Month: July 2007

  • September 1 – 3

    Anybody want to go anywhere on the above date? I’m starting to go crazy. Damn cabin fever.

  • Ranting on the side

    I just find it so funny that there are still people who can’t understand the concept of budget travel. Okay fine, it’s probably their first time to travel or they’re don’t travel as much. But geez, how hard is it to understand that you can’t expect too much if you pay so little. What prompted…

  • RM 9.99 Hotel Room? How can?

    Can lah, with TuneHotels.com! I was floored when I saw the picture of the hotel on Ajay’s flickr, and flabbergasted when I read her entry about TuneHotels. RM9.99 for a hotel room. A hotel, not a hostel!

  • New Seven Wonders Announced

    The voting finally ended and the New Seven Wonders of the World is announced (which overloaded the new7wonders.com website). And the winners are: Great Wall – China Petra – Jordan Christ the Redeemer – Brazil Machu Picchu – Peru Chichen Itza – Mexico Colosseum – Italy Taj Mahal – India And retaining its status as…

  • All blogged out

    After my record-breaking month of May & June in terms of number of posts, I find myself in a slump. It’s not that I’ve run out of things to blog about: there are plenty of travel news, and don’t get me started on my backlog of reviews and travel stories. Call it writer’s block, but…

  • Best backpacker job

    Depending on your passport, you can apply a working holiday visa in the countries you visit. Why would you want to work if you’re on a holiday? Well, the sad fact still remains that traveling is not really expensive. It *can* be inexpensive, but if you’re traveling in a country that has a pretty high…