I am Thompson Boy

Been lamenting for awhile now that since AA canceled their route to Colombo, been wanting to go . I missed out on a chance to visit the beautiful Sri Lanka cheaply. By accident I was looking through their usual EDM and I spotted Colombo in the list - yes, its back and its very cheap. Right now it's about figuring out when to go. Decisions, decisions, decisions. swiped from Manhunt International - Madura Peiris from Sri Lanka it seems

Budget airlines - they changed the whole travel industry and now everyone indeed can try and fly. It's actually opening up possibilities to many people who would only dream that they can visit certain places and countries and I am certainly not a snob when it comes to transportation. After all, ,my car is already nearly 10 years old and its all about savings for me. Take away comfort and luxury, just give me savings. However thanks to this recent trip, I have learned alot. I used to think that people who complained about them are not being realistic and some of them are true while others have merit. 1. Savings for who? - while it's true that they ripped out all the luxury so that whatever savings can be channeled back to your ticket, it begs the question though if it's really savings. For example, all their flights (cheap ones) esp are during god forsaken hours and taking transport like taxi to get to the airport usually means midnight or early morning surcharge. For tho

I know how everyone will call certain trips as trip of a lifetime but this is certainly one of them. Too tired to talk about them now - backpacking in your 30s is not easy esp when you are not fit. So, here we have a highlight from each area that I visited. For now.

By the time this post is up, I will be away for more or less 11 days. This has been planned since June I believe and long time coming. I have traveled very little by my own and this will be the first major trip that I will be doing alone. To be honest, there's more excitement than fear - perhaps the fear will come much later but who knows. Everyday is an adventure I guess. It's not easy traveling alone too - looking out for yourself even more than you would usually do and also trusting your own judgment in many areas of decision making. But everything will be fine. I think. Now to Laos and Vietnam then.

The fact that this part of Indonesia eludes the dangers of overcrowding from tourists is beyond me. This place is beautiful, historical (I don't need to talk about the ancient and many UNESCO heritage sites though some people I know doesn't even know what it is and why it exists) and extremely affordable. But what's more important are the people - kind, warm and generous. Nicest people I've meet during all my travel and just as good as the Taiwanese. It's not hard to lose your heart to such a place, lost between time and culture and mainly frequent by the locals. Oh, I don't have to talk about how good the food was - it's beyond words. "Biarkan orang berkata beda, kau tetap yang utama. Biarkan orang berkata beda, kau tetap istimewa." - Kau Seperti Jogja