Tag: Asia

Jakarta

ByTravelling Minion March 19, 2023 2 Comments
Old Town with Jakarta Good Guide After a much needed night of rest, I wake up feeling better and ready to explore Jakarta. Before coming here, I had found a free walking tour of Jakarta's old town with Jakarta Good Guide. While I don't get to go on free walking tours all that often, I do find them to be an excellent way to get a glimpse of a new place. The "free" helps with cost, but I also find...

Singapore Airlines’ Longest Flight in the World

ByTravelling Minion March 12, 2023 3 Comments
After leaving the TWA hotel, I make my way back to JFK Terminal 4 which is where Singapore Airlines flies out of. With some time to kill, and being in New York, I figure a visit to Shake Shack is in order. While not wanting to ruin my appetite for the flight I end up snacking on fries before doing a few laps of the terminal to stretch my legs. Typically, I would spend some time in a lounge prior...

Heading to Japan… But first lets fly a bit!

ByTravelling Minion March 4, 2023 4 Comments
It's 2023 and its time to embark on my first adventure of the year. Ultimately my final destination is Japan, but I have a few "hoops" to "fly" through before I arrive. Being a bit of a plane geek. My itinerary consists of a roundabout way to Asia. This is because I have a Singapore Airlines flight from New York's JFK airport to Singapore. Why would I fly this when there is a direct flight from...

Wrapping up SE Asia

ByTravelling Minion April 26, 2021 1 Comment
With this throwback of my whirlwind trip through Thailand and Malaysia complete. I'll try to wrap up this trip unique one given its short duration and number of legs to travel. If you've spent the time to read through the whole trip, I appreciate it! If not and you want to you can find the whole trip here. Here we go! Top 3 Highlights Highlight #1: Monkey Beach Even though, I didn't spend as much...

Reflecting on Thailand – Gimpy

ByTravelling Minion April 21, 2021 1 Comment
Similar to other trips, I ask my travel companions if they're willing to share their thoughts about their trip. Happily Gimpy is willing to share her thoughts about her trip to South East Asia. What makes this reflection unique is I only joined her and Cactoose on the tail end of it. By the time I arrived, they already had a month of travel under their belt. So there will be some reflections that...

The Long Way Home from Malaysia

ByTravelling Minion April 12, 2021 3 Comments
After a bit of a sleep in, I get myself ready to check out. Because I don't leave Malaysia until the evening, I arrange with the hotel to hold my bags. This way I can roam the city a bit more freely. After sorting out  everything with the hotel, I head out for some brunch/lunch. Ho Kow Hainam Kopitiam My Malaysian friend had recommended a great spot to eat, so I hop on a train and make my way to...