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?
2014
Prambanan Temple (Part 3)
This is my final Prambanan post from my Indonesia trip last summer. More Yogyakarta posts will come this week. Enjoy the remaining photos from my trip: … [Read more...] about Prambanan Temple (Part 3)
Ice cleats for icy days
Rumors of snow tomorrow. I may need to wear these cleats tomorrow if the sidewalks are icy. I ordered these from the US. They claim these take just 30 seconds to put on. Posted from Samsung Galaxy Note 4 … [Read more...] about Ice cleats for icy days
Prambanan Temple (Part 2)
Continuing from yesterday's Prambanan post, here are some more pictures from my visit to this Hindu temple site outside of Yogyakarta. … [Read more...] about Prambanan Temple (Part 2)
Prambanan Temple – Yogyakarta (Part 1)
Edit 1: I mistakenly called this Borobudur, I just made the corrections. Well, this week I will do more posts from my Summer, 2014, trip to Indonesia. Today's post will focus on Prambanan, the Hindu Temple a couple hours outside of Yogyakarta, Again, my friends from VMT recommended I visit Yogyakarta when I got to Indonesia. I am glad I did. Prambanan is a really nice … [Read more...] about Prambanan Temple – Yogyakarta (Part 1)