Die to just how much I saw this rink everywhere I assumed that Badak was a big deal throughout the country, but upon further investigation it turned out that this was a real Sumatra thing and a good thing at that. Said drink was discovered as part of a research trip that took me to…
The Hotel Deli River is one of the best hotels in Medan as well as a great launching pad for travel within the region. This though brother than making it excellent is more an incitement in how bad things are in the region. I was personally here as part of a research trip and private…
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…
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…
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…
