January 25, 2023January 27, 2023asia, australia, personal, travel My AirAsia Fiasco: Missed Flight Connection & the AVA Chatbot I recently made my first post-COVID trip home to Perth. Everything was going well until my return flight back to Tokyo, booked with AirAsia. Read more
May 29, 2020January 27, 2023china, personal, travel A Tale of China Southern Airlines’ Kickass Customer Service China Southern offers free hotel stays for long layovers in Guangzhou, but I initially had no idea. Cue this tale of their kickass customer service. Read more
May 30, 2019October 25, 2022central asia, spring, travel Report: Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan Border Crossing at Zhibek Zholy A firsthand report of the Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan border crossing at Zhibek Zholy in May 2019. Includes the latest info, travel times, and humour. Read more
December 2, 2018February 9, 2019dprk, korea, summer, travel The Arirang Mass Games 2018 = A Changing North Korea? I recently visited North Korea for the Arirang Mass Games. Here are some observations during my trip to the so-called Hermit Kingdom! Read more
September 18, 2013December 8, 2018asia, china, life Living in China 101: The Water Dispenser Note: This post was ported over from an old blog and originally written in September 2013, when I was living in the bonafide sticks in […] Read more