Rating KEY |
Our Travel Recommendation |
R R R R R |
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Highly recommend multiple visits |
R R R R R |
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Highly recommend a visit |
R R R R R |
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Recommend |
R R R R R |
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Visit if time allows |
R R R R R |
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Not worth the effort |
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Cost Definition |
$ $ $ $ $ |
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$80 or more per person per day |
$ $ $ $ $ |
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$45~79 per person per day |
$ $ $ $ $ |
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$25~44 per person per day |
$ $ $ $ $ |
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$15~24 per person per day |
$ $ $ $ $ |
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Less than $15 per person per day |
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Site Definition |
S S S S S |
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Multiple unique exceptional sites |
S S S S S |
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Exceptional site & many excellent sites |
S S S S S |
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Several excellent sites |
S S S S S |
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Serveral minor sites |
S S S S S |
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Dull |
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Ease: calculated from detail ratings |
E E E E E |
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Friendly, clean, safe, efficient, easy to interact. |
E E E E E |
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Friendly, clean, safe. |
E E E E E |
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Some hassle, varying sanitation. |
E E E E E |
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Hassle, unsanitary.
Bearable temporarily. |
E E E E E |
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Lots of hassle,
uncomfortable, unsanitary. Almost unbearable. |
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Detail Ratings |
No Hassle |
H H H H H |
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Genuinely honest and helpful. No rip-offs. |
H H H H H |
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Helpful when you seek help. Few rip-offs. |
H H H H H |
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Information (maybe correct, maybe not) provided. Naive might be taken advantage of. |
H H H H H |
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Information is often commission-based and suspect. |
H H H H H |
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Outright lying to swindle foreigners. |
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Safe Food |
F F F F F |
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Excellent health inspection controls. |
F F F F F |
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OK to assume all food is fresh and sanitary. |
F F F F F |
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Most restaurants and street
vendors are OK. |
F F F F F |
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Popular restaurants are OK.
Street vendors are suspect. |
F F F F F |
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Assume everywhere is questionable.
Eat only what large groups of locals eat. |
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Public Transport |
T T T T T |
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Precise schedule, published price,
comfortable ride, excellent service, clean. |
T T T T T |
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On schedule, published price, comfortable ride. |
T T T T T |
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Approximate schedule, fixed price, dirty, manageable ride. |
T T T T T |
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Approximate schedule, fixed price, uncomfortable ride. |
T T T T T |
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Indefinite schedule, suspect price, uncomfortable ride. |
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English Language Proficiency |
L L L L L |
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General population is fluent in English. |
L L L L L |
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Travel industry people are fluent. General
population speaks some. |
L L L L L |
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Travel industry people are conversant. General
population speaks limited. |
L L L L L |
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People outside the travel industry speak no English. |
L L L L L |
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Many travel industry people speak no English. |
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Quality of Accommodation |
A A A A A |
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Excellent |
A A A A A |
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Very good |
A A A A A |
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Good |
A A A A A |
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Fair |
A A A A A |
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Poor |
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