Category: Ramblings

Why I like to travel

I love traveling. I am sure most people are happy with spending one or two weeks a year at a holiday resort. For me now, it would hardly be worth the effort. The problem for me is that with each day passing you know you are one...

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Venus, Jupiter and the moon

Looking up into the sky now, you can see the moon and what looks like two bright stars, but they are actually Venus and Jupiter. It looks pretty amazing. Keep in mind that this head-turning display of three celestial objects...

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Adding a forum to the site

I have made use of the free wifi where I am currently staying in Chiang Mai and added a travel forum to this site to handle the hundreds of queries I receive each day on traveling in Asia (not really but I thought it sounded...

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Where to see the Melbourne Cup in Asia

This list is for Aussies currently working or traveling in Asia as to where they can see the Melbourne Cup. If you are showing the event in public in Asia let us know and we can add it to the list. Beijing AustCham & ANZA...

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Relaunching this blog

This blog was previously on another domain I own travelzulu.com. After much thought of where I want to travel and what kind of website I want to run, I bought this domain asiatravelguide.com and decided to move the blog entries...

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Beijing apartment

I am in Beijing now. It is a holiday this week in China so I decided to just fly up to Beijing. The hotel in Shanghai was a little expensive and I decided I am too old now to stay in dormitory rooms. I plan to stay here for at...

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Last day in Malaysia

I am about to get on a plane to Shenzhen. It is about a four hour flight. I am flying on Air Asia and they fly from a smaller airport away from the main airport in Kuala Lumpur. The facilities are still ok, and they have free...

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China visa

I put in my application for a visa at the Chinese embassy yesterday. They said it would be ready by Wednesday. I wanted to get a move on, so I paid for the express visa and pick it up Monday morning. I booked my AirAsia flight...

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Kuala Lumpur

Took the bus from Penang to Kuala Lumpur. The bus had only three seats to a row, and were more like sofa chairs. It also wasn’t busy which is also a plus. Hotels are more expensive in the capital and budget places are...

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Langkawi

I took the ferry from Georgetown to Langkawi this morning. There are only two ferries operating now at 8:15 am and 8:30 am. The later one stops off at another island. It is only a 2.5 hour trip. I took a look at the beach and...

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