Comments for Voyagner http://voyagner.com Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:37:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on 5 Cool Towns To Chillout in South East Asia by Emma http://voyagner.com/5-cool-towns-to-chillout-in-south-east-asia/comment-page-1/#comment-43648 Emma Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:37:06 +0000 http://voyagner.com/?p=712#comment-43648 Great post! I spent 7 months in Ubud a few years ago. I was very glad to leave by the end - it is a gorgeous place, the locals are friendly but the extreme yoga scene there at the moment is what really turned me off. I just found it quite irritating. But - I would highly recommend it as a place to chill for a few days. My other top spots in SE Asia - - Lake Maninjau, Sumatra -Tirtagganga, Bali -Anywhere in Flores, Indonesia -Akha Village, just out of Chiang Rai, Thailand -Luang Prabang, Laos. (Not quite as chilled out as the others, but still, a very tranquil town). Great post! I spent 7 months in Ubud a few years ago. I was very glad to leave by the end – it is a gorgeous place, the locals are friendly but the extreme yoga scene there at the moment is what really turned me off. I just found it quite irritating.

But – I would highly recommend it as a place to chill for a few days. My other top spots in SE Asia –
- Lake Maninjau, Sumatra
-Tirtagganga, Bali
-Anywhere in Flores, Indonesia
-Akha Village, just out of Chiang Rai, Thailand
-Luang Prabang, Laos. (Not quite as chilled out as the others, but still, a very tranquil town).

]]> Comment on Air Asia X Review by Tommy http://voyagner.com/air-asia-x-review/comment-page-1/#comment-38487 Tommy Sun, 23 Oct 2011 07:40:57 +0000 http://voyagner.com/?p=866#comment-38487 LONDON KL LONDON seats are getting smaller and close to unbearable. This was not the case last year, it now feel uncomfortable and cheap- that is not acceptable for 12 plus hours. Found myself promising to look for alternatives for this regular flight. Crew lazy and can be rude, offer little or no help, and will just stand at back galley laughing shouting and playing for whole flight. They get upset if have to work some very very grumpy and rude some try to make up for their bad coworkers.management seems to have failed here. Summary- until decent seat size returns avoid airasiax, prices getting higher, seats smaller, crew lazier, better spend a bit more and fly in comfort LONDON KL LONDON seats are getting smaller and close to unbearable. This was not the case last year, it now feel uncomfortable and cheap- that is not acceptable for 12 plus hours. Found myself promising to look for alternatives for this regular flight.
Crew lazy and can be rude, offer little or no help, and will just stand at back galley laughing shouting and playing for whole flight. They get upset if have to work some very very grumpy and rude some try to make up for their bad coworkers.management seems to have failed here.
Summary- until decent seat size returns avoid airasiax, prices getting higher, seats smaller, crew lazier, better spend a bit more and fly in comfort

]]> Comment on Air Asia X Review by John Peden http://voyagner.com/air-asia-x-review/comment-page-1/#comment-37853 John Peden Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:28:50 +0000 http://voyagner.com/?p=866#comment-37853 As Amer pointed out, while Air Asia X between KL and London (which is actually Stansted Airport and about an hour away from the city limits of London) might be cheap at first inspection, the prices soon mount up when you add in tax, your luggage and the basic things you expect on a long haul flight. The only way these tickets are ever cheap is if you buy them way in advance. As Amer pointed out, while Air Asia X between KL and London (which is actually Stansted Airport and about an hour away from the city limits of London) might be cheap at first inspection, the prices soon mount up when you add in tax, your luggage and the basic things you expect on a long haul flight.

The only way these tickets are ever cheap is if you buy them way in advance.

]]> Comment on The Secret Angkor Wat Treehouse by Angela http://voyagner.com/the-secret-angkor-wat-treehouse/comment-page-1/#comment-22158 Angela Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:41:46 +0000 http://voyagner.com/?p=1391#comment-22158 This is a pretty discovery :) This is a pretty discovery :)

]]> Comment on Update: On The Moving to Asia Plan by Emily http://voyagner.com/update-on-the-moving-to-asia-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-21908 Emily Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:41:40 +0000 http://voyagner.com/?p=1382#comment-21908 I went to Thailand a few summers ago and it was incredible! Don't rule out Thailand yet. It's huge with lots of different kinds of places to visit. Cambodia is also great! Try heading to the less touristy places if you go there..Battambang is one of my favorites. Happy Travels! -Emily (Urbanadventurer.com/blog) I went to Thailand a few summers ago and it was incredible! Don’t rule out Thailand yet. It’s huge with lots of different kinds of places to visit. Cambodia is also great! Try heading to the less touristy places if you go there..Battambang is one of my favorites.

Happy Travels!

-Emily (Urbanadventurer.com/blog)

]]> Comment on The Secret Angkor Wat Treehouse by Emily http://voyagner.com/the-secret-angkor-wat-treehouse/comment-page-1/#comment-21907 Emily Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:25:26 +0000 http://voyagner.com/?p=1391#comment-21907 I went to Angkor Wat a few summers ago, and it was fantastic! However this treehouse looks awesome I wish I'd known about it. What a great discovery! Hope your time in Cambodia was enjoyable! -Emily (urbanadventurer.com/blog) I went to Angkor Wat a few summers ago, and it was fantastic! However this treehouse looks awesome I wish I’d known about it. What a great discovery! Hope your time in Cambodia was enjoyable!

-Emily (urbanadventurer.com/blog)

]]> Comment on The Secret Angkor Wat Treehouse by Yen http://voyagner.com/the-secret-angkor-wat-treehouse/comment-page-1/#comment-21900 Yen Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:44:46 +0000 http://voyagner.com/?p=1391#comment-21900 I'm going there the beginning of Aug with my boyfriend and will definitely check out the treehouse. Thanks for the tip! I’m going there the beginning of Aug with my boyfriend and will definitely check out the treehouse. Thanks for the tip!

]]> Comment on The Secret Angkor Wat Treehouse by Dave http://voyagner.com/the-secret-angkor-wat-treehouse/comment-page-1/#comment-21877 Dave Mon, 11 Jul 2011 07:46:14 +0000 http://voyagner.com/?p=1391#comment-21877 Nice. I went there back in May with a few friends for the first time. Wish I'd known about it! Nice. I went there back in May with a few friends for the first time. Wish I’d known about it!

]]> Comment on The Secret Angkor Wat Treehouse by Seth http://voyagner.com/the-secret-angkor-wat-treehouse/comment-page-1/#comment-21859 Seth Mon, 11 Jul 2011 02:34:02 +0000 http://voyagner.com/?p=1391#comment-21859 "I could give you GPS cooridinates or stick a placemark on a Google Map for this but that would be too easy. Plus why would anyone give up a chance to draw a secret map in Microsoft Paint?" So much better! There's no sense of discovery if there's no challenge. You'll be pleased to know the treehouse is not visible on Bing or Google aerial imagery. A friend and I once followed some bad directions to find an interesting remote section of the Great Wall. It was not in perfect shape, but not terrible. Good enough to still be the great wall, bad enough not to feel like a tourist facade. Impressive, interesting, and no one else around. Had the directions been easy, it wouldn't have been as much fun. (Had they been impossible, it would have been frustrating and disappointing.) "Have I just broken a travelers code for secret places?" It's a tough call. I get to enjoy knowing it's out there, and maybe I'll visit it one day, just once. If I do visit it, it will be less special because I won't have discovered it myself, but I'm much more likely to see it now. But it hardly matters, since I wouldn't climb it anyway. :) “I could give you GPS cooridinates or stick a placemark on a Google Map for this but that would be too easy. Plus why would anyone give up a chance to draw a secret map in Microsoft Paint?”

So much better! There’s no sense of discovery if there’s no challenge. You’ll be pleased to know the treehouse is not visible on Bing or Google aerial imagery.

A friend and I once followed some bad directions to find an interesting remote section of the Great Wall. It was not in perfect shape, but not terrible. Good enough to still be the great wall, bad enough not to feel like a tourist facade. Impressive, interesting, and no one else around. Had the directions been easy, it wouldn’t have been as much fun. (Had they been impossible, it would have been frustrating and disappointing.)

“Have I just broken a travelers code for secret places?”

It’s a tough call. I get to enjoy knowing it’s out there, and maybe I’ll visit it one day, just once. If I do visit it, it will be less special because I won’t have discovered it myself, but I’m much more likely to see it now. But it hardly matters, since I wouldn’t climb it anyway. :)

]]> Comment on The Secret Angkor Wat Treehouse by A tree house in Angkor Wat | Travelfish on Siem Reap http://voyagner.com/the-secret-angkor-wat-treehouse/comment-page-1/#comment-21855 A tree house in Angkor Wat | Travelfish on Siem Reap Mon, 11 Jul 2011 02:06:30 +0000 http://voyagner.com/?p=1391#comment-21855 [...] enterprising tuk tuk driver led him off to what sounds like a fabulous spot to enjoy sunset -- a tree house at Angkor Wat! What these people need is a tree [...] [...] enterprising tuk tuk driver led him off to what sounds like a fabulous spot to enjoy sunset — a tree house at Angkor Wat! What these people need is a tree [...]

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