Hotel Name: 5footway.inn Project Ann Siang Address: 267 South Bridge Road, Chinatown, Singapore [Edit: 5footway.inn Project Ann Siang has closed. This review remains as an archive.] I stayed at the 5footway.inn Project Ann Siang in Singapore. I was hosted by 5footway.inn; an independent hostel group in Singapore. 5footway.inn have a selection of hostels in heritage […]
Hostel Review: 5footway.inn Project Chinatown 1 – Singapore
Hostel Name: 5footway.inn Project Chinatown 1 Address: 63 Pagoda Street, Chinatown, Singapore [Edit: 5footway.inn Project Chinatown 1 has closed. This review remains as an archive.] For budget backpackers travelling around Southeast Asia, arriving in Singapore may be a shock to the system after staying in cheap guesthouses. The good news is that there is a […]
Giving Shenzhen a second chance
Shenzhen and I didn’t get off to a good start the first around. It was the end of 2010 and I was finishing a two month trip in China. I was in Shanghai and I had a flight to catch in Hong Kong. Flights to Shenzhen were half the price of those to Hong Kong, […]
A bemused Melburnian returns to Melbourne after two years absence
I returned to Melbourne after being away for just over two years. I didn’t intend to be away so long, as I like to return to the homeland at least once every calendar year. Unfortunately my back injury of 2016 put me out of commission for a while and I wasn’t able to travel. This […]
Guesthouse Review: Luot Van Guest House, Mui Ne – Vietnam
Hotel Name: Luot Van Guest House Address: KP5 Nguyen Hun Tho, Mui Ne, Vietnam. I stayed at the Luot Van Guest House in Mui Ne. Unlike most hotels in Mui Ne, this is actually in Mui Ne, and not the long beach road that is referred to as Mui Ne. Most people come to Mui […]
Saigon to Phan Thiet by train – the easy way to get to Mui Ne
Mui Ne is a popular beach resort area in Southeastern Vietnam. The actual beach area is between the towns of Phan Thiet and Mui Ne, though most people just say Mui Ne for the general area. The easiest way to get to Mui Ne is to get the Saigon to Phan Thiet train, and then […]
Hotel Review: Hotel 1 and 10, Mue Ne – Vietnam
Hotel Name: Hotel 1 and 10 Address: 261A Nguyen Dinh Chieu, Ham Tien, Mui Ne, Phan Thiet, Vietnam. I stayed at the Hotel 1 and 10 in Mui Ne. I was looking for a budget guesthouse and this was one of the cheapest options. I was in Mui Ne over the national reunification day holiday […]
Darwin as Asia’s gateway to Australia
My first time to Darwin was a stop at the airport in 2007, which we all know doesn’t count as a visit. I was flying from Sydney to Mumbai, which stopped at Darwin on the way. That flight route was made famous by Ralph Fiennes and a Qantas flight attendant, though my flight was not […]
Canggu – the hipster paradise of Bali
I first visited Canggu in 2014 when it was already creating a name for itself as the next cool place in Bali. By then it was called “the new Ubud” and “Ubud for surfers”, so of course I had to see for myself. Sure enough I could see the new-age/organic of vibe Ubud fused with […]
Da Nang – A dragon rising
I was in Da Nang for a wedding which was a great excuse to return to a city I enjoy visiting. I’ve been four times now over the space of 12 years. The first time I was in Danang was in 2005, where I only passed through on a bus from Hoi An. I remember […]
