So…fancy some Rum with that Sweat? Sweat on the rocks, please? My imagination isn’t what it should be: if anyone has a great punchline, please post it in the comment section!
The resort town of Tuk Tuk in Lake Toba, we’ve been told, was a happening place 10 or so years ago. It was the place to be if you were a raver and in need of a full moon party – that is, before Thailand lured the crowds away. Today it is a peaceful, spectacularly [...]
As Jaime describes above, the town of Tuk-Tuk saw a lot of action back in the nineties. Since then, tourists have been driven away by everything from nearby insurgencies to the strongest earthquake ever recorded. To stay in business, people around here had to come up with some pretty radical strategies. One of those [...]
So…this is how we’ve spent the last six hours. I’m typing this as Martin is somehow sleeping blissfully on the tile floor we’re sitting on. This picture is a pretty good representation of what being a backpacker is really like. I haven’t slept in nearly 24 hours, I haven’t showered for the last two days because the [...]
We had 6 hours to kill today in Singapore and decided to do something we haven’t allowed ourselves to do in quite a while: go to the movies. We all know how expensive going to the theatre can be, and for a couple who are trying to save money, it’s a big no-no. So, it was [...]
Due to some seriously clumsy travel planning by yours truly, we are spending the night at the Kuala Lumpur airport. We flew in from Singapore just before midnight, and we’re flying out to Medan, Indonesia early tomorrow morning. Between the 3 hours we would have to spend on transports and the 100 dollars we would [...]
There’s this fabulous hotel here in Singapore called Raffles Hotel. It has its roots in the colonial era,and it is one of the few remaining buildings from the good old days. It was also the place where someone once invented a cocktail called the ‘Singapore sling’. Today, the hotel is a beautiful, well-maintained tourist [...]
Singapore is a modern city – shopping malls, modern architecture, ultra-organized transportation systems, etc. So, it is interesting to see some unexpected splashes of color in a rather austere urban landscape. Look closely and you’ll see that this building is showing some true color.
We’ve spent the last two days walking around Singapore. The first thing to strike me was how delightfully clean this city is. There are many laws governing the cleanliness of the city. Gum is only sold in pharmacies, probably because of its potential littering effects. Spitting is fined. Seriously. If you are seen spitting on [...]
As expected, jet lag has us in it’s evil claws and doesn’t want to let go. We’ve found the best cure is to walk around the city until you can’t see straight, then retire to your room for napping and reading. Truth be told, we’ve just been in bed for the last 24 hours [...]
Just an FYI – you see, I had to Google where Singapore was before we flew here. In the event that geography isn’t your strong suit, like myself, I thought I’d help you out.
Dear readers, we’re finally back on the road again, so you may expect less Sangis-centric posts in the near future. This is my second visit to Singapore, so I am having fun trying to show my wife the wonders of the city without at the same time appearing completely lost and confused. We are [...]
Dear Fika, If you could take back the ten pounds (or four and a half kilos) you gave me this past month I promise to stop talking bad about you behind your back. Your friend, Jaime’s Stomach and Love Handles
Our friends, Jesper and Liselott, are one of those couples who you would love to hate (because they’re super smart and beautiful) but it turns out that they’re actually really nice as well…so you end up loving them. Don’t you hate people like that? We’re staying at their place in Stockholm before we [...]
Stockholm is a beautiful summer city, with great parks and nice restaurants. It has great beer gardens and outdoor drinking areas where people are taking in the sun while downing beverages. Its museums and cultural life is second only to a few European cities, and its club life is said to be pretty hot. Even [...]
You know the saying, “to fly by the seat of your pants?” Well, that's been our philosophy for most of our adult lives – before and after meeting, falling in love and marrying. We're now taking that idea on an extended round-the-world trip. Follow us as we share the good, the bad and the downright nasty of life on the road.
