With a Short Trip to One of My Most Favorite Spots in the World… Arashiyama! After staying a week in Kuala Lumpur and then back to Bangkok, a good buddy of mine I knew from my government contract days asked if I wanted to head over to Osaka for sushi. Why not? Osaka has a […]
Musings
Here’s where I’ll drop random thoughts and perhaps a pic or two of things that interest me.
Air China or Korean Air – Which is Better from NY to BKK?
My Air China Experience from EWK to BKK I’ve always wanted to add airline comparisons and reviews to this blog. But I’ve always been flying Korean Air with a stop over in Seoul. So this time around I wanted to try another airline. And Air China was the one I chose to review for my […]
A Perfect Unplanned Day Trip to Kawagoe Japan
Going Back in Time to the Edo Period I have to say I’m not the sort of traveler that does a lot of pre-trip planning. I never even heard of Kawagoe (川越) in Japan before I googled “day trips near Tokyo”. And it was only on that day I decided on visiting Kawagoe when I discovered […]
Himeji Castle – First Day Exploring Japan’s Kansai Region
If you are a big castle fanatic like I am, and you’re wondering which castle I would suggest you visit first in Japan, I would name Himeji Castle with no hesitation. Himeji Castle is one of the largest in Japan and easily visited as a day trip from Kyoto and Osaka in the Kansai region. […]
Revisiting Kuala Lumpur 2015
Kuala Lumpur: One of My Favorite City to Visit Again and Again Kuala Lumpur has a lot of unique districts but I always like to stay in an area called Bukit Bintang. It’s the city’s shopping and entertainment district so like me, many travelers choose to find a hotel in Bukit Bintang. For a few […]
Hanoi Golden Palace Hotel Review
I’m going to apologize in advance for this sloppy interview of the Hanoi Golden Palace Hotel. I took a bunch of photos of this hotel particularly for this review but somehow, someway I deleted all of them. Since I like this blog to have all of my own original photos I don’t like to pull […]
Malaysia Here I Come…
I’ll be heading over to Malaysia in a few weeks. Every year when I have to head out to do a Visa run I usually head over to Kuala Lumpur. It’s also a perfect excuse to get out and eat all that awesome Malay cuisine. Plus I’ve always enjoyed visiting Malaysia. Downside is I’ll be […]
Happy In Hanoi Vietnam
It’s the middle of August in Hanoi. It was hot, humid and utterly uncomfortable. The heat mercilessly drains your energy with every step you take along the narrow winding streets, past zipping motorbikes and friendly old Vietnamese women selling fruit and vegetables. But this is post is not a rant on how much I hate […]
Buying Coffee Beans in Ho Chi Minh City
My wife will tell anyone that I’ve got this unholy infatuation with coffee beans. And I do. I like coffee beans like Jay Leno likes cars. When coffee beans are fresh they’ve got this nice oily sheen and an amazing fragrance. You’d swear you could inhale the caffeine right out. Fresh roasted coffee beans can […]
