When I last visited Goroka I was not only recommended Roots Mangyi Ginger “firewater”, but after missing the liqueur store and failing to get any steam was left with no alternative. According to various followers and netizens this was the local equivalent to firewater. Just how true though was this statement? Well there was only…
Is it worth visiting Samosir Island in Indonesia? Well I could be flippant and simply say no, but then this would be a very short article. And in fact the real answer is a bot more nuanced. I personally found myself here as a part of a private trip – that I had not prepared…
Despite ludicrous claims to being the friendliest country on earth, in fact Thai’s seem to have a love hate relationship with foreigners, meaning getting arrested in Thailand ass a foreigner is not all that difficult. In fact even by writing this I may well be putting myself on the chopping block, particularly as it is…
Airport hotels tend not to be the most interesting places in the world, but in Kuala Lumpur and Tune Hotel in particular they have made this an art form. I was to end up here (again) due to Air Asia giving me an impossible flight connection. Thankfully it they also provided me with a $30…
Whilst in Japan I discovered that Burger King had mad the biggest ever fast food burger and that you could get it in Tokyo. Obviously this was a red rag to a bull. And while I had not come to Japan for burgers per se, after having the Wagyu Burger at KFC I also felt…
Sometimes work takes me to really cool places, and this is how I died up at Tabo Cottages on Samosir Island, the largest “island within an island” and the 4th largest lake island inn the world. Said trip occurred after my late arrival to Medan and involved me getting off a plane and then having…
