Malaysia – Miri

Day 22: Country #5 Miri is a surprisingly big and growing coastal city in Sarawak, East Malaysia on the Borneo island, Asia’s largest, owing it’s size mainly to the region’s […]

Brunei to Malaysia by air or land?

Day 21: Country #4 I had a suspicion my flight to Kuala Lumpur booked through a third party travel site did not properly process, and it was confirmed when I […]

Triple rainbow, boat ride and royalty

Day 20: Country #4 By far the most amazing combination of events imaginable coalesced on this day, which started off seemingly routine. I asked to be dropped off at the […]

Rising interest rates and prices

Given the recent spike in interest rates amid concerns about inflation, the markets are responding with some turmoil. Prices are changing, but it’s not as dramatic as it seems because […]

Negara Brunei Darussalam

Day 19: Country #4 Negar Brunei Darussalam, the “nation of peace”, is a small quiet country. I asked to be dropped off at a mall, but ended up at another […]

Brunei – Bandar Seri Begawan

Day 18: Country #4 Brunei is a very small Muslim country in the middle of South East Asia, bordering Malaysia on the Borneo island. With it’s rich oil reserves, the […]

Myanmar to Brunei via Thailand

Day 17: Country #3 Instead of taking the arduous route back through the only land border with Thailand, which was a worthwhile experience, I felt it would be time and […]

Myanmar – Mandalay

Day 16: Country #3 Mandalay is the commercial center of Myanmar, a past capital city, and much busier than Yangon. Because of the greater ethnic and commercial diversity of this […]

Valentines: memory-to-cost

It’s easy to frantically search for the perfect gift on Valentines, but that rush is exactly why you may not be properly evaluating the best gift to give. The most […]

Bagan to Mandalay

Day 15: Country #3 The morning sunrise over the Irrawaddy River was spectacular as I took the ferry from Bagan to Mandalay, a day long trip from sunrise to sunset. […]

Myanmar – Bagan

Day 14: Country #3 After a strenuous earth-shakingly unstable train ride (which I slept through anyway) I arrived in Bagan, the remains of an ancient capital city of Pagan, consists […]

Yangon and train to Bagan

Day 13: Country #3 Though large, Yangon does not have all too many tourist sites and museums. But it makes up for it with daily life. I woke and looked […]

Travel credit cards

Credit cards come in all sorts of flavors with various benefits. While some are suited for specific uses, like store specific cards, or up to 5% cash back (with restrictions), […]