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Not going to Danang (I hate snakes)

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Interesting article coming out of Vietnam now,  "Residents terrorized by explosion of venomous snakes in central Vietnam".  Seems there is a huge explosion of green viper snakes in central Vietnam.  Not a big surprise since there is a probably an increase of rats and small mice in the same areas in the cities which is one main source of food for any snakes. I hate snakes, do … [Read more...] about Not going to Danang (I hate snakes)

Malioboro Street – Yogyakarta

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Malioboro Street in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, is one of the main reasons many Indonesians tourists visit Yogyakarta.  In fact, towards the evenings, this street with be packed with Indonesian tourists looking for good bargains.  It is also a backpackers paradise. The thing that struck me was the amount of motorbikes, they were equal to the number of motorbikes I have seen in … [Read more...] about Malioboro Street – Yogyakarta

ibis Yogyakarta on Malioboro Street

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While in Yogyakarta, I stayed at the ibis Yogyakarta hotel.  I chose this hotel since I really enjoyed the ibis hotel I stayed at in Singapore.  ibis Yogyakarta is located on Malioboro Street right next to the Malioboro Mall (entrance to the mall is in the hotel).  ibis Yogyakarta was an okay hotel though I did have hot water issues in the shower.  My view was okay, I had … [Read more...] about ibis Yogyakarta on Malioboro Street

Almaty’s horrible taxis – Who to use?

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Today I endured another taxi nightmare. After reserving a taxi from Taxi 515 online, I was surprised that they never came. Phones to the taxi dispatch did not help either.  This is becoming too familiar for me in Almaty. Orange Taxi I used them twice. Easy to call, they were great the first. Second time, they came late. Even worse, they claimed they had arrived but we … [Read more...] about Almaty’s horrible taxis – Who to use?