Guesthouse Name: Nagaland Guest House Address: 14/F, Block D, Chung King Mansion, 36-44 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, China. I stayed at the Nagaland Guest House in Hong Kong. I originally had booked in to the United Co-operate Hotel but upon arrival I was moved to the other guesthouse. I booked online for […]
Hotel Review: Sawasdee Bangkok Inn Hotel, Bangkok – Thailand
Hotel Name: Sawasdee Bangkok Inn Hotel Address: 126/2 Khaosan Road, Banglumpu, Bangkok, Thailand I stayed at the Sawasdee Bangkok Inn Hotel, off Khao San Road in Bangkok, and I booked online for the rate of $13.11 USD per night. I don’t usually stay in Khao San Road when I’m in Bangkok, and if I am […]
Notes on Battambang
Battambang is the second largest city in Cambodia and is considered the artist capital of the country. It also has one of the best preserved colonial quarters in Southeast Asia. It’s an easy-going city that gets relatively few visitors. It doesn’t help that it shivers in the shadow of the tourism goliath of Angkor Wat/Siem […]
Hotel Review: Lamphu House, Bangkok – Thailand
Guesthouse Name: Lamphu House Address: 75-77 Rambuttri Rd, Bangkok, Thailand I stayed at Lamphu House in Bangkok, Thailand. This guesthouse is on Rambuttri Rd in the Khao San Rd backpacker area of Bangkok. I walked in off the street and got a single room with shared bathroom for 280 THB ($7.90 USD). There are a […]
Guesthouse Review: New My House Guest House, Bangkok – Thailand
Guesthouse Name: New My House Guest House Address: 17 Phra Athit Rd, Chana Songkhram, Bangkok, Thailand I stayed at the New My House Guest House in Bangkok, Thailand. I walked in off the street and got a single room with bathroom for 250 Baht ($7 USD). This guesthouse is off Rambuttri Rd in the Khao […]
Guesthouse Review: New Siam Guest House, Bangkok – Thailand
Guesthouse Name: New Siam Guest House Address: 21 Soi Chanasongkram Phra-A-Thit Road, Khaosan, Bangkok, Thailand I stayed at the New Siam Guest House in Bangkok. The New Siam is a small group of hotels in the Khao San Rd/Banglamphu backpacker area. At the time of this review there were five properties in the Siam Group […]
Guesthouse Review: Bangkok House Guest House, Bangkok – Thailand
Guesthouse Name: Bangkok House Guest House Address: 210 Soi Samsen 1 Lam Pu Road, Khaosan, Bangkok, Thailand I stayed at the Bangkok House Guest House in the Banglamphu area of Bangkok. I booked it online for $8.90 USD per night. Banglamphu is probably better known as the Khao San Road area, which is where all […]
Visiting the aircraft graveyard of Bangkok
In an unassuming suburb of Bangkok is an empty lot that has become small airplane graveyard. I have been meaning to visit this site on my last few visits to Bangkok and I finally got my chance when a friend organised a trip. The highlight of the this aircraft boneyard is a 747 which is […]
Hotel Review: Sukhumvit 20 Hotel, Bangkok – Thailand
Hotel Name: Sukhumvit 20 Hotel Address: 64/1 Sukhumvit Soi 20, Bangkok, Thailand I stayed at the Sukhumvit 20 Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. I booked online at the rate of $20 USD per night, and picked it for its location and price. I have not seen the Sukhumvit 20 Hotel in search results before but it […]
Riding the Bamboo Railway in Battambang, Cambodia
A review of the bamboo railway in Battambang before the line was renovated and put back into use for passenger trains. [Edit: There are now passenger trains between Battambang and Phnom Penh, but the bamboo railway is still operating. There is also a new bamboo tourist train. Here is a comparison of the original and […]
