Great post! You deserve all the success you're getting on here, you're absolutely killing this whole travel blog thing.
I saw you have a portable solar panel with your electronics kit. How do you find those things? I've thought of getting one, but never been too sure how much use they'd be. I know you can't run a phone directly off one, but can you get enough charge into a battery in an average day to be useful enough for the bulk and weight of it?