General vibe
New Zealand is a very civilized, organized, fair, open and outdoorsy country. I can’t imagine anything very bad happening to anyone in New Zealand. The people are friendly, open, helpful, proud of their country and always happy to …
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Japan – General Tips
General vibe
Japan is very organized! Things make sense, and run efficiently, and there isn’t really any bargaining, or bartering like in most Asian countries. People are friendly and helpful, but sometimes shy and quiet. They don’t like people being …
Fiji – General Tips
General vibe
Fiji is a country that has been devastated by tsunamis and hurricanes in the quite recent past, and thus the economy, which wasn’t that great before this, is now even more in need of a boost. This means …
China – General Tips
General Vibe
China is still a communist country, and is very strict in rules on quite a few things, so just be respectful in the ports. Rules are quite strict, and it can be difficult to infiltrate social circles and …
American Samoa – General Tips
General vibe
From what I’ve experienced, I find the atmosphere of American Samoa to blend the capitalistic American ambition, with the island time work ethic of many small islands. From this I found that locals will be enterprising in trying …