One thing that irritates me both financially and environmentally while travelling is bottled water. I realize that growing up in Canada with abundant fresh water is a luxury compared to other countries so I am not completely ignorant. As a tangent, buying bottled water in developed countries where perfectly fine potable water flows from the taps is disgraceful when considering that much of the world doesn’t have this luxury. The annoying thing about bottled water when travelling is that it is usually the only thing avaialble to tourists even when the locals clearly find other options (household filtering/boiling etc…).
As we are for this trip unfortunatly tourists and spending considerable time in deserts, my compromise is to travel with a handheld UV water sterilyzer. After 15 minutes of shopping (about all I can handle), I settled on the SteriPEN|classic. This is a hefty up front iinvestment but I’m confident that I’ll eventually break even (not to mention save the world from empty discarded plastic bottles in the process). I’ll keep a running tally and consider it money saved only when I directly avoid buying a bottle of water.
| Date | Litres* | $/L | Total ($) | Notes | ||
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2013-08-08 | 1 | -69.99 | -69.99 | SteriPEN|classic upfront cost | |
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2013-11-18 | 7 | 0.66 | 4.62 | Koh Rong Samloem | |
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2013-11-16 | 3 | 0.33 | 0.99 | Sihanoukville | |
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2013-11-17 | 6 | 0.33 | 1.98 | Sihanoukville | |
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2013-11-19 | 8 | 0.66 | 5.28 | Koh Rong Samloem | |
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2013-11-20 | 3 | 0.66 | 1.98 | Koh Rong Samloem | |
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2013-11-20 | 2 | 0.33 | 0.66 | Kep | |
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2013-11-21 | 8 | 0.33 | 2.64 | Kep | |
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2013-11-22 | 6 | 0.33 | 1.98 | Kampot | |
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2013-11-23 | 3 | 0.33 | 0.99 | Kampot | |
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2013-11-24 | 3 | 0.33 | 0.99 | Kampot | |
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2013-12-27 | 1 | 0.33 | 0.33 | Kampot | |
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2013-11-12 | 1 | -10.5 | -10.5 | 4 x NiMH batteries | |
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2014-01-31 | 2 | 0.33 | 0.66 | P’oom Stung (Koh Kong) | |
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2014-02-01 | 2 | 0.33 | 0.66 | Chi Phat (Koh Kong) | |
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2014-02-28 | 3 | 0.33 | 0.99 | Kep | |
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2014-03-01 | 6 | 0.33 | 1.98 | Kep | |
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2014-03-02 | 4 | 0.33 | 1.32 | Kep | |
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2014-03-10 | 3 | 0.31 | 0.93 | Bangkok | |
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2014-03-11 | 5 | 0.31 | 1.55 | Bangkok | |
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2014-03-12 | 6 | 0.93 | 5.58 | Amman | |
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2014-03-13 | 5 | 0.93 | 4.65 | Amman | |
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2014-03-14 | 1 | 0.93 | 0.93 | Amman | |
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2014-03-21 | 2 | 0.93 | 1.86 | Amman | |
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2014-03-22 | 2 | 0.93 | 1.86 | Madaba | |
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2014-03-23 | 4 | 0.93 | 3.72 | Madaba | |
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2014-03-24 | 4 | 0.93 | 3.72 | Madaba | |
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2014-03-25 | 4 | 0.93 | 3.72 | Wadi Musa | |
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2014-03-26 | 5 | 0.93 | 4.65 | Wadi Musa | |
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2014-03-27 | 7 | 0.93 | 6.51 | Wadi Rum | |
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2014-03-28 | 7 | 0.93 | 6.51 | Wadi Rum | |
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2014-03-29 | 7 | 0.93 | 6.51 | Aqaba | |
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2014-03-30 | 4 | 0.93 | 3.72 | Aqaba | |
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2014-03-31 | 5 | 0.93 | 4.65 | Ajloun | |
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2014-04-01 | 6 | 0.93 | 5.58 | Ajloun | |
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2014-04-02 | 5 | 0.93 | 4.65 | Madaba | |
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2014-04-10 | 4 | 0.25 | 1 | Istanbul | |
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2014-04-15 | 4 | 0.17 | 0.68 | Pamukkale | |
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2014-04-16 | 6 | 0.17 | 1.02 | Selcuk | |
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2014-04-17 | 2 | 0.33 | 0.66 | Izmir | |
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2014-04-18 | 2 | 0.33 | 0.66 | Istanbul | |
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2014-04-19 | 7 | 0.33 | 2.31 | Istanbul | |
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2014-04-20 | 2 | 0.33 | 0.66 | Istanbul | |
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2014-05-19 | 4 | 0.31 | 1.24 | Tirana | |
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2017-03-17 | 3 | 2.6 | 7.8 | Boca De Camarioca | |
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2017-03-18 | 5 | 2.6 | 13 | Boca De Camarioca | |
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2017-03-19 | 7 | 2.6 | 18.2 | Boca De Camarioca | |
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2017-03-22 | 7 | 2.6 | 18.2 | Vinales | |
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2017-03-23 | 9 | 2.6 | 23.4 | Vinales | |
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2017-03-24 | 7 | 2.6 | 18.2 | Vinales | |
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2017-03-25 | 10 | 2.6 | 26 | Vinales | |
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2017-03-26 | 7 | 2.6 | 18.2 | Vinales | |
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2017-03-27 | 8 | 1.3 | 10.4 | Havana | |
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2017-03-28 | 7 | 1.3 | 9.1 | Havana | |
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2017-03-29 | 13 | 2.6 | 33.8 | Varadero | |
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2017-03-30 | 11 | 2.6 | 28.6 | Varadero | |
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2017-03-31 | 5 | 2.6 | 13 | Varadero | |
| $264.99 | TOTAL SAVED |
