I am very much a city person but there is something about desert landscapes that appeals to me. It wasn’t always that way. I grew up on the edge of the Australian Outback so I thought I had my quota of the desert for one lifetime. Having travelled overseas and returned as an adult I […]
Iconic Saigon war photo locations revisited
There are some cities in the world where I can’t help but think about its troubled past. I lived in London for two years where its ugly post-war buildings are a constant reminder of the blitz. I have spent several months in Budapest where you see plaques everywhere inscribed with 1956. Ho Chi Minh City […]
Ridiculously skinny buildings of Vietnam
[A tall and skinny building in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.] Spend any amount of time in Vietnam and you will soon notice that there are skinny buildings everywhere. Some are so slender that they barely look like they could fit a double bed across. Don’t ask me how they would get a double bed […]
A day as an extra on the tsunami film, The Impossible
I have been self employed for close to 10 years now, but there have been occasions that I have taken up the odd day job. There was that time in Mumbai where I was a Bollywood voice over extra. Recently in Melbourne I got back on the factory floor for a day to help pack […]
Hotel Review: Kim Ngan Hotel, Nha Trang – Vietnam
Hotel Name: Kim Ngan Hotel Address: 52 Hoang Hoa Tham Street, Nha Trang, Vietnam. I stayed at the Kim Ngan Hotel in Nha Trang over the new years period. I booked via Agoda and picked it for it’s price and proximity to the beach. I lucked out making this booking because I didn’t know where […]
Cafes in Bangkok to work from
Last updated 16 October, 2015 Bangkok Cafes Map Bangkok Cafes Map Cafe Locations Sukhumvit – Along Sukhumvit Rd from Ploen Chit Siam/Chit Lom – Sound Siam, Chit Lom, Ratchadamri, National Stadium, and Ratchathewi. Phaya Thai – Along Sukhumvit line from Phaya Thai to Ari. Silom/Sathorn Chinatown Old Town – Khao San Rd Other Places Sukhumvit […]
Book Review: 101 things to do in Bangkok
Bangkok is a sprawling city which does not give away its highlights easily, and if you don’t know your way around it’s easy to miss many of its highlights. I’m fortunate in that I know some locals who offer me recommendations of things to do. One of those locals is travel blogger Mark Wiens from […]
Cost of living Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City for $724 a month
[Ho Chi Minh City Hall] Here at nomadicnotes.com I keep a cost of living tally for when I spend a month at a time in one location. I had heard from some online business friends that Ho Chi Minh City (AKA Saigon) is the new hotspot for online entrepreneurs, so naturally I had to go […]
Royal Barge Procession – Bangkok 2012
The Royal Barge Procession on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok is one of the great spectacles of Thai royalty. This event has only been held 16 times since 1959, and the 2012 procession was meant to be in 2011 but it was was postponed due to the flooding. The official event is on the […]
Hotel Review: ibis Styles – Kuala Lumpur
Hotel Name: Ibis Styles Kl Fraser Business Hotel Address: Kompleks Metro Pudu, 1 Jalan Metro Pudu 2, Fraser Business Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I got to test out a new hotel on my last visit to KL. I was invited to check out the Ibis Styles Kl Fraser Business Hotel, where I stayed as a […]
