On the journey from Makassar to where the bulls get slaughtered in Rantepao, Enrekang is floated online as being a great place to sleep and break up the journey. This is partly true, but also partly not. On the plus side, it does break up the journey. On the negative side, there are hardly any…
I have always had a bit of a thing for trains. Actually, quite a lot of a thing for trains, so when I got the chance to sit down with John Guiry, the man running Royal Cambodian Railways, I was always going to be interested. What made the conversation particularly good, though, was that Guiry…
Recently I had a group airlifted out of the boonies of Bougainville by helicopter. In fact, 18 of us in total. This was done over three rounds, with me being the last to board the last transport, ala last chopper out of Bougainville. This is a story I have already told publicly, via the medium…
One thing I like about places like Jakarta, Bangkok and, well, much of South-East Asia is that they are full of hotels that once were grandiose, but are now a bit run down. This means they are cheap! And the Jayakarta Hotel Jakarta fits snugly into this category. It is though right the hell in…
While there is a lot of talk about a digital nomad Indonesian visa, in reality it has not yet really come to pass. And this is a real shame because Indonesia is legit one of the best digital nomad destinations. The good news though is that they do offer a 5 year multiple entry visa,…
South-East Asia is the benchmark when it comes to expat living, with the cheap prices and experiences making it extremely popular with nomads. What few realise though is there is much more to the place than just Bali and Bangkok. So, what are the 15 best digital nomad cities in South-East Asia? The 15 Best…
Formerly THE place to be in Manila, time has not been kind to Ermita. Gone are many of the institutions, such as the Hobbit House and Swagman Hotel, but it is not all doom and gloom! Ermita, with its proximity to the restaurants of China, Korea and Japan Towns, as well as a few institutions…
Rugby League is a HUGE deal in PNG, which means that watching Rugby League in Papua New Guinea is truly one of the best things you can do in the country. This is though Papua New Guinea, so obviously it comes with its own set of dangers and annoyances. Click to read about being a…
There really isn’t a digital nomad Kokopo scene, well I mean there really is not one in PNG at all, due to cost and safety. Despite this though, Kokopo and New Britain in general are really pleasant places to kick back, so long as money is not an issue. What the Kokopo? Kokopo is the…
There is not much of a digital nomad Vanimo scene, but there are a few expats and tourists related to the border crossing and the surf scene. Combine this with the fact that it is a very pleasant city, as well as being one of the safest places in Papua New Guinea, and it scores…