Transiting and the Transit Hotel at Sheremetyevo (SVO)
Gonna spend the night in the in-terminal capsule hotel at SVO. 5300 rub ($91ish) for 8 hours. Booked a room with no windows but UPGRADE! pic.twitter.com/RLtZ5cmjUZ
— Jonathan Khoo (@jonk) May 5, 2017
i just left the “Capsule Hotel” at Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow and since i posted..
Local SIM: Ethiopia Edition
who well, you honestly don’t have a choice. it’s Ethio Telecom. that’s it. they have a monopoly on cell phone service and so you’re stuck ..
The Early Morning Landscapes of Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka
i suspect visitors to Sri Lanka can be divided into two groups, the primarily beach people and the primarily tea people (=the mountain peo..
Getting Around Metro Manila via Jeepney and More
ginormous thanks to local twitter friend @20tindevilla for insider tips and showing me around!
mabuhay!
Manila. BUT WAIT, you say, why w..
Crossing the Pacific in a 737: the United Airlines Island Hopper
i’ve long considered the Island Hopper an #avgeek (someone who geeks out about aviation) and travel enthusiast rite of passage. these rout..
2015 Retrospective: Once In A Lifetime Experiences?
2015 started off slow — actually, with a bunch of trip cancellations/changes, as i had to spend all of January in Manhattan for work (yes..
Local SIM: Albania Edition
who knew data could be so cheap?!
getting the card
when you arrive at Tirana International Airport (named after perhaps the most famous ..
How To: Ride the Tbilisi Metro
How To: Ride the Tbilisi Metro
Tbilisi straddles the Mtkvari River and basically runs (for the purposes of most visitors) from the nort..
Instawalk: Old Tbilisi
before i get started, let me clarify that Tbilisi is not a city stuck in the past. there are lots of curvy modern buildings, my favorite b..
Taking a Dip in a Sulfur Bath in Tbilisi
one of the things the capital of Georgia-the-country is famous for are the sulfur-rich thermal baths, and whenever i’m in a place with a h..
Checking Out the Streaming Entertainment on LAN Airlines (Download Before You Fly!)
it seems like more and more airlines are getting in on this streaming inflight entertainment thing — you may recall my attempt at Lufthan..
Tips For — And Pics From — A Day In Brasilia (Without a Car!)
you may remember my excitement in visiting the planned capital of Kazakhstan, Astana, and the amazing architecture there. well, the simila..
The Key To a Good Relationship is Communication. Same With Airbnbing.
a short public service announcement
i’m currently in my 24th Airbnb, a lovely apartment two blocks from Av. Paulista in Sao Paulo. i’ve..
A Look At the New Delta Sky Club at SFO
WOW.
y’all, i can’t even tell you what an upgrade this is from the old one. finally out of the dark ages (literally dark and also anci..
Download Lufthansa’s Streaming Entertainment App Before You Fly
i was surprised to see a new(-to-me) entertainment option on my Lufthansa Frankfurt to London flight this morning — streaming entertainme..
When Urban Exploration Goes In An Unexpected Direction (AKA: I Got Felt Up in the Middle East)
i’m going to try and keep this post PG but there may be content some readers may find slightly NSFW.
you may know by now that i love ex..
Slice of Life: Fahaheel Bazaar, Kuwait
originally posted to my VSCO Journal (except it doesn’t want to work…)
How To Get a Visa on Arrival at Kuwait International Airport
the process of getting a VOA at KWI (FYI) isn’t terribly complicated — the problem is you have NO IDEA WHAT YOU’RE DOING. i wasn’t going ..
A (Photo) Walk Through Souq Waqif, Bahrain
originally posted to my VSCO Journal
Southwest of Manama in Hamad Town stands a marketplace, Souq Waqif. The first row of merchants..
Learning About Islam at the Al Fateh Grand Mosque, Bahrain
i never tire of sacred spaces, from any religion, and while i’ve toured many mosques, none has come with such an excellent tour. i’m still..