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 […]
Hotel Review: Durga Resort, Arambol, Goa – India
Hotel Name: Durga Resort. Address: Arambol Narayan Temple Khalcha Wada, Arambol Beach, Goa, India. I stayed at the Durga Resort in Arambol, Goa, India. I booked it online and picked it for its location near the beach. The rate was ₹ 999 ($13.78 USD) for a private room with a bathroom. The hotel is in […]
Hotel Review: WellnessInn Resort Ashvem Beach, North Goa – India
Hotel Name: Paradise Guest House. Address: Ashvem Beach, Near Morjim, Mandrem, Goa, India. I stayed at the WellnessInn in Ashvem Beach, Goa, India. I walked in off the street and paid 1000 INR ($13.80 USD) for a private room with a bathroom. This was literally a last minute booking for me as I found myself […]
Guesthouse Review: Paradise Guest House, Anjuna, Goa – India
Hotel Name: Paradise Guest House. Address: Anjuna Mapusa Rd, Anjuna, Goa, India. I stayed at the Paradise Guest House in Anjuna, Goa, India. I booked it online for the rate of 805.91 INR ($11.16 USD) per night for a double room with a private bathroom. Initially I was looking for a place closer to the […]
Hotel Review: Hotel City Centaur, Bengaluru – India
Hotel Name: Hotel City Centaur Address: #74-79, Off City Railway Station, Majestic, Bangalore, India. I stayed at the Hotel City Centaur in Bengaluru, India. I booked online at the rate of 812.50 INR ($11.35 USD), and picked the hotel for its price and location. Hotel City Centaur is located almost opposite the Majestic metro station […]
Flight Review: IndiGo – Kuala Lumpur to Bengaluru
Flight: IndiGo 6E 1814 From: Kuala Lumpur (KUL) To: Bengaluru (BLR) I flew with IndiGo from Kuala Lumpur to Bengaluru. When I made this booking I was looking for an entry point to Southern India from Kuala Lumpur. There are numerous options from KL, so I compared flights with Skyscanner and picked this flight for […]
Chow Kit – an emerging inner city neighbourhood in Kuala Lumpur
While reading the NY Times 52 Places To Go In 2020 I raised an eyebrow when I saw Chow Kit in Kuala Lumpur listed as one of the featured destinations. Older KLites who have not been to Chow Kit for many years might have raised both eyebrows and popped their eyes out a bit. Chow […]
Hotel Review: ZEN Rooms KL Sentral, Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia
Guesthouse Name: ZEN Rooms KL Sentral. Address: 270, Jalan Tun Sambanthan, Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I stayed at ZEN Rooms KL Sentral in Kuala Lumpur. I booked online and picked the hotel for its location near KL Sentral. The rate was $14.14 USD, plus there is a 10 MYR ($2.37 USD) hotel tax collected upon […]

