The Man in Seat Sixty-One • Hacker News Board

Re: The Man in Seat Sixty-One

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Post by FabHK » Tue, Jan 15, 2019, 12:36 AM UTC

megakid wrote: post #27

FabHK wrote: post #20

Agree with all commenters here what a fantastic site this is - up-to-date (by and large), information dense, no nonsense. Has helped me travel from Bali to Jakarta, through Thailand, Namibia, and with the TransSib. A labour of love. So I wondered how one can support the guy, and was amazed that the only thing he asks for is donations to UNICEF in his name, see link below. Kudos kudos kudos. https://www.justgiving.com…

Used this site for various European adventures that were significantly more fulfilling and stress free vs not having this resource. Donated £30 to the cause. Thank you to the Man in Seat Sixty-One!

FWIW, since this thread (and the link) has been posted here yesterday, there were around 7 donations (including yours).

(Not sure what to think of that... doesn't strike me as huge. Maybe front page HN is not as "viral" as I thought?)

Re: The Man in Seat Sixty-One

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Post by Bendingo » Tue, Jan 15, 2019, 4:33 AM UTC

deathwarmedover wrote: post #115

MarsAscendant wrote: post #96

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What do you use it for? I haven't noticed any information on shoe-wearing, but I did notice a whole section on knot-tying.

I use it to re-lace my new shoes. I typically use one of these: - https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/overunderlacing.htm - https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/straighteuropeanlacing.htm - https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/quicktightlacing.htm

The real MVP. This is why I come to hn

Re: The Man in Seat Sixty-One

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Post by sleepyhead » Tue, Jan 15, 2019, 12:47 PM UTC

dageshi wrote: post #70

sleepyhead wrote: post #64

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Cambodia has trains now. Started a few years ago, from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville. There is also a new train line to the Thai border that I think opened recently but it doesn’t connect to the Thai railway.

There was always a line from Phnom Penh to Battambang but it was only a single line and I think there were only a couple trains a week on it. Early 2000's you could bribe your way onto it (or even on top of it...) but from what I recall it was extremely slow. Interestingly since it was only used infrequently the locals knew when the big trains were coming and would basically build their own mini motorised platforms t…

Yes Battambang is along the Poipet (Thai Border) line. Never tried the bamboo trains but from what I understand it was a very limited area where it was operating.

It's still slow. And not completely safe; multiple cases of some dude sleeping on the tracks and the train went over them also there was a derailing. But I guess compared to the crazy regional highway traffic it still is safer. Also a great way to see the countryside.

Re: The Man in Seat Sixty-One

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Post by Lucadg » Wed, Jan 16, 2019, 5:16 AM UTC

isostatic wrote: post #68

Pica_soO wrote: post #39

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In the best case train is like being driven in a Limo on a free interstate

The normal case is far better than that. Smoother, faster, you can’t get up and stretch your legs, walk to a shop (or have the shop come to you in many cases), plug in your laptop, no bouncing up and down, no car sickness when you’re reading

And no traffic :)