Comments on: Travel and Value: What Can You Buy For 66 US cents?

By: Johan Horak

Johan Horak — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:58:51 +0000

@Audrey You are welcome. Hope to see you back in South Africa soon. In the meantime we will be having fun 😉

By: Audrey Scott

Audrey Scott — Sun, 19 May 2013 12:20:23 +0000

@Johan: Thanks for stopping by and your comment! We were recently in South Africa where several locals mentioned that Archbishop Tutu had been in the hospital recently. However, they felt that he still had lots of energy and years left in him. He’s been speaking out about the ANC and corruption. Will be an interesting year ahead in South Africa with elections next April.

By: Johan Horak

Johan Horak — Sun, 05 May 2013 11:28:24 +0000

I was looking for stories and quotes on Archbishop Desmond Tutu. But never did I expect to read about this lovely encounter by TR meeting not only the Arch but also Dalai Lama. Great stuff.

BTW: I don’t know you it interests you but the Arch has been hospitalised during the last week but released again.

By: Audrey Scott

Audrey Scott — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:52:43 +0000

Thanks to everyone for sharing your $0.66 (give or take a few cents) stories from the road. We really enjoyed the creativity and variety of the comments.

But alas, there can only be one winner. And for that, we choose TR (comment #16) with his story about popping into a small cafe to order tea (for $0.66) in Cape Town and meeting the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Great story!!

TR, I am heading now to the post office in Sucre, Bolivia to mail your prize. Hopefully, you’ll receive it in the next couple of weeks.

By: HERE BE DRAGONS

HERE BE DRAGONS — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:08:56 +0000

I’ve rarely found anything for quite that cheap. However, a ponytail holder purchased minutes before heading into the rainforest (la jungla) was highly valued by me.

By: CJ

CJ — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:58:17 +0000

Oh – and the cost was less than .66 cents!

By: CJ

CJ — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:57:46 +0000

The best meal I ever had in China was for 6 potstickers, cooked in a large metal pan, alongside the street. I brought my own chopsticks since the threat of hepatitis was big at that time .. but I will never forget how good those fried dumplings were to eat!

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:28:02 +0000

I bought a pair of leather sandals in Morocco for a little more than that (I think I figured it at 88 cents at the time, but I can’t remember exactly). They were obviously pretty cheaply made, but they were comfortable and light and did just fine for my trip. I wasn’t normally a sandals guy, but that trip was so hot my feet were absolutely disgusting, and my socks were worse, so it was a welcome move, both from the standpoint of cooling me down and sparing my girlfriend the pain of sharing a room of with my feet and socks after a day in hiking boots.

The big down side with them was that they smelled like fish whenever they got wet (which wasn’t really an issue in Morocco–more so after I got home). Ultimately, they didn’t last that long after I returned home (the metal buckle rusted and fell apart, and the thin sole start coming a part) but they were just what I needed at the time.

By: TR

TR — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:54:49 +0000

I stopped in a quiet, off the beaten path, coffee shop one afternoon in Cape Town for a cup of tea. I was the only one seated in the coffee shop. Several minutes later HRH Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu walked in, ordered tea, and then before seating themselves to the table next to me, first walked over and shook my hand and introduced themselves. That might have been the best .66 cents ever spent for me!

By: WildJunket

WildJunket — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:09:47 +0000

Loved the piece, pretty insightful! I just got back from Peru, and wished I had made better use of my 2 soles. But yes, coca leaves are a definite! They taste so good as well, I couldn’t stop munching.