The cost of travel, these days, can put a real damper on planning a holiday. It’s not just the transportation and accommodations that take a chunk out of the old vacation budget, but entry fees can do their fair share of damage as well. Even if the entry is but a mere RM50 (about 12USD), […]
Haunting Beauty of Georgetown’s Old Protestant Cemetery
En route to a lunch date, the last thing I expected to see as I shuffled along busy Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah was a historic cemetery. Surrounded by busy streets and buildings short and tall, sat a fenced in patch of green grass, statuesque leafy trees and a lot of very old looking gravestones. Seemingly […]
Best 5 Low-Key, Expat Friendly Places to Temporarily Live in Thailand
Traveling through Southeast Asia and overstayed your welcome in one place or another? Here are 5 expat friendly cities in Thailand that may welcome you with open arms. Maybe not the top destinations for expatriates in Thailand, but these less popular locations will give you a sense of community right off the bat. Plus, pretty […]
Bayview Hotel Georgetown, Another Penang Staycation Gem
I love the Bayview Hotel Georgetown. The Bayview Hotel Georgetown recently saved my Penang staycation and went straight to the top of my list of favorite Penang hotels. Like most regular travelers to Penang, I have a selection of preferred hotels I usually book with. In fact, I have my 3 favorites hotels that many […]
Thrifting Langkawi Style: Best of Langkawi Bundle & Thrift Shops
Although I’m very familiar with thrift shops, I’d never heard about bundle shops until I moved to Southeast Asia. My first encounter was at the Greenway Night Market in Hat Yai, Thailand. Stall after stall of piles of clothes spilling out from the shop entrances. Some items more bizarre than others, yet a potential gold […]
Should You Take the Plunge at Splash Out Langkawi Waterpark? Yes!
Splash Out Langkawi Waterpark had so many starts and stops I had almost forgotten about them. Officially opening in December 2019, it was only a few months later that all of Langkawi was in ‘lockdown’. Nothing worse than a pandemic to tarnish a grand opening. And serves me right for procrastinating too. I should have […]
8 Cool (and Ethical) Things to Do in Phuket
The list of things to do in Phuket, Thailand can include a lot of oh-so-typical as well as not-so-ethical options. My brief introduction, years ago, left me unimpressed and certainly in no hurry to return. Pretty much just another over-developed touristy island. But I did eventually return and discovered that there are things to do […]