In the hectic city of Bangkok where a million tuk tuks buzz around like flies and taxis seem to squeeze like sheep through a race without crashing into each other, there are some cool out-of-the-way things to do and some biggies you won’t want to miss. Of course you must see the Grand Palace, take [...]
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5 cool things to do in Bangkok
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Wanna cruise the Yangtze with Newstalk ZB’s Danny Watson?
Newstalk ZB’s afternoon host Danny Watson and his wife are going to host a river cruise in China this June* and I have it on good authority that Danny will leave his microphone in the office, put on his cruising ‘leisure wear’, sip a drink with an umbrella in it and let his now ponytail-less [...]
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Cycling tour of Vietnam
If you love the idea of an adventurous holiday cycling through Vietnam but fear you may get hopelessly lost navigating back roads on your own, or the palaver of planning such a trip with accommodation, route maps and bike hire makes you slide this little dream into the Too Hard Basket, then a cycling tour [...]
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Beware the snake-infused whiskey
I blame the snake infused whiskey I swigged at 10am for making me drop my digital camera down the squat toilet an hour later. And we’re not talking oil infused whiskey. No siree, the whole slithering beady-eyed serpent pickled and curled into a bottle of whiskey, sometimes with a scorption in its mouth just for [...]
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Chatuchak – the world’s biggest market
If the idea of trawling through 9000 booths in the world’s biggest market appeals, then you will love Chatuchak Weekend Market in Bangkok, Thailand. This place is so huge that I seriously considered dropping breadcrumbs on the ground so I could retrace my steps and get out of there. Many of the stalls sell similar [...]
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Sentosa Resort comes to the rescue
Oh how we love social media! Look what a tweet did: So there I am in Singapore on my way to London staying in a very basic hotel near pretty much not much at all. The reservation girl was going to give me a single bed but in the end found a room with 2 [...]
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Review: Singapore Airlines A380
I’ve just had a ride on Singapore Airlines huge double-decker A380. From Singapore to London it was upstairs on the mother ship for me, along with 470 other passengers and about 900 pieces of luggage I’d say, judging by the conveyor belt at Heathrow. There are 3 classes on the A380: economy, business and a [...]
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Look what a tweet can do!
When in trouble, tweet. I was in Singapore a couple of days ago on my way through to London to start a Rail Europe 8-day chug through Belgium, France and Switzerland. (You can expect much blogging) This was my room: a cheap as chips room kinda far from anywhere, and let’s be frank, kinda sad. [...]
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Foot torture at the Fish Foot Spa!
If you’re up for something quirky and a little fear-factor then try this: a freaky fish-eating foot spa. Fish spa therapy is the next big thing in the quest to make us young and smooth of skin and I was keen to dip my toe in the water, so to speak, and try it out. [...]
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