should we pack a lightning rod?
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constant forecast
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tune hotel – hostel 2.0
(or, “how to stay in kuala lumpur for 10 euros/night”)
we’ve been looking for places to stay in kuala lumpur/singapore and since we are having trouble finding couches (ramadan starts today) someone suggested us the tune hotel, describing it as a “no frills hotel, that is for hotels as ryanair is for flights”. and you know what? it is exactly like that – except that it is made by airasia, one of our favourite lowcosts in asia.
the place looks neat and is just what we were looking for: a simple, chic and clean room to sleep without all the fancy stuff that we won’t use. i’ll let you know how it goes. :)
image by lynac on flickr.
summer has been good, despite the silence.
the olympics have come and gone and i guess now we’ll see how much life changes (or not), when it all fades away.
my company changed offices to a shiny new place, which unfortunately is located on the other side of town. the commute is now much lengthier, but watching shanghai in the morning through the bus window can be eye opening.
a couple of couchsurfers have surfed our couch too, true citizens of the world hopping between countries and cities. their stories and energy is what makes new this hobby so much interesting. i hope we can make use of this good karma on an upcoming trip to kuala lumpur and singapore. the weather there looks lousy right now, but we need a break from this city. a lot of exploring and sightseeing are in order, some gastronomical adventures and tons of pictures. if you have some tips, leave them in the comments!
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claustrophobic?
a year and some months ago, this was the view from our tiny 1 bedroom apartment – the first we rented in shanghai. :)
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on writing about china
digital watch has a very entertaining piece filled with advice to foreign journalists coming to china. what puns to avoid and all the things that have already been reported to exhaustion. a snippet:
You’re not really surprised to see how many Starbucks, KFCs, and McDonalds there are here, are you? Your readers won’t be either. If you have any sense, you’ll take full advantage of your time in Beijing and try out lots of the city’s excellent restaurants. There will be plenty to write about your culinary adventures without resort to “those exotic Chinese – they’ll eat anything” clichés. Yes, there are restaurants here that specialize in donkey meat and in pig faces, and even – gasp! – dog. Whoop-de-do.
you can read the rest here.
perhaps the portuguese folks at jornal de notícias could learn something from it?
(photo by sonyasonya on flickr)