Airbnb name: Viva Sira Apartment. Address: 19 Soi Sukhumvit 39, Wattana, Bangkok, Thailand. I stayed at the Viva Sira Serviced Residence in Bangkok, Thailand. This particular apartment was listed on Airbnb, and I picked it for its location near Phrom Phong BTS Station. This is one of my favourite areas to stay in Bangkok, and […]
Flight Review: AirAsia – Ho Chi Minh City to Bangkok
Flight: Thai AirAsia FD 657 From: Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) To: Bangkok (DMK) I flew with AirAsia from Ho Chi Minh City Bangkok. This is a popular route with many flights to choose from. I have previously flown this route with Nok Air, and to BKK with Thai Airways and Vietjet Air. For this […]
Old Goa – Time machine dreams and the fragility of civilisation
Old Goa (Velha Goa) was the former capital of Portuguese India from the 16th century until the 18th century. It was once a significant city with a population that rivalled Lisbon, having an estimated population of over 200,000 people. The city was eventually abandoned due to a plague in the 18th century, and the capital […]
How to find cheap flights – a guide to the best flight booking sites
When it come to booking flights online we all want to find the cheapest flights possible. There are so many variables in airfare pricing that there’s always going to be price discrepancies between the flight search engines. Before starting your airfare search it’s good to know what tools are available for flight booking. The following […]
Notes on Panaji – The quaint capital of Goa, and the Macau of India
Panaji (formerly Panjim) is capital of the state of Goa. There’s no beach here, and at just over 40,000 people, petite Panaji feels positively provincial. While there are 36 states and union territories in India, Panaji doesn’t even crack the top 300 biggest cities in India. I think though that in the future Panaji will […]
Notes on North Goa Beaches
Goa is the smallest state in India, with a coastline of approximately 160 kilometres facing the Arabian Sea. Despite its diminutive size its a bit of a pain to get around due to the roads and its geography. The state is comprised of two districts: North Goa, and South Goa. When people are planning a […]
Notes on Bengaluru (The Garden City) – Old city mayhem, transport apps, and fancy airports
Bengaluru is the third largest city in India, located in the middle of the Deccan Plateau in South India. I was in Bengaluru on the way to somewhere else. I visited Bengaluru in 2007 during my first trip to India, so I would have preferred to visit a new city. 13 years between visits is […]
Flight Review: IndiGo – Kolkata to Ho Chi Minh City
Flight: IndiGo 6E 1363 From: Kolkata (CCU) To: Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) In 2019 IndiGo became the first airline to offer commercial flights between India and Vietnam. The Kolkata – Hanoi route was launched on October 3, while the Kolkata – Ho Chi Minh City service began on October 20. Once the tickets to […]
Guesthouse Review: A-One Guest House, Kolkata – India
Edit: This guesthouse has gone offline, so this review remains as an archive. Search for other hotels in Kolkata. Hotel Name: A-One Guesthouse. Address: 12/1 Nellie Sun Gupta Sarani (Lindsay St) 1st Floor, Near Khadya Bhawan, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. I stayed at the A-One Guest House in Kolkata, India. I booked online in advance […]
Hotel Review: OYO Casa Paradiso Hotel, Panaji, Goa – India
Hotel Name: Casa Paradiso. Address: 1 Ghanekar Building, Jose Falcao Road, Behind Old Secretariat, Near Panjim Church, Panaji, Goa, India. I stayed at the Casa Paradiso in Panaji, Goa, India. I booked online and picked it for its price and location in Panaji. The rate was 1186.23 INR ($16.17 USD) per night. The official name […]
