Hotel Name: My Hotel @ Sentral Address: No 1 Jalan Tun Sambanthan 4, Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I stayed at the My Hotel @ Sentral in Kuala Lumpur. I booked it online for its price and location near KL Sentral station. The rate was $17 USD per night, plus the 10 MYR ($2.40 USD) per […]
A sweaty summer stopover in Sharjah
There is a saying that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and expecting a different result. I thought about this saying when I found myself back in the United Arab Emirates in the summer, when I said I would never again visit in the summer. The last I was in the […]
Hotel Review: T-Hotel Johor Bahru
Hotel Name: T-Hotel Johor Bahru Address: No 94, Jalan Wong Ah Fook, Johor Bahru, Malaysia. I stayed at the T-Hotel Johor Bahru in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. I was already at another hotel in JB and I needed to stay another day, so I picked this hotel for its location within the city centre. I booked […]
Hotel Review: Hotel CIQ, Johor Bahru – Malaysia
Hotel Name: Hotel CIQ Address: No. 52/54, Jalan Lumba Kuda, Johor Bahru, Malaysia. I stayed at the Hotel CIQ in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. I was already in JB and I needed to extend my stay, so I was looking for something near the main train station (JB Sentral). I booked it online for $18.27 USD, […]
Guesthouse Review: Memory Guesthouse Jb, Johor Bahru – Malaysia
Hotel Name: Memory Guesthouse Jb Address: 2H Jalan Inche Besar Zubaidah, Johor Bahru, Malaysia. I stayed at the Memory Guesthouse Jb in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. I booked it online for the rate of 33 MYR ($8 USD) for a private room with a shared bathroom. I was looking for a cheap place to stay for […]
Hotel Review: Oxley Hotel, Singapore
Hotel Name: Oxley Hotel Address: 44 Lorong 6 Geylang, Geylang, Singapore. [Edit: Oxley Hotel has now rebranded as Hotel Duke. This review is left as an archive.] I stayed at the Oxley Hotel in Singapore. I booked online and picked it for its price and location in Singapore. The rate was 41.72 SGD ($30.35 USD) […]
Flight Review: VietJet Air – Hanoi to Singapore
Flight: VietJet Air VJ 915 From: Hanoi (HAN) To: Singapore (SIN) I flew with VietJet Air from Hanoi to Singapore. I compared flights with Skyscanner, and Vietjet was the cheapest option and at a reasonable hour of the day. The ticket was 2,164,000 VND ($92.50 USD) with a checked bag. I was in Hanoi last […]
Hotel Review: Ibiz City Hostel, Hanoi – Vietnam
Hotel Name: Ibiz City Hostel Address: 49 Luong Ngoc Quyen Street, Hoan Kiem, Old Quarter, Hanoi, Vietnam. [Edit: This hostel now operates under a different name. This remains as an archive of the Ibiz City Hostel.] I stayed at the Ibiz City Hostel in Hanoi. I booked it for its price and location, and the […]
Hotel Review: Hanoi Discovery Hotel, Hanoi – Vietnam
Hotel Name: Hanoi Discovery Hotel Address: 22 Luong Ngoc Quyen Street, Hoan Kiem, Old Quarter, Hanoi, Vietnam. I stayed at the Hanoi Discovery Hotel in Hanoi. When I booked it I was just looking for a cheap room for the night as I was just passing through. I picked this hotel for its location in […]
Rebuilding the new Beirut
Sometimes you get a good feeling about a place even before you step foot on its soil. This was the case for Beirut when I first caught a glimpse of the city. The airport is close to the city centre, and if the flights are arriving from the north the flightpath goes over the old […]
