February 23, 2012

1961 Art Gallery in Siem Reap

There are quite a handful of Art Galleries in Siem Reap and one of my favourites is The 1961. 1961 is an art gallery, restaurant and boutique hotel rolled into one with tastefully designed furnishings and art decor that I really find interesting. They also host art exhibitions by various artists from Cambodia and other [...]

FlipNomad’s Photo Thursday – Snake Wine

Bottoms up??? One thing that I love about visiting markets is seeing interesting products, and one of the most interesting products that I’ve seen in my travels is Snake Wine. Snake wine is an alcoholic beverage with a whole snake in it and it’s said to have been originated in China. Some Chinese believes that [...]

Angkor Trade Fair – Showcasing Siem Reap Products

We went to the Angkor Trade Fair held at the Raffles Park a couple of weeks ago to see the products that are being offered by various business owners in Siem Reap. It was indeed a successful and bustling event attended by locals, expats and of course a lot of travellers passing by Siem Reap. [...]

FlipNomad’s Photo Thursday – Seeking Refuge in Chiang Mai

I’m starting a new segment here in FlipNomad to share some memorable and interesting pictures that I’ve taken in my travels. Aside from blogging and travelling, one of my interests also includes photography. But I’m in no way a Pro nor an expert although I do hope that someday I would be. Wat Ram Poeng, [...]

Sleeping in Airports – Changi Airport in Pictures

After spending almost a month in Indonesia (almost three weeks in Bali and a week in Yogya), we flew to Singapore and decided to spend the night in Changi Airport and take the bus first thing in the morning to Johor Bahru en route to Malacca. I’ve slept in some airports in my previous trips. [...]

Kuta – My First Impression

Kuta is one of the famous backpacker’s circuit in the 80′s together with Kathmandu and Khao San. A lot of backpackers pass thru Kuta en route to other destinations in Bali such as Ubud, Lovina and others. After enjoying a couple of decades of popularity among backpackers, Kuta is now a developed beach side property [...]

Road Trip to Kuta from Ubud

We hired a car to be able to visit various places of interest in Bali instead of going there on our own. We figured that this might be cheaper considering that the price of taxi to Kuta from Ubud is already around 200,000 Rupiah. We struck a deal with the driver to take us to [...]

Ten Survival Tips for Visitors of Sacred Monkey Forest Ubud

One of the most popular tourist activities in Ubud is to visit the Sacred Monkey Forest. The Sacred Monkey Forest is a small patch of land that remained lush with vegetation and is said to be the home of 115 species of trees. Aside from the local flora, there’s also a lot of monkeys or [...]

Ubud, Bali – My First Impression

We took a package tour from Yogyakarta (via Mt. Bromo) to Bali to be able to save time since we’re travelling with our friends who were on vacation. We figured that it would be more convenient with them if we didn’t DIY the whole trip. There are lots of travel agencies in Gang I and [...]

How to go to Ubud, Bali from Yogyakarta via Mt. Bromo

There are a variety of ways on how to go to Bali from Yogyakarta. You could commute to Probolinggo and take the ferry to Bali or alternatively you could book a package thru one of the travel agencies in Yogyakarta which I find very convenient. Average cost that I saw was around 230-250,000 Rupiah. Alternatively, [...]

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