june, 2008 day 14 on the way to san sebastian, spain flowers everywhere! in the fields, in between great boulders of rock, at the foot of roadsigns between busy intersections. flowers everywhere! growing on the backrest of a chair carelessly left to rot by the roadside, triumphantly creeping over the walls of abandoned cottages, or…
Category: Destinations
Hotels: Number Twenty Guest House, Melaka
I have three words for Number Twenty: surot (bedbugs) sungit (rude) ingay (noise) This hostel is a good concept that failed in execution. It may be very cheap, but then again, you get what you pay for. It’s easy to get drawn to its seemingly perfect, Ikea-furnished interior but it’s a whole different story when…
Paris (not) in Tokyo
If you’ve been recently denied a VISA to Japan, don’t fret. Even famous celebrities are denied the pleasure of seeing the land of the rising sun… Paris Hilton was denied entry to Japan today, two days after she pleaded guilty to a drug charge in Las Vegas. Japan has strict immigration laws that bar entry…
Hotels: The Chinatown Boutique Hotel, KL
This is where H and I stayed during our KL visit. It’s clean, it’s safe and it’s right in the center of Chinatown. Very accessible via taxis and buses. The LRT is just a couple of blocks away. It’s also a short walking distance from the Central Market. Highly recommended! Oh, and it’s affordable, too. …
Malaysia: Ikea, baby!
Before going back to Manila, we just had to stop by the Swedish furniture company, Ikea. The last time I was in Ikea, it was still squatting in the basement of One Utama. But now, it has a space all its own in Damansara. It’s quite a long way from downtown KL but it’s worth…