[Edit: Travel Talk Taipei Backpackers Hostel has now closed. This review remains as an archive.] Hostel Name: Travel Talk Taipei Backpackers Hostel Address: 2F, No.96, Sec.2, Minquan E. Rd, Taipei, Taiwan I stayed at the Travel Talk Taipei Backpackers Hostel which I booked online. I selected this hostel for its location being near a metro […]
Hostel Review: Triple Tiger Hostel, Taipei
Hostel Name: Triple Tiger Hostel Address: 3F, No.39 Lane 25 Kangding Rd, Taipei, Taiwan. I stayed at the Triple Tiger Hostel in Taipei. I booked it online and selected it mainly for its location, which is lest than 10 minutes walk from Ximen Metro Station. [Triple Tiger Hostel, Taipei.] Ximen is an entertainment area lots […]
Flight Review: EVA Air – Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) to Taipei (Taiwan)
Flight: EVA Air BR 392 From: Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) To: Taipei (TPE) EVA Air is a Taiwanese airline based out of Taipei (TPE) airport. This was my first time to Taiwan, and by extension my first time flying with EVA Air. EVA Air is a member of Star Alliance so I used United […]
Metro construction, Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam
I took this photo as a historical reference to the changing face of Ho Chi Minh City. The city is finally getting a sorely needed metro system and there are numerous blocks in district 1 that are now boarded up in preparation for construction. The building in the foreground is the Saigon Tax Trade Centre; […]
Packing List – My travel life in two bags
Whenever I’m about to leave a place I’ve been for a while I like to take stock of my gear and assess what I need and discard what I don’t. I’ve never documented a packing list so when a friend posted what’s in his bags I thought I should do my own. I travel with […]
Notes on Mui Ne: A convenient beach break from Ho Chi Minh City
Mui Ne is a beach resort area in Southern Vietnam. When people refer to Mui Ne they usually mean the long stretch of beach that runs between Mui Ne and Phan Thiet. The town itself is a fishing port with only a few places to stay. If you are travelling around Southeast Asia or only […]
Is there a better phrase than “digital nomad”?
I call myself a digital nomad for want of a better term. I run a business that doesn’t require me to be at a fixed address so I take advantage of that by working in locations around the world. In my travels I have met many others who are living a similar life, yet they […]
Hotel Review: La Marina Hotel, Mui Ne – Vietnam
Hotel Name: La Marina Hotel Address: 246/2B Nguyen Dinh Chieu, Ham Tien, Phan Thiet, Vietnam. Mui Ne is a beach resort town about 3-4 hours from Saigon (depending on the traffic). I booked La Marina online and I selected the hotel for its close proximity to the beach. Mui Ne/Phan Thiet is basically one long […]
Book Review: Lonely Planet – Across Asia on the Cheap [1973]
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If you have travelled in Southeast Asia you will no doubt be familiar with Lonely Planet Southeast Asia on a shoestring, also known as “The Yellow Bible”. Even if you are too cool for guidebooks you will have seen newbie backpackers clutching this nervously at bus stations, or seen a tattered copy at a guesthouse, […]
Airport Review: klia2 – the budget terminal of KUL Airport
klia2 is the new budget airline terminal of Kuala Lumpur International Airport. It opened for passengers on 9 May 2014, replacing the former budget terminal LCCT. The old Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) at KUL resembled a tin shed and it wasn’t long before AirAsia grew beyond the intended capacity. While it was ok to […]
