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Where I’m At: May, 2017 – Mui Ne edition

Where I’m At: May, 2017 – Mui Ne edition. A monthly update of what I’ve been up to, site news, and where I’m going next

Mui Ne - Vietnam.

Latest posts from Nomadic Notes

Da Nang – A dragon rising

Danang on the central coast of Vietnam is ideally located between mountains and the sea. For good and bad it is being developed into a major hub of Vietnam.

Darwin as Asia’s gateway to Australia

Darwin and its future as a gateway to Asia. What a future Darwin airport would look like that had flights from across Asia.

Canggu – the hipster paradise of Bali

I first visited Canggu in 2014 when it was already creating a name for itself as the next cool place in Bali. By then it was called “the new Ubud” and “Ubud for surfers”, so of course I had to see for myself. 

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How Singapore Is Creating More Land for Itself

The island off the southern tip of Malaysia reveals the future of building in an epoch of dwindling territory.

Tony Wheeler, the Lonely Planet founder still living the dream

It’s 10 years since Tony Wheeler started selling out of Lonely Planet, but he shows no sign of slowing down.

Charoen Krung: Why a 150-year-old road is Bangkok’s answer to Brooklyn

Bangkok’s oldest road is fast becoming the city’s hottest attraction, home to its first ever creative district.

Status seeker: Is Tom Stuker the world’s most frequent flyer?

A man who chooses to fly over 1m miles a year with United Airlines.

Why I’m backpacking around the world at 72

After 30 years of hard work and raising a family, Geraldine Forster decided it was time to see the world.

Beijing’s maze of ‘hutongs’: city’s last bastion of communal living

Some residents have lived for decades in the capital’s networks of old alleyways, but signs of change are emerging, with increasing gentrification

Go East, Young American

Young Americans must seek work and opportunities abroad.

This Ancient Mud Skyscraper City is the 'Manhattan of the Desert'

Yemen’s Old Walled City of Shibam is the oldest metropolis in the world to use vertical construction.

Young Australians moving to Berlin for cheaper rent and better quality of life

Rental costs are almost 65 per cent lower than Sydney.

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