Transport is at the core of any travel experience for me. If you can’t get to a place, then you can’t see it. And beyond a bit of culture shock the biggest hassles of traveling is the transport, so it is good to know how to get around. This is as important at the macro […]
One of the classic postcard pictures of the Thai islands involves the longtail boats. Wooden boats with brightly colored hangings driving by a motor on a very long stick behind. You don’t get very far in the island area without seeing (or riding in) them. I was fascinated by the images and sense of the […]
On our recent “escape winter” trip we flew through Singapore. It was our cheapest option to and from south east Asia and had decent options to the region. We decided to spend a few days to recover from jetlag and explore the city. It was my first time in the city that Ali called “Asia […]
This past year I did a crazy day in Hong Kong. My prime sightseeing thing to do was to ride a Chinese Junk. The single day was really a long layover on my way to New Zealand as a way of breaking up the flights. So I didn’t have much time, but I love boats […]