Excellect Terminal 3 at Singapore's Chaingi Airport

I arrive into Chaingi on Singapore flight #1 from San Francisco. There is only a few people waiting at immigration, I'm through in 5 minutes. I notice the colors seem cooler, bright than I remember. Then I find...

Beijing Taxi Negotiations

Are you going to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, or just visiting Beijing this year? This is China's big year to show their new stuff.Because I work for a large American corporation, I was picked up at...

Visit and Do it in Singapore

Singapore is a city to walk about. If sun and temperature are concern, go out in the early mornings, late afternoon, and my favorites, early evening and after the sun goes down.A suggest walking tour starts by...

Kuala Lumpur Taxi Negotiations

A Malaysian city, same as other cities of the world, and with differences. The business language is English however the local Malaysian language Bahasa Melayu which is spoken by most everyone. The English in...

Bangkok Taxi Negotiations

After landing at the new Bangkok airport, I walked to the arrival area to get a taxi. In the arrival area, there are drivers that approached me offering to take me downtown for 500 baht. I choose to go to the...

Singapore Taxi Negotiations

Everyone should like Singapore taxis because: 1. Prices are very reasonable 2. Taxis are mostly clean and well taken care of However, their attitude is often business cool, and they often charge for extras....

Philippines, Manila Taxi Negotiations

Arriving in Manila international airport for the first time is an wondrous experience, as in, I wonder how to get a reasonable priced taxi to the my hotel. The signs are minimal, the people somewhat...

Tiger Farms for Farming Tigers

Thailand has tiger farms that tourists can visit. The one I visited also farmed crocodiles. While there, I ate cocodile soup which tastes like the alligater soup I ate in the USA. After visiting the farm, people...

Everyone has Passport Restrictions

Does your passport expire soon? Are you Canadian? Living outside of Canada?September 2008 my passport expires, and I live and work in the United States of American. And I travel frequently.  On the Passport...

Pre-Pay Taxis from the Airport - Mexico City, Thailand, and India

Preparing to fly to Mexico City, I asked around about taxis service. I was warned about the Green Taxis, green as in green in color. OK, no green, then what should I do? The locals, the natives of Mexico, said the...

The Bathroom, Going Native in Southeast Asia

What, You may ask, do I need to know about the bathroom?More than you expect.I had a long flight to Bangkok, a taxi ride to the restaurant, and then to my friend's home. Once there, I went to the bathroom. When I...

Colourful Beautiful Ladies of India

During the daytime business hours, I commented to my driver, how I loved seeing the Indian women walking through the streets wearing their bright coloured salvas. The pink, red, purple, yellow, green salvas...

Kuala Lumpur City Centre Park

Safe, wonderful place to walk around. Romanitic in the evening. Many couples sit near the mall and watch the water fountain display.

Sean Connery and Katherine Zeta-Jones Did It in Malaysia

You can do it too, walk across the Petronas Twin Towers Sky Bridge. How? Fly to Malaysia, go to the Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC), walk through the front doors, turn left and ask a security guard, Where do I get...

White Guys Living and Writing in Southeast Asia

Walking through the bookstore in the San Francisco, California, airport, I picked up the book Thai Girl. I read the cover, it's about a British fellow that goes to Thailand, has trouble with his English girlfriend, leaves her, and joins up with a local Thai woman. Yeah, I...
 

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