Asia

After completing the tabulation of my spending breakdown while travelling in the Maldives and Sri Lanka, the numbers were surprising. Especially when I combined it with my spending breakdown while travelling in Nepal, one thing was made clear. The war between Ukraine and Russia is affecting travellers. The biggest expense on my trip to…
Going to the Maldives to stay at an overwater bungalow has been on my bucket list of mine since I started travelling around the world. Back in 2021, Marriott opened a new resort called Le Meridien Maldives which is a category 5 hotel. For those who collect points and miles, this is a rare…
When people think of Sri Lanka, they think of the 2022 economical crisis where fuel shortage is rampant. However, I got a chance to travel there for 3 nights and 4 days at the end of April 2022. I soon realized that while there is truth to what the media portrays, it’s not the…
In this latest series, I will be going through all the countries I’ve travelled to on my mission to visit every single country in the world. In this article, we will be covering country #30: Indonesia. If you haven’t gotten a chance already, read this story first to find out why I’m trying to…
In this latest series, I will be going through all the countries I’ve travelled to on my mission to visit every single country in the world. In this article, we will be covering country #29: China. If you haven’t gotten a chance already, read this story first to find out why I’m trying to…
Karen and myself just finished our trip in Nha Trang, Vietnam. I’ve got to say that we definitely had a lot of fun in this city. If you’re going on vacation (not backpacking), then Nha Trang is a solid option as a tourist destination. Nha Trang is a famous tourist destination for Russians and…
Nha Trang is a very interesting city with a decent amount of things to see and do. In this blog post, I will talk about what to see and do when doing a DIY Nha Trang city tour. We’ll talk the obvious sight seeing places like Ponagar Tower. And of course, the other places…
In this latest top 10 series, I will be covering my top 10 favourite cities I visited during my 380 days of travel around the world. Here is a list of Ten Top 10 I will be covering in this series: Countries Cities People Horrible Experiences Favourite Experiences Life Lessons Hikes and Treks Airlines…
Since starting my one year trip around the world, I really wanted to see is all the amazing wonders in our planet. Back in 2007, the New7Wonders foundation declared a list of the 7 New Wonders of the World. Immediately, I knew I had to visit each of those man-made wonders during my journey…
To wrap up the Asian part of my one year trip around the world, I had to travel quite fast to hit all the major travel spots that I wanted to visit before leaving this region. This has made my Jeju Island, Beijing, Taiwan, and Indonesia spending go up a bit. As you know, the…