Vietnam is one of the world’s biggest coffee exporters, and socialising in cafes is a way of life here. The cafe scene in Saigon is one of the best in Asia, and cafe hopping is an activity in itself. There are hundreds of cafes across the city, from street vendors with little plastic seats on […]
Book Review: The Food Traveler’s Handbook by Jodi Ettenberg
I have been meaning to introduce a travel book review section here at Nomadic Notes for some time, so without further procrastination, I introduce: Travel Book Reviews. With this series, I intend to highlight travel fiction, travel memoirs, useful guidebooks, and books related to the digital nomadic/location-independent lifestyle. I am starting off this series with […]
In Pictures: Ho Chi Minh City – 30 Instagram photos in 30 days
I have become quite a fan of using Instagram to record daily observations and follow friends and other interesting photographers. I resisted joining at first, dismissing it as yet another social media platform that will eat into my work day. However after Instagram was acquired by Facebook for one billion dollars I joined up just […]
In Pictures: Downtown Los Angeles
I have been to Los Angeles a number of times yet I had never been to the downtown area. When I first came to LA, in 1996, the Downtown area was still off the map for tourists. It was the America that you heard on the news, with crime riddled streets and Americas largest skid […]
Cost of living Thailand: Living in Chiang Mai for $505 a month
In 2010 I arrived in Chiang Mai to celebrate Christmas with some fellow bloggers and online business friends. I thought it was going to be a two week visit, but I was then invited to attend a coffee tour which which brought me back the following month. Each time I came back I thought I […]
In Pictures: Calatrava’s Liège-Guillemins train station
Before I even knew anything about the station one name sprang to mind – Calatrava. Actually it might have been one name and a few words that came to mind…OMG, Liege has a Calatrava! [Liège-Guillemins station] Santiago Calatrava is a Spanish architect who has become something of a superstar in the architect world. He has […]
How to get from Paris to Brussels by local train – The alternative to high speed rail
See four cities in one day and save on high-speed rail reservation fees. One of the great things about train travel with a Eurail Pass is being able to jump onto almost any train and go. While there are some train services that require a reservation fee, this can be avoided by taking local trains. […]
The wonder that is Petra, and the best time to see The Treasury
Petra is one of those places that I knew of but didn’t know a lot about. Most people (at least from my generation) would know Petra from the film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, but kids of my generation were certainly not taught much about this part of the world in school (or maybe […]
An unconventional convention: The World Domination Summit
As a work from home (or in my case, away) entrepreneur I have no proverbial water cooler to mingle with fellow work mates. To make up for this I attend a few conferences each year that are in my field of work. Most of the conferences I attend are travel blogging related (such as TBEX […]
Floating in the Dead Sea – Jordan
For as long as I have been listening to travellers tell tales about travel, floating on the water of the Dead Sea in Jordan (or Israel) always seems to make the list of things to do in ones life time. I can now say that having floated in/on the Dead Sea, it is one of […]
