VIDEO: 1 Day in Singapore
Singapore has a lot to offer, so if you’re short on time you’ll have to move fast. Luckily, the public transit system is top-notch. We started in Little India, stopped for some electronics shopping at...
View ArticleSingapore: The Last Days
After bobbing across the South China Sea from Tioman Island, Sara and I found ourselves nervously waiting for our 12:30 bus at the Mersing Terminal. At the advice of some information we read on the...
View ArticleBudget Travel Cambodia
Click on a city for more information How much to budget for a trip to Cambodia 22 days KHR () US ($) Accommodation 386,286 97.00 Food 741,709 186.25 Day Trips etc. 454,943 114.25 Transport...
View ArticleBudget Travel Thailand
Click on a city for more information How much to budget for a trip to Thailand 29 days THB (฿) CAD ($) Accommodation 5491 189.40 Food 5682 196.00 Day Trips etc. 3425 118.20 Transport 4166...
View ArticleHow to Budget Travel Laos
Laos is probably the cheapest country for travel in Southeast Asia. We managed to only spend $17/day there (see budget below). In fact, I would say it offers more bang for your buck than any other...
View ArticleBudget Travel The Philippines
Click on a city for more information How much to budget for a trip to The Philippines 16 days PHP (₱) CAD ($) Accommodation 5300 134.00 Food 8113.50 205.00 Day Trips etc. 1030 26.00 Transport 760 19.20...
View ArticleBudget Travel Malaysia
Click on a city for more information How much to budget for a trip to Malaysia 24 days MYR (RM) CAD ($) Accommodation 799.40 265.60 Food 640.45 212.80 Day Trips etc. 342.00 113.60 Transport 319.50...
View ArticleBudget Travel Vietnam: $20 a day!
Vietnam is a fantastic place for budget travelers. It offers beaches, bustling cities, small mountains, limestone karsts, fantastic food, possibly the best coffee in the world, and much much more. We...
View ArticleHow much does it cost to travel to Southeast Asia?
If you’re wondering how much to budget for your trip to Southeast Asia, you’ve come to the right place. What follows is a spending summary to give fellow travelers an idea of how much it costs to...
View ArticleTravel Photo of the Week: The Cleanest Market in Vietnam?
Ben Tre, Vietnam In the Mekong Delta the markets are like no other in the world. Ingredients to your favourite dishes come fresh and plentiful. Ben Tre is a great place to take in the local culture...
View ArticleTioman Island, Malaysia: One Last Taste of Paradise
The end of our adventure was quick approaching, so we decided to hot-foot it out of Melaka to the nearest idyllic island with rustic cabins for a last taste of Southeast Asia’s incredible beaches....
View ArticleSepilok, Malaysia and the Orang-utan Rehabilitation Centre: Don’t look for...
Getting to Sepilok from Kota Kinabalu is easy. We took a taxi to Inanam Bus Terminal for RM25/$8.10. The taxi drivers will tell you it’s a flat rate, but ask around as we got told a couple of different...
View ArticleSemporna, Malaysia: A semporn-ucopia of sea life!
We caught the bus to Semporna from the Sepilok junction at 8AM (RM40/$12.90, 5 hours). We were a little worried it would be full, but when we climbed on the bus a mere six fellow passengers greeted us....
View ArticleSukau, Malaysia: Where’s Osman?
We got up early for the 7:30AM bus from Semporna to Sukau (RM40/$13). We had booked a night with Osman’s Homestay (RM50/$16.20 per person per night inc. 3 meals) and arranged for them to pick us up at...
View ArticleShaved Across Southeast Asia
I wait, slightly nervous, as a boy slowly has his hair cut. The barber runs the comb through the hair and snips at it with the scissors. The end result is a hairdo that I refer to as “the Asian”. I’m...
View ArticleSandakan, Malaysia: More Than Just an Airport
We got a ride to the Sukau junction. Osman’s wife told us that we could catch a bus anytime to Sandakan, but our driver to the junction seemed less sure. He told us to take a minibus to the checkpoint...
View ArticleKuala Lumpur, Malaysia: High-Tech City Southeast Asian stylez
Kuala Lumpur is one of those epic Asian cities that conjures up a thousand images at once. A picture of skyscrapers and technological forwardness, hot but cool, with the image of the impressive...
View ArticleBoom Shaka Melaka, Malaysia!
The city of Melaka (Malacca) is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It was the capital and centre of the Malay world in the 15th and 16th centuries, and a walk through Melaka today presents a tourist with...
View ArticleSepilok, Malaysia and the Orang-utan Rehabilitation Centre: Don’t look for...
Getting to Sepilok from Kota Kinabalu is easy. We took a taxi to Inanam Bus Terminal for RM25/$8.10. The taxi drivers will tell you it’s a flat rate, but ask around as we got told a couple of different...
View ArticleSemporna, Malaysia: A semporn-ucopia of sea life!
We caught the bus to Semporna from the Sepilok junction at 8AM (RM40/$12.90, 5 hours). We were a little worried it would be full, but when we climbed on the bus a mere six fellow passengers greeted us....
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