On November 1 2021 Thailand reopened international travel with the Test and Go scheme. This system offered entry for select international arrivals with one day quarantine before being allowed to travel freely in the country. I waited a month for the system to be running before returning, and these are my notes from one month […]
Hotel Review: Studio Ekamai, Bangkok (budget hotel near Ekkamai BTS on Sukhumvit Rd)
Hotel Name: Studio Ekamai. Address: 1433-1435 Sukhumvit Road, Phra Khanong, Bangkok, Thailand. I stayed at Studio Ekamai in Bangkok. I booked online at the rate of 595 THB ($18.11 USD) per night, and I booked it for its location in Bangkok. Studio Ekamai is a 3-star budget hotel on Sukhumvit Road near Ekamai BTS Station […]
Hotel Review: Vinary Hotel Sukhumvit (budget hotel in Bangkok near Asok BTS)
Hotel Name: Vinary Hotel Sukhumvit. Address: 392/42-46 Sukhumvit 20, Bangkok, Thailand. I stayed at the Vinary Hotel Sukhumvit in Bangkok. I booked online at the rate of $17.65 USD per night, and I booked it for its price and location in Bangkok. The Vinary Hotel Sukhumvit is a 3-star hotel not far from the Asok […]
Notes on Dubai – Expo 2020, South Asia food paradise, Dubai Marina, Palm Jumeirah and more
Dubai is a place I’ve wanted to spend more time in to have a proper look around, so I got that chance in November 2021. I have been to Dubai twice before on brief stopovers. Both of those visits were in the summer when the city is practically uninhabitable (45c days), and a one day […]
Hotel Review: Top Hostel Udon Thani
Hotel Name: Top Hostel Udon Thani. Address: 35/3 Samphanthamit Road, Udon Thani, Thailand. I stayed at the Top Hostel Udon Thani in Udon Thani, Thailand. I booked online at the rate of $13.43 USD per night, and I booked it for its price and location in Udon Thani. This was my first time in Udon […]
Hotel Review: Ruamchitt Plaza Hotel, Bangkok (budget hotel on Lower Sukhumvit)
Hotel Name: Ruamchitt Plaza Hotel. Address: 199 Sukhumvit Road (between Sukhumvit Soi 13 and Soi 15), Bangkok, Thailand. I stayed at the Ruamchitt Plaza Hotel in Bangkok. I booked online at the rate of 585 THB ($17.88 USD) per night, and I booked it for its price and location in Bangkok. The Ruamchitt Plaza Hotel […]
Notes on Istanbul
“Why did I take so long to come back?!” This is what I exclaimed to myself after my refamiliarisation wander through the streets of Istanbul. The last time I was here was in 2013, and I think I said the same thing after returning from my first visit in 2011. My original plan was to […]
Notes on Tirana
Tirana is the capital city of Albania, and it has a population of about half a million in a country of about 2.8 million. A small city in a small country, and yet I felt compelled to spend two weeks here without knowing much about it. I arrived at the bus station outside of the […]
Hotel Review: Red Planet Bangkok Asoke
Hotel Name: Red Planet Bangkok Asoke. Address: 7 Sukhumvit 14 Alley, Khlong Toei, Bangkok, Thailand. I stayed at the Red Planet Bangkok Asoke in Bangkok. I booked online at the rate of 499 THB ($14.85 USD) per night, and I booked it for its price and location in Bangkok. Red Planet Bangkok Asoke is in […]
Apartment Review: Nine Plus Loft, Bangkok (Phra Khanong area of Sukhumvit Road)
Hotel Name: Nine Plus Loft. Address: 44/32, Sukhumvit 46, Phra Khanong, Bangkok, Thailand. I stayed at the Nine Plus Loft in Bangkok. I booked online at the rate of 470 THB ($13.95 USD) per night, and I booked it for its price and location in Bangkok. Nine Plus Loft is located in an alley off […]
