Guesthouse Name: Hong Hai Hotel Address: 351 Le Duan Street, Tuy Hoa Beach, Tuy Hoa, Phu Yen province, Vietnam. I stayed at the Hong Hai Hotel in Tuy Hoa, Vietnam. I booked it online at the rate of 320,000 VND ($13.80 USD) per night. I picked it for its price and location near the beach. […]
Visiting Hoi An without international tourists
Hoi An is one of the most charming little cities in Southeast Asia. Having personally travelled to most of the famous tourist sights in the region I can confirm that there are few places that can match its beauty. As such, Hoi An has become one of the overtourism hotspots of Southeast Asia, and by […]
Flight Review: Bamboo Airways – Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh City
Flight: Bamboo Airways QH 157 From: Da Nang (DAD) To: Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) I flew with Bamboo Airways from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh City. DAD-SGN is a busy flight route in Vietnam, and all of the domestic airlines have numerous options. I searched for the best flights via Skyscanner, and picked […]
Tourane Beachside Apartment – Cheap Da Nang apartment rental in the My An area
Guesthouse Name: Tourane Beachside Apartment. Address: 31 An Thuong 3, My An Ward, Ngu Hanh Son District, Da Nang, Vietnam. I stayed at Tourane Beachside Apartment in Da Nang, Vietnam. I booked online for the rate of 291,374 VND ($12.56 USD) and I picked it for its price and location near the beach. There is […]
Guesthouse Review: May’s House, Hoi An – Vietnam
Guesthouse Name: May’s House. Address: 108 Thai Phien, Hoi An, Vietnam. I stayed at May’s House in Hoi An, Vietnam. I booked online at the rate of 225,000 VND ($9.70 USD), which is about as cheap as it gets for a private room in Hoi An. I booked it for its location near the old […]
Guesthouse Review: Hoi An Corner Homestay, An Bang Beach, Hoi An – Vietnam
Guesthouse Name: Hoi An Corner Homestay. Address: Group 8, An Bang Area, Cam An, Hoi An, Vietnam. I stayed at Hoi An Corner Homestay in An Bang Beach, Hoi An. I booked online at the rate of 420,000 VND per night ($18.12 USD), and I picked it for its location near An Bang Beach. Despite […]
The Future Southeast Asia Newsletter: news on transport and infrastructure in Southeast Asia
Regular readers of Nomadic Notes may know that I run another site at Future Southeast Asia (previously known as Living In Asia), where I write about urban design, construction, infrastructure, and transport in Asia. I already write a lot about cities in Asia at Nomadic Notes, but I needed a new home where I can […]
Bang Saen – The closest beach to Bangkok
Bang Saen Beach in Chonburi Province is just over 100 km east of Bangkok. If you’re not familiar with it, it’s because it’s not a beach that would make it on a “top ten beaches of Thailand” listicle, let alone top 100. In Thailand though it’s a popular beach destination, especially for Bangkokians who want […]
Notes on Kolkata
Kolkata is third-most populous metropolitan area in India, with a population of over 14 million. Calcutta (as it was formerly known) became the headquarters of the East India Company in 1773, and it was the capital of British India from 1858 to 1911. The remains of this period have left one of the grandest cities […]
Guesthouse Review – Wonnapha Beach Guesthouse, Bang Saen Beach, Chonburi – Thailand
Edit: This guesthouse is not available so this review remains as an archive. Search for other Bangsaen Beach hotels. Guesthouse Name: ละเมอ เกสเฮ้าส์(หาดวอน). Address: Bangsaen Lang Road Soi 12/1, Wonnapha Beach, Bang Saen, Saen Suk, Chon Buri, Thailand. Bang Saen Beach is the closest beach to Bangkok, and for this trip I was looking for […]
