specific advice for where's safe to go and when in each place you go to. The only time we got caught out was wandering around early on a Sunday morning, don't scrimp on taxi's if your not sure, or its dark or early or late! Favourite countries where Brazil, Argentina and Bolivia. Have a great time, let me know how you get on!

Backpacking Travel Blog : Green Man Festival 2008

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:12:50 +0000

haha, funny how things work out :-)

Backpacking Travel Blog : Round the world tickets & multi-stop flights guide

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:01:50 +0000

Thanks for the tip homeboy!

Backpacking Travel Blog : Go to Singapore Zoo

Fri, 5 Dec 2008 20:05:04 +0000

Thanks! i like the look of you Singapore guide

Backpacking Travel Blog : Salto Angel - The Angel Falls, Venezuela

Fri, 5 Dec 2008 12:14:38 +0000

We just booked it when we were there through the hostel we stayed in. Didn't seem like it was necessary to book in advance, though we we're there at a different time of year. Can't remember the name of the hostel, will try and dig it out.

Backpacking Travel Blog : Kelimutu, Flores, Indonesia

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:22:21 +0000

francine, sorry for not reply sooner, your comment slip passed me! I dont think you need anything special for Indonesia, just the usual things, its generally hot but if you going up to kelimutu, its an early start and its quite cold so you'll need some warm clothes too.