| 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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