Category: Travels in Asia
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BP International Hotel Hong Kong Review
BP Hotel – Affordable Hotel in Tsim Tsa Tsui District HK You really don’t need to spend over $100USD for a good clean 3 star hotels in Kowloon Hong Kong. I’ve been recommending BP Hotel since I first stayed there. The first time I stayed in BP was about 6 years ago which I also did a…
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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 who does lots 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 that I decided to visit Kawagoe when I discovered…
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Sky Hotel Bukit Bintang Review
One of my favorite cities in another country to visit from Thailand is Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. It’s just a short flight from Bangkok and then a couple of train rides to a popular tourist hot spot called Bukit Bintang where I always choose a hotel. Bukit Bintang – A Popular Tourists Destination And there…
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Reiah Hotel Otsu Ishiyama Review
The Reiah Hotel Otsu Ishiyama – Just Right for a Visit in Kyoto One of the biggest advice on saving hotels in Japan is to look for a hotel that is not in the center of whichever major city you are visiting. For example while visiting Kyoto, I booked the Reiah Hotel Otsu Ishiyama. It’s…
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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.…
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Exploring Japan’s Kansai Region
There’s no other country in Asia that I want to visit more than Japan. I try to visit Japan as much as I can, as frequently as I can, and for as long as I can. Here I’ve put together a little Japan visitor’s guide that will give you a glimpse of several popular cities…
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Revisiting Kuala Lumpur 2015
Kuala Lumpur: One of My Favorite Cities 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…
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Trip To Halong Bay Vietnam
Halong Bay was on my check list of must see places for a long time. Because I was staying in Hanoi for a little while I had the perfect opportunity to book a tour and visit one special place deemed worthy as a UNESCO World Heritage site. My tour to Halong Bay was booked through…
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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…
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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…
