Hotel Name: Indy’s House Address: Jalan Karna No. 10B, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. I stayed at Indy’s House in Ubud, Bali. I booked a single room with a private bathroom at the rate of 160,000 IDR ($11.40 USD) per night. So yes there are still good deals to be found in Bali, and having just arrived […]
Flight Review: Malindo Air – Melbourne to Denpasar (Bali)
Flight: Malindo Air OD 178 From: Melbourne (MEL) To: Denpasar (DPS) I flew with Malindo Air from Melbourne to Bali. I compared flights online with Skyscanner as there are a number of options to choose from. Malindo was the clear winner for both price and time of day. My ticket was $329 AUD ($223 USD) […]
Flight Review: Scoot – Singapore to Melbourne
Flight: Scoot TZ 24 From: Singapore (SIN) To: Melbourne (MEL) I flew with Scoot from Singapore to Melbourne. The was the second leg of my flight back to Australia, with the first leg being Saigon to Singapore. I wanted a stopover before going back, and I wanted a flight during the day. I looked for […]
Hotel Review: OYO 103 Hotel Fuji – A budget hotel in the red light district of Singapore
Hotel Name: OYO 103 Hotel Fuji Address: 22 Jalan Molek (Off Geylang Lorong 24), Geylang, Singapore. I stayed at the OYO 103 Hotel Fuji in Singapore. I booked online for the rate of 35.11 SGD ($25.80 USD) per night, which is absurdly cheap for Singapore. This is a combination of a special I found on […]
Flight Review: Jetstar Asia – Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore
Flight: Jetstar Asia 3K 556 From: Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) To: Singapore (SIN) I flew with Jetstar Asia from Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore. There are plenty of flight options on this route, so I searched for flights with Skyscanner.com. In fact according to the Tan Son Nhat Wiki page, Singapore accounts for […]
Laos Railways: a guide to train travel in Laos
A guide for the railways of Laos, including domestic and international railway, and planned railways in the future. Laos Railways Laos railways maps Domestic railways Vientiane-Boten International railways Vientiane-Kunming Vientiane-Bangkok Vientiane-Nong Khai Discontinued railways Thanaleng-Nong Khai Future railways Bangkok-Vientiane High-Speed Railway Vientiane-Vung Ang Laos railways maps Map of Laos Railway Map of Lao-China Railway – […]
Notes on Palembang – The port city of South Sumatra
Looking out of my window to the barely visible palm oil plantations below I was wondering what the hell I was doing voluntarily flying to Palembang in the midst of the great hazepocalypse of 2019. Apparently, I was arriving on a good day. It got so bad later on that flights were being delayed due […]
Notes on Dong Hoi: like Da Nang, 10 years ago
Dong Hoi is the gateway city for travel to the UNESCO World Heritage Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park. Most visitors to Phong Nha go straight through Dong Hoi, and I nearly did as well. After spending a day looking around though, I think Dong Hoi might be a place you’ll hear more about […]
Could Hue be the next Chiang Mai?
The more I travel around Vietnam the more I see how much of a tourism giant this country could become. There are so many places that have yet to realise their potential, and Hue is one of those underachievers. While Danang and Nha Trang are now booming as beach destinations, Hue could easily position itself […]
Experience the Phong Nha Caves and rural life in Vietnam
Phong Nha is in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam in Quang Binh Province. The area is home to the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, which is often referred to as the Phong Nha Caves. For reference here it is on the map. [Map of Phong Nha – Vietnam] This national park was listed […]
