Opening This week’s update was delayed due to in part I was in the jungle and I was extremely busy (I climbed the highest mountain in the entire South East Asia!) In short, this was also the highlight of my entire trip so far! Sabah and Malaysia in general are underrated. Day 1 Said goodbye… Continue reading Sabbatical Week 14
Sabbatical Week 13
Day 1 Part of why I came to Kuching is to partake in my information kiddo’s wedding banquet. I was extremely tired the night before and only managed to get up just in time for lunch. It’s not bad at all, especially that big beef trunks! noodles are springy ,a bit al dente. RM15.8 including… Continue reading Sabbatical Week 13
Sabbatical Week 12
Opening Malaysians are all so kind; Kuching is very affordable. Penang is so beautiful. A foreigner boarded a local bus in Penang without change (by law, bus drivers don’t carry changes), a passenger helped out immediately with his small notes. I asked where the bus lane to the Airport, a local gave me an answer… Continue reading Sabbatical Week 12
Thoughts on Indochina
Now that I have completed my Indochina part of my sabbatical. I think it’s time to do some look backs. Thailand It is beginner friendly, quite easy to travel to and from all over the world. Developed tourism infra and infra in general. Thais are probably the nicest overall and are quite used to tourists.… Continue reading Thoughts on Indochina
Sabbatical week 11
Day 1 Another travel day. Got up right before 6am to catch my morning flight to Pakse ($45.22) at 8:20am. The taxi the hotel quoted me for was 150k for departing before 7am. I managed to use a local taxi app Loca to pay only for 92k! This is probably smallest capitol airport I’ve been… Continue reading Sabbatical week 11
Sabbatical Week 10
Opening This week coincided with the Chinese New Year tourists and also being in popular destinations. It’s definitely more effort needed to figure out how long to stay and where to book. It’s also interesting to see how many Chinese campers were in Laos. Loads of Chinese plated cars were from far away to the… Continue reading Sabbatical Week 10
Sabbatical week 9
Day 1 Instead of taking the popular Luang Prabang slow boat, I decided to veneer off the beaten track and go north a bit to Luang Namtha to avoid having to backtrack. Got myself a coffee in the morning (45k) plus a local noodle soup for (30k) In no time, we got to town and… Continue reading Sabbatical week 9
Sabbatical Week 8
Day 1 Today’s travel day from Pai to Chiang Mai Met a nice British entrepreneur guy who owns a 80-person Software company. Definitely very accomplished. I was surprised to see someone that caliber to sit on the same mini van with me. He talked his time during the dotnet bubble in SF, then how organically… Continue reading Sabbatical Week 8
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Sabbatical Week 7
Opening Fun fact, white privilege means you can teach English despite you don’t speak English natively. I’ve met people from Russia, Ukraine and French who are English teachers. There are more Thai food varieties in the States than I can find in a typical tourist night market in Thailand (I can count less than 5… Continue reading Sabbatical Week 7