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 […]
Guesthouse Review: Goodnight Cafe & Homestay, Penang – Malaysia
Guesthouse Name: Goodnight Cafe & Homestay. Address: 274, Lebuh Chulia, George Town, Penang, Malaysia. I stayed at Goodnight Cafe & Homestay in Georgetown, Penang. I was staying here for a night so I was just looking for a cheap room in a central location. The rate was 40 MYR, plus there is the 10 MYR […]
Guesthouse Review: Lang Hoose, Penang – Malaysia
Guesthouse Name: Lang Hoose. Address: 269, Lebuh Pantai, George Town, Penang, Malaysia. I stayed at Lang Hoose in Georgetown, Penang. I booked it online and selected it from the many guesthouses on offer for the combination of price and location. The rate was 77.90 MYR per night, plus there is the 10 MYR tax that […]
Hostel Review: Illuminate Boutique Hostel, Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia
Guesthouse Name: Illuminate Boutique Hostel. Address: 9, Jalan Maharajalela, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I stayed at Illuminate Boutique Hostel in Kuala Lumpur. I booked online at the rate of 63.75 MYR per night, plus there is a 10 MYR hotel tax collected upon check-in, so 73.75 MYR ($17.73 USD) per night. The hostel is near the […]
Flight Review: VietJet Air – Ho Chi Minh City to Kuala Lumpur
Flight: VietJet VJ 825 From: Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) To: Kuala Lumpur (KUL) I flew with VietJet Air from Ho Chi Minh City to Kuala Lumpur. At the time of my booking this route was served by VietJet Air, AirAsia, Vietnam Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, and Malindo Air. I compared flights with Skyscanner and went […]
Promoting Mekong Delta tourism through cargo boat travel
Travel by cargo boat in the Mekong Delta is something I’ve been meaning to do ever since I first read about it. One trip I wanted to do was from Ben Tre to Tra Vinh. I’ve seen this way of travel mentioned in forums, and I’ve had a reader email me how he did the […]
