Hotel Name: Vientiane Luxury Hotel Address: No 070, Lane 8, Rue Phanompenh Road, Ban Anou, Chanthabouly Dist, Vientiane, Laos I stayed at the Vientiane Luxury Hotel in Vientiane, Laos. I booked online at the rate of $13.86 USD per night, and I booked it for its price and location in Laos. Despite its name, the […]
Hotel Review: Cordia Residence Sathorn, Bangkok
Hotel Name: Cordia Residence Sathorn. Address: 88/1-3, Soi Sathorn 8, Sathorn Nua Rd., Bangrak, Bangkok, Thailand I stayed at the Cordia Residence Sathorn in Bangkok. I booked online at the rate of 621.88 THB ($17.96 USD) per night. The hotel is off Sathorn Road in the Silom area. I have listed this as one of […]
Notes on Phnom Penh – Revisiting after the reopening
Cambodia was one of the earliest countries to reopen without quarantine in Southeast Asia, and I just so happened to need to do a visa run from Thailand. That was enough reason to pay an overdue revisit to Phnom Penh. This trip to Phnom Penh was in December 2020, and I saw in the new […]
Guesthouse Review: Ngo House 2 Villa, Hoi An – Vietnam
Guesthouse review of the Ngo House 2 Villa in Hoi An, a budget guesthouse not far from the old town of Hoi An. Hotel Name: Ngo House 2 Villa. Address: 106/3 Thai Phien Street, Son Phong, Hoi An, Vietnam. I stayed at the Ngo House 2 Villa in Hoi An, Vietnam. I booked online at […]
Hotel Review: Royal Tourist Villa, An Bang Beach, Hoi An – Vietnam
Hotel Review of the Royal Tourist Villa in the An Bang Beach area of Hoi An in Vietnam. Hotel Name: Royal Tourist Villa. Address: Lot C1-31 fishing village area An Bang, Cam An ward, Hoi An, Vietnam I stayed at the Royal Tourist Villa in the An Bang area of Hoi An, Vietnam. I booked […]
Notes on Ko Samet – The closest beach-break island from Bangkok
Ko Samet is an island on the Eastern Gulf Coast of Thailand, approximately 220 kilometres southeast of Bangkok. It’s technically not the closest island to Bangkok, but it’s the closest nice island to Bangkok (and much nicer than the closest beach to Bangkok). It’s this proximity that has made Ko Samet synonymous with boatloads of […]
Guest House Review: Huyen Tran Bungalow, Phan Thiet – Vietnam
Hotel Name: Huyen Tran Bungalow. Address: 69/5 Nguyen Dinh Chieu, Ham Tien, Mũi Né, Phan Thiet, Vietnam. I stayed at the Huyen Tran Bungalow in Phan Thiet, Vietnam. I booked online at the rate of $11.75 USD per night, and I booked it for its price and location in Phan Thiet. This was one of […]
Hotel Review: Muangphol Mansion, Bangkok (budget hotel in the Siam area)
Hotel Name: Muangphol Mansion. Address: 931/9 Soi Kaseamsaan 1, Rama 1 Rd. Pathumwan, Siam, Bangkok, Thailand. I stayed at the Muangphol Mansion in Bangkok. I booked online at the rate of 597 THB ($17.90 USD) per night, and I booked it for its price and location in Bangkok. The Muangphol Mansion is in an alley […]
The desolation of Khao San Road
Khao San Road is the famous backpacker street of Bangkok. This road and surrounding streets is the budget travel hub of Southeast Asia. In normal times it is a spectacle like no other place in the world. When the Covid-19 virus reduced travel to a trickle in March 2020, Thailand closed its borders to international […]
Guest House Review: Plaza Hua Hin, Hua Hin – Thailand
Hotel Name: Plaza Hua Hin. Address: 108/1 Naresdamri Road, Hua Hin, Thailand. I stayed at the Plaza Hua Hin in Hua Hin, Thailand. I booked online at the rate of 280 THB ($8 USD) per night, and I booked it for price and location in Hua Hin. Plaza Hua Hin is in what passes for […]
