<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span>The recommendation I received, once I was already there and it was too late to do anything about it, was to wear wedges.\u00a0 That way you can be in heels, but also not sink into the quicksand in the streets.<\/p>\n\n- Computer<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/span>I brought my laptop, ipad, and iphone.\u00a0 I really only used the phone.\u00a0 Another thing we take for granted is the access to wifi.\u00a0 There are a few places that offered free wifi, but like the credit card machines, often times it was not working.\u00a0 Most of the time I needed to do anything online I would have to use a personal hot spot on someone’s phone.\u00a0 I locked my computer up the day I arrived and unlocked it to pack up and leave.\u00a0 That was not really worth lugging it around for 30+ hours of travel time.<\/p>\n\n
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<\/span>Jewellery, electronics, and most importantly clothing.\u00a0 Most hotels and lodges have laundry service, but especially if you’re staying with locals, everyone has a maid.\u00a0 This has it’s ups and downs.\u00a0 The great part is not having to wash up after dinner and getting clean clothes every day.\u00a0 The downside is having another person you don’t really know having access to your stuff.\u00a0 Not to mention the fact that having a stranger do your laundry is not the most accurate.\u00a0 Every morning you’d meet your housemates in the living room to swap shirts, find out where your pants ended up, and try and figure out the age old question, “if we’re all here, then whose socks are these?”\u00a0 I’m pretty sure I just came home short one cardigan.\u00a0 Not too shabby, all things considered.<\/p>\nThose are a few things I would do differently next time.\u00a0 Did I miss anything I might need?<\/p>\n
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