Author: Mike

So long Philippines

It’s been almost a week now since I left the Philippines. I was thinking that it might be a place I would like to stay longer, but in some ways I was glad to leave. Philippine food has the worst reputation in Asia, and...

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Happy Chinese New Year from Boracay

I have already been here in the Philippines for nearly two weeks and this is my first post. After traveling to many countries now, I have finally made it to the Philippines. Air Asia have cheap flights from Kuala Lumpur which...

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Climbing volcanoes in Berastagi

Just came back from a couple of days travel in Berastagi, a two hour trip from Medan, Sumatra. Berastagi is famous for its two volcanoes Gunung Sibayak and Gunung Sinabung. Transport to Berastagi from Medan is limited to either...

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Bangkok disco goes up in flames

I got a taxi yesterday and the driver said something about a nightclub in Bangkok. I had no idea what he wanted to say and found it pretty odd me being in Indonesia that a taxi driver was talking about a nightclub in Bangkok....

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Indonesia’s reaction to Palestine

It was interesting being in Thailand when protesters shutdown the airport, now I am in world’s most populous Islamic country as a conflict has erupted between Palestine and Israel. My friend showed me a leaflet that was...

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