Travel
All that glitters
photo by Panda Cat Baby A funny thing just happened. Earlier today I took a motorcycle taxi on my way to BCS mall here in Batam . I soon noticed everyone was staring at me and smiling, pretty much the whole day. Being a ‘westerner’ in SE Asia one gets used to the occasional glance [...]
Angkor Wat, Holiday in Cambodia
Bayon Temple, photo by llamasonic My sister and Tom just went back after a 2 week visit. We miss you guys! I had a great time in Cambodia. Angkor Wat puts you into a state of Wow. Siem Reap provided much fun trying to find the coolest bar and happiest pizza. Funky Monkey Bar FCC [...]
Siem Reap is a really cool spot
Just having breakfast and getting ready to begin the second day in Angkor park. Siem Reap is a much cooler place than I expected. Pub street in particular will impress. Great bars and a unique scene. I get the sense it’s a good thing that we came now. Lots of construction, the place is growing [...]
Langkawi, nice for a few days
photo by llamasonic We just got back from Langkawi, Malaysia. I’ve been to Langkawi a few times before and after 3 days there you’ve pretty much seen the place. My second trip there was a family trip with lots of beer drinking, duty free there and beer is cheaper than water – really. My sister [...]
15 cent trains and $1 meals, Bangkok is awesome
photo by llamasonic The Associated Press has just posted an article on how to do Bangkok on the cheap. They even mention my favorite spot to stay on Sukhumvit Road, Suk11. From 15-cent train rides to excellent, one-dollar meals, Thailand’s tropical capital is teeming with budget options for the penny-pinching traveler. Where else in the [...]
Targeted advertising for air travel
photo by Stuck in Customs This is quite the good idea. Advertising on boarding passes and printed e-ticket vouchers. Advertising will soon appear on airline boarding passes that passengers who have booked online print out at home. They will fill the white spaces often left on these documents which, after all, are at hand for [...]
Penang trip last weekend
Last weekend at this time we were hiking at the new Penang national park, Taman Negara Pulau Pinang. The rest of the group were too lazy to hike the 2 hours back to the car. Lucky for us an entrepreneurial boatman was there to give a ride from Pantai Kerachut back to the marina where [...]