@tanja

Appreciate the writeup, must've taken a while to pull together. The Kariakor spots are the real win for me, githeri there just hits different from the fancy places. One thing missing: the tiny kibanda...

Best Food in Maua (2026): A Local's Guide

Bus park stalls, right at 6am before the matatus fill up.

Oct 13

Hong Kong

Caritas Bianchi Lodge Quirks?

Those boxes are just the old offering shelves for the chapel next door, they predate the hotel conversion and nobody bothers removing them.

Sep 23

Bangkok

What just happened at Soi Cowboy?

Some lunatic on a scooter just flew through Soi Cowboy being chased by police. He fell off his bike right in front of a bar, then get going. Police was chasing him. Surprisingly, nobody got injured....

8 3 1mo

May 16

Dubai

Three ENBD Credit Cards Stolen in Six Months

Three times in six months, my Emirates NBD credit cards have been compromised. First, fraudulent Apple Pay transactions in USD; second, unauthorized purchases at a US Target store (after I limited car...

4 3 5mo

May 12

Bangkok

Are there any street food markets open in Chinatown at news years eve? (31/12)?

I would like to grab some food there and then search for a place with a good view pf the firework.

7 12 5mo

May 5

Tokyo

Kid's Passport Renewal: US Birth Certificate, Koseki Tohon, or BOTH?

I understand this question is best answered by the US embassy (and granted I've fielded the same question out to them with up to 3 days to answer) but hoping to get a possible quicker first-hand answe...

0 3 5mo