Are Vietnamese airports the worst in South-East Asia? Well, if you title an article like this then you have probably made your mind up! So, yes, I feel that Vietnamese airports are indeed the worst within ASEAN. And it would appear that I am not alone in my thoughts, with many people, both foreign and…
While nowhere near as pervasive as in North Korea, China, or Russia there are a hole heap of websites and apps that are aggressively banned in India. This ironically despite the fact India promotes itself as a tech hub. The good news though is that it is fairly easy too circumvent the Great Firewall of…
OK, so there is no Digital Nomad Anlong Veng scene and you should only move here if you know a bit of Cambodian and are really interested in Khmer Rouge history. If you can navigate these points though, there are few places in Cambodia more interesting than Anlong Veng. What the Anlong Veng? Anlong Veng…
Cambodia is one of the best places in the world to get paid to travel, Kampot is one of the best places in Cambodia, so ergo the Digital Nomad Kampot scene must be good right? Well, yes and no. Kampot for sure is one of the best places to be a digital nomad, but it…
Thailand has been the default landing zone for digital nomads in Asia for so long that it almost feels like part of the geography rather than a choice. People arrive with a laptop, a loose income plan and the vague idea they will “figure it out here”, and for a long time that actually worked…
What are the best South-East Asian digital nomad cities? When it comes to living remotely and getting paid to travel, nothing quite beats South-East Asia. Great food, friendly people, cheap living, and often easy visas make this ground zero for nomads. Not all South-East Asian digital nomad cities are created the same though, with some…
OK, so while North Korea is not exactly Phnom Penh or Bali, changes with the internet in the country now mean there is at least potential for a Digital Nomad Pyongyang scene. This is not to say that it is easy to live in Pyongyang, nor that it is necessarily the best locale for working…
Pretty much every ex-Soviet republic has a fallen giant of a hotel that was THE place to stay during Soviet times. In Tashkent it is the Hotel Uzbekistan. Way past its prime, this gargantuan hotel is not just a massive presence in the city centre, but still remains popular with business people and tourists alike….
What is Yanan travel like and is it worth visiting? While not a particularly interesting city in itself, Yan’an is an essential stop if you want to understand old, as well as modern Chinese Communist Party history. This is because it was the final stop for Mao and his cohorts at the end of the…
If you want to see the truly vast expanse that is China then taking the train in China is pretty much the best option when it comes to time, value, and sheer convenience. In fact, China’s network of high-speed trains and regular trains makes it probably the best functioning railway system in the world and…