Hotel Name: First Hotel Address: No.210, Street.101, Battambang, Cambodia I stayed at the First Hotel in Battambang, Cambodia. I booked online for the rate of $6USD per night and selected it for its review score and location. Not that the location matters too much in Battambang as it is a compact city and this place […]
Cholon Wanders – Visiting Saigon’s historic Chinatown district
For visitors to Saigon the most popular sites are in a compact area around District 1 and 3. If you have time though I recommend making a visit to Cholon, which is the old Chinatown area, most of which lies in District 5. Cholon used to be a city in itself until it was merged […]
Guesthouse Review: Shang Hai Guest House, Battambang – Cambodia
Hotel Name: Shang Hai Guest House Address: Corner Street 101 and Street 108, Battambang, Cambodia I stayed at the Shang Hai Guest House in Battambang, Cambodia. I booked online for the rate of $5.75 USD per night and I booked it for its price and location. Having stayed in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap the […]
Guesthouse Review: Longlin House I, Phnom Penh – Cambodia
Guesthouse Name: Longlin House I Address: # 159, Street 19, Phnom Penh, Cambodia I stayed at the Longlin House I in Phnom Penh. The rate worked out to about $9 USD per night and I booked it for its location. Like the Pich Guesthouse which I had stayed at previously, this was another one of […]
Guesthouse Review: Pich Guesthouse, Phnom Penh – Cambodia
Guesthouse Name: Pich Guesthouse Address: No 79, St. 19, Phnom Penh, Cambodia I stayed at the Pich Guesthouse in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. I booked online for the rate of $9 USD per night. Yes it’s still possible to find a $10 a night guesthouse in Phnom Penh, though the numbers have thinned out considerably (especially […]
Guesthouse Review: Palm Garden Lodge, Siem Reap – Cambodia
Hotel Name: Palm Garden Lodge Address: No. 132, St. Tepvong, Siem Reap, Cambodia I stayed at the Palm Garden Lodge in Siem Reap, Cambodia. I booked online for the rate of $7.36 USD per night and I selected it for its price and location. The guesthouse is about ten minutes walk from Pub Street, which […]
Hotel Review: Nana Hotel, Phnom Penh – Cambodia
Hotel Name: Nana Hotel Address: # 42 Street 154, Phnom Penh, Cambodia I stayed at the Nana Hotel in Phnom Penh. I booked online for the rate of $17.15 USD per night. There wasn’t any particular reason I choose this other than for its location near the central market. I was in transit on this […]
Flight Review: Jetstar Pacific – Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City
Flight: Jetstar Pacific BL 791 From: Hanoi (HAN) To: Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) I flew with Jetstar Pacific from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City. I compared airfares online with Skyscanner. I know what airlines fly between the two cities but I wanted to see a comparison. Fares between VietjetAir and Jetstar Pacific were […]
Hotel Review: Camellia 5 Hotel, Hanoi – Vietnam
Hotel Name: Camellia 5 Hotel Address: 81 Thuoc Bac Street, Old Quarter, Hanoi, Vietnam [Edit: The Camellia 5 Hotel has since moved from 81 Thuoc Bac Street to 34 Lan Ong Street. This review is archived as a record of the old property. See details of the new property of Camellia 5 Hotel.] I stayed […]
Hotel Review: Tung Trang Hotel, Hanoi – Vietnam
Hotel Name: Tung Trang Hotel Address: 13 Tam Thuong Alley (Between 38-40 Hang Bong Street), Old Quarter, Hanoi, Vietnam I stayed at the Tung Trang Hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam. I booked online at Agoda for the rate of $13 USD per night. I booked it for its price and location in the Old Quarter. The […]
