User:Tryptamine dreamer
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Born: 1980, Moscow, Russia
Occupation: Java/Python programmer
Mostly live in: South East Asia and Moscow, Russia
Favorite city: Chiang Mai, Thailand
Also lived in: Goa, India; Jakarta, Indonesia; Bali, Indonesia; Malang, Indonesia; Udon Thani, Thailand; Angeles, Philippines
COVID-19 double triple(?) season (19.11.2019 - ??.??.202?)
19 November 2019: Dubai, United Arab Emirates (last moment tour charter flight ticket @ RUB 3598 = US$56 at the moment)
20 November 2019: Muscat, Oman (airport transit only was possible, or the price would be much higher)
21 November 2019: Jaipur (Rajasthan), India
28 November 2020: Ajmer (by train) - Pushkar
6 December 2020: Jodhpur
10 December 2020: Jaisalmer 🚬 🥛
20 December 2020: Surat (Gujarat) after 20 hours by bus
23 December 2020: Querim (Goa), for a month (another 23 hours by bus via Mumbai, Pune and Kolhapur!!! "Full power, 24 hour, no toilet, no shower" (c))
24 January 2020: came by train to Kochi (Kerala)
25 January 2020: Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok, and a train to Khorat immediately without going to the city)
30 January 2020: by bus back to Bangkok
1 February 2020: Manila, Philippines and immediately to Angeles (Pampanga)
9 February 2020: Davao
16 February 2020: Panglao (Bohol)
21 February 2020: Cebu City
28 February 2020: Angeles
5 March 2020: Subic
8 March 2020: Angeles
16 March 2020: COVID-19 lockdown started in the Philippines
20 April 2021: still there due to COVID-19!!!
28 August 2021: Manila (primarily Makati)
31 August 2021: back to Angeles
25 September 2021: once more to Manila
29 September 2021: Angeles
...tbc...
Slow Season a.k.a. Am I Getting Middle-Aged Soon? (28.10.2018 - 08.03.2019)
28 October 2018: Moscow, Russia - Almaty, Kazakhstan (cheap ticket was possible only with a short connection unfortunately)
29 October 2018: Hong Kong, China
31 October 2018: Macau
1 November 2018: Manila, Philippines - Angeles
13 November 2018: Tacloban (spontaneous trip with a friend due to $16 return AirAsia tickets)
20 November 2018: Angeles
27 November 2018: Manila - Bangkok, Thailand ($72 was a great price considering it's Thai Airways)
30 November 2018: Udon Thani, for a while this time
26 December 2018: Extended visa run to Vientiane, Laos (without any baggage)
30 December 2018: back to Udon Thani, Thailand
3 January 2019: Khon Kaen
9 January 2019: Roi Et
11 January 2019: Udon Thani
22 January 2019: Khon Kaen - AirAsia to Chiang Mai for a month
25 February 2019: Chiang Rai - Hong Kong, China (HK Express on a new A320neo)
1 March 2019: Macau - Hong Kong (tried but failed to go to the Philippines)
8 March 2019: Moscow, Russia
Ethiopian trip during the summer:
12 July 2019: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Africa finally, but it's colder than in Moscow!!)
19 July 2019: Adama (a.k.a. Nazret), in the Rift valley
21 July 2019: Addis Ababa
23 July 2019: Moscow, Russia (need to go back to the office)
Twice Half Around the World (01.10.2017 - 23.05.2018)
1 October 2017: departure from Moscow, Russia
2 October 2017: Wuhan, China (connection only) - Guangzhou (stopover 10 hours in the city hotel) - Noi Bai Airport, Vietnam (with my baggage forgotten by China Southern in Guangzhou, so I stayed in a village nearby to wait for it)
3 October 2017: Hanoi after receiving the baggage
13 October 2017: Dien Bien Phu after unexpectedly long (22 hours) trip from Hanoi due to the flooding
16 October 2017: Nong Khiaw, Laos (11 hours by bus)
19 October 2017: Muang Ngoi Neua 🚬
27 October 2017: Nong Khiaw - Luang Namtha
30 October 2017: Huay Xai - Chiang Rai, Thailand
3 November 2017: Chiang Mai
23 November 2017: Chiang Rai, without any bags
25 November 2017: Golden Triangle (3rd time there), and back to Chiang Rai
26 November 2017: border-run to Huay Xai, Laos (not trying to Myanmar anymore after the last December's fail)
28 November 2017: back to Thailand and to Chiang Mai
22 December 2017: Phuket by BUS (1500 km - 24 hours!!!!!)
25 December 2017: Guangzhou, supposedly for 4 days, but
2 January 2018: ...missed my flight on December 30, so had to celebrate NY in China, and went to Moscow
5 January 2018: and then nearly immediately via Istanbul, Turkey (airport only)
6 January 2018: to Havana, Cuba, literally half around the world from China
10 January 2018: Cienfuegos
12 January 2018: Trinidad (Cuba)
15 January 2018: Camaguey
18 January 2018: Holguin (very cold and rainy weather, so didn't go to the beach as planned)
24 January 2018: by bus to Havana
27 January 2018: 1,5 hours stop in Caracas, Venezuela, so techincally been in South America
28 January 2018: loooong flight to Istanbul, Turkey, then Moscow, Russia
2 February 2018: and very soon leaving to Delhi, India (transit only)
3 February 2018: flight to Mumbai, then immediately train to Goa and bus to Chapora there
21 February 2018: moved to Arambol
25 March 2018: train to Kochi (Kerala)
26 March 2018: SriLankan flight to Colombo, Sri Lanka (same route as in 2009!)
27 March 2018: back to airport at night, but then to Don Mueang Airport, Bangkok, Thailand, and immediately on to Pattaya
3 April 2018: Bangkok just to catch a train to Nong Khai
4 April 2018: on to Thanaleng station, Laos across the bridge, then to Vientiane to get another Thai visa
11 April 2018: Udon Thani, Thailand (a bit delayed in Laos :-D )
14 April 2018: Bombardier Q400 flight to Chiang Mai, trying not to get wet due to Songkran festival
17 May 2018: Changsha, China (AirAsia, THB 1900 including baggage)
20 May 2018: by train to Dongguan (Guangdong)
22 May 2018: Shenzhen airport, just to catch a flight
23 May 2018: via Chongqing (airport stopover at night) to Moscow, Russia
3 in 1 Coffee (16.11.2016 - 15.01.2017 + 06.03.2017 - 23.05.2017)
23 September 2016: Larnaca, Cyprus - Paphos
13 October 2016: Limassol - Larnaca (by bus)
14 October 2016: Moscow, Russia
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16 November 2016: departure from Moscow, Russia
17 November 2016: Doha, Qatar (delay due to broken ADS-B transponder of the plane) - Bangkok, Thailand
18 November 2016: with another Qatar Airways plane onwards to Hanoi, Vietnam ($150 for all the way from Moscow)
27 November 2016: again Qatar Airways to Bangkok, Thailand, this time using QR miles
2 December 2016: Pattaya
7 December 2016: Chiang Mai from the U-Tapao Airport (Pattaya)
16 December 2016: by Cessna 208 (Kan Air) to Mae Hong Son for just 600 baht
21 December 2016: back to Chiang Mai
26 December 2016: Mae Sai and not allowed to the border run to Myanmar :( 500 for one day overstay, and 1900 bath for visa extension which is only one week
29 December 2016: Chiang Rai after failed second attempt
31 December 2016: Chiang Mai just a few hours before NY, to celebrate one
2 January 2017: still need a border run, so going to Chiang Rai then Huay Xai, Laos
4 January 2017: allowed back to Thailand (but they asked the ticket out, which I actually had and did print), going back to Chiang Mai
5 January 2017: ATR72 (Kan Air) flight to U-Tapao airport, Pattaya
8 January 2017: by taxi (1500 baht, but would be late otherwise) to Don Muang airport then
9 January 2017: to Cochin, India
12 January 2017: train to Margao, Goa, then buses to Panaji - Mapusa - Chapora, hippie style (but I've been working from there actually)
24 January 2017: first time since 2006 - international flight from Goa airport! Via Doha, Qatar to Moscow, Russia, to the office for a while
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6 March 2017: but not for 6 months as everyone, so already leaving the winter and Moscow to
7 March 2017: Dubai, United Arab Emirates, not at least because now it's visa-free for Russians
9 March 2017: flying via Cebu, Philippines (one hour inside the plane) to Angeles
19 March 2017: La Union
24 March 2017: Manila (Ermita first)
30 March 2017: but then moved to Makati district and liked it much more
8 April 2017: finally to Batangas. Missed the ferry so stayed there overnight, and there was an M5.5 earthquake nearby - quite scary
9 April 2017: Puerto Galera (White beach)
14 April 2017: back to Makati in Manila
15 April 2017: flight to Tagbilaran (Bohol), staying in the city
18 April 2017: moved to Panglao
26 April 2017: flight to Manila, staying in Pasay
27 April 2017: bus to Angeles
2 May 2017: night bus to Manila - trike to airport - flight via Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Chiang Mai, Thailand ($70 ticket for both segments)
21 May 2017: Bangkok
22 May 2017: Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Moscow, Russia
Nothing Lasts (13.10.2015 - 08.06.2016)
13 October 2015: departure from Moscow, Russia
14 October 2015: Hanoi, Vietnam
19 22 October 2015: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (optiontown.com indeed works)
23 October 2015: Jakarta, Indonesia
21 November 2015: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
23 November 2015: Penang
28 November 2015: Kuala Lumpur (Subang Airport -> KLIA2 by the new shuttle bus)
29 November 2015: Jakarta, Indonesia
29 December 2015: Malang (via Halim Perdanakusuma airport using Batik Air - not the cheapest way typically, but, due to New Year/Christmas, this time it is, and even the train isn't really cheaper)
3 January 2016: Surabaya - Kuta (Lombok)
7 January 2016: Bali
9 January 2016: Jakarta Rp.216k ~ $16 for two ($8/pax, baggage INclusive - seems to be a new record)
9 February 2016: Bali
16 February 2016: Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
21 February 2016: Manila, Philippines
23 February 2016: Puerto Galera
27 February 2016: Manila - Angeles
29 February 2016: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1 March 2016: Jakarta, Indonesia
5 March 2016: Palu (Central Sulawesi) to see the solar eclipse
10 March 2016: Balikpapan (East Kalimantan)
13 March 2016: Banjarmasin (South Kalimantan)
17 March 2016: Jakarta
19 March 2016: Bandung (weekend trip)
21 March 2016: Jakarta
24 April 2016: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
25 April 2016: Macau ($23 ex. baggage! booked last June)
28 April 2016: Manila, Philipines (similar price)
30 April 2016: Baguio
1 May 2016: Sagada
5 May 2016: Laoag
6 May 2016: Manila
7 May 2016: Hong Kong
9 May 2016: Macau - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (another $20-ish ticket for a 4 hours-plus flight)
14 May 2016: Bandung, Indonesia
19 May 2016: Yogakarta
26 May 2016: Legian (Bali), Indonesia
31 May 2016: Manila, Philippines
7 June 2016: Bangkok, Thailand
8 June 2016: Moscow, Russia
Living Abroad Again =) (23.11.2014 - 01.08.2015)
23 November 2014: Istanbul, Turkey
25 November 2014: Bangkok, Thailand
27 November 2014: Lampang
29 November 2014: Chiang Mai
3 December 2014: Lampang - Bangkok (Bombardier Q400 flight)
7 December 2014: Pattaya
11 December 2014: Bangkok - Jakarta, Indonesia
8 January 2015: Manila, Philippines - Tagbilaran + Panglao
13 January 2015: Dumaguete + Dauin
19 January 2015: Cebu City
27 January 2015: Boracay
2 February 2015: Manila
4 February 2015: Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
12 February 2015: Jakarta, Indonesia
15 February 2015: moving to Bali (roughly halfway between Jimbaran and Nusa Dua)
21 March 2015: trip to Malang right after Nyepi
30 March 2015: back to Bali
1 May 2015: moto-trip to North Bali
5 May 2015: back south to Legian
8 May 2015: Tabanan
10 May 2015: back to previous Jimbaran (Taman Mumbul area, more exactly) residence
10 June 2015: moving out, we'll try Bali again... Malang
10 July 2015: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
11 July 2015: Chiang Mai, Thailand (RT ticket 91 ringgit excluding baggage - bought just a WEEK before :) )
15 July 2015: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
19 July 2015: Hanoi, Vietnam (extremely cheap flight to Moscow and back with a double stopover in Hanoi for ~$450)
24 July 2015: Lao Cai - Sa Pa
28 July 2015: Hanoi
1 August 2015: Moscow, Russia
Two Vacations Is Not Enough (19.12.2013-29.01.2014 + 01.05-08.06.2014 + 12-16.06.2014)
19 December 2013: Moscow, Russia - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
20 December 2013: Mumbai, India - Arambol (Goa)
05 January 2014: Bangalore
06 January 2014: Pattaya, Thailand (SpiceJet to Cebu Pacific 3-days connection - why not)
09 January 2014: Manila, Philippines - Puerto Princesa (Palawan) - El Nido
12 January 2014: Puerto Princesa
14 January 2014: Cebu City, almost 5 years after my previous visit
16 January 2014: Legazpi City (Albay)
19 January 2014: Manila
21 January 2014: Bali, Indonesia (Ubud and around)
24-25 January 2014: failed attempt to go to North Bali (got stuck overnight in a small village north of Kintamani due to heavy rain and landslide)
27 January 2014: Legian
28 January 2014: Jakarta
29 January 2014: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Moscow, Russia
For someone, this could be an extremely long vacation. But not for me, considering how I had spent the previous 5 years. Luckily, just 3 months later... :)
1 May 2014: Moscow, Russia - Novosibirsk (10 hours connection, had time to visit the first Siberian city in my life)
2 May 2014: Bangkok, Thailand
5 May 2014: Hua Hin
8 May 2014: back to Bangkok
9 May 2014: Jakarta, Indonesia, thanks to Thai LionAir for 1900thb ticket
10 May 2014: Bandung
12 May 2014: working and staying with my girlfriend in Jakarta
25 May 2014: then, travel we go: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (new KLIA2 terminal -> KL Sentral -> Subang Airport) - Kota Bharu (Kelantan)
27 May 2014: Kuala Besut
28 May 2014: Perhentian Islands (Teluk Dalam, Perhentian Besar - and it was the right choice)
31 May 2014: back to Kota Bharu
1 June 2014: Penang (should fly there on 31st - but Malindo Airlines cancelled the flight back in March)
2 June 2014: Kuala Lumpur (Subang, again Firefly - and cheaper than train (RM49) both times)
3 June 2014: (again alone) Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
4 June 8-9 June 2014: Bangkok, Thailand (technical stop) - Istanbul, Turkey - Moscow, Russia
and, after 3 days in office:
12 June 2014: Cologne, Germany
13 June 2014: Amsterdam, Netherlands finally! %)
15 June 2014: Cologne, Germany
16 17 June 2014: Moscow, Russia (Ural Airlines flight 747 cancelled due to Motor Kaputt (c) Lufthansa technician, to the dismay of some of the passengers, and to my satisfaction of staying +1 day in Europe :D )
A few more side trips...
19 September 2014: Saint Petersburg
22 September 2014: Moscow
29 October 2014: Larnaca, Cyprus - Paphos (and all around)
5 November 2014: Moscow, Russia
THE next departure: 23 November 2014.....
Say No to the Winter #5 (29.11.2012-03.03.2013 + extension 24.04-08.05.2013)
Unlike on last four years, this trip will be not as long (3+ months), and has 5 clear purposes for it's entire duration, sorted chronologically:
1. Study Android programming in India (thus avoiding both freezing in Moscow and doing nothing in India - while it's cheap if using SL train class/cheap rooms, as I normally do, I don't have mood for travel this time, coz no luck about job in Moscow, and, if so, at least I want to do something practically useful while here).
2. After, party during Christmas/NY period in Goa with friends
3. Meet my girlfriend Mochi in Jakarta - it would be really crazy to go to the office now and delay this until the NEXT autumn/winter, considering before we met last time in June
4. As I'm really bored of the really GILA (Indo.: crazy) city of Jakarta after living there almost 9 months of the last 2 years, all my plan is based around the fact that Mochi herself plans to go to Bali for an extended visit (to search for job, in particular) in January/February. So, finally I'll spend in Jakarta just 3+3 days - enough to do what I need and to visit where I'd like to, but not enough to become GILA myself of that madness around. :D
5. Return to Moscow when it's (well, not yet warm but it's getting) warmer and then work in office until ~November, unless I'm lucky enough to find a regular remote job before.
29 November 2012: departure from Moscow, Russia
30 November 2012: Doha, Qatar - Kochi, India
5 December 2012: Alappuzha
7 December 2012: back to Kochi to attend 2 weeks Android programming training course
8 December 2012: Varkala (weekend trip)
10 December 2012: Kochi
21 December 2012: Mangalore - Palolem (Goa) (or directly if lucky to catch Tatkal last day rail ticket)
22 December 2012: living in Chapora and riding a motorbike all around North Goa
7 January 2013: Bangalore JetAirways mileage redemption flight
9 January 2013: by train to Tiruchirappalli - then AirIndia Express flight via Chennai to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
10 January 2013: Palembang, Indonesia (AirAsia offered the cheapest possible ticket (base fare RM0,01) - why not)
12 January 2013: Jakarta by Sriwijaya Air
15 January 2013: Legian (Bali) TuneHotels promo
17 January 2013: Ubud
25 January 2013: (moto-day-trip) Sanur + Kuta
26 January 2013: Padang Bai
27 January 2013: Lembar - Senggigi (Lombok)
28 January 2013: (*moto-day-trip) Mataram
29 January 2013: (*) north-west coast of Lombok
30 January 2013: (*) Mataram
31 January 2013: (*) south-west peninsula all the way till Bangko-Bangko
1 February 2013: Gili Air
5 February 2013: Gili Trawangan (not as bad as I was afraid.. but two others are definitely beter)
8 February 2013: Gili Meno
12 February 2013: Bangsal - Mataram - Lembar - Padang Bai - Ubud
13 February 2013 (moto-day-trip): Manggis, Candidasa, Padang Bai
14 February 2013 (*): Sanur, Benoa, Jimbaran
15 February 2013 (*): Denpasar
16 February 2013 (*): Bedugul and all 3 lakes around
17 February 2013: Padang Bai as we have something to do in Manggis nearby for a week
20 February 2013: (*) Gianyar
22 February 2013: Ubud (Amed is cancelled due to bad weather on the two days before)
23 February 2013: (*) Denpasar
24 February 2013: another promo booking @ TuneHotels Legian
26 February 2013: last moto-trip to Tulamben & Mengwi
27 February 2013: Jakarta
3 March 2013: alas, that's all for this time. Doha, Qatar - Moscow, Russia
a short two-week EXTENSION booked just a day before departure :)
24 April 2013: departure from Moscow
25 April 2013; Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
27 April 2013: Phan Thiet - Mui Ne
29 April 2013: Ho Chi Minh
30 April 2013: Jakarta, Indonesia - the main destination, before it was just a stopover :)
6 May 2013: Singapore (haven't been for 4+ years)
7 May 2013: Vietnam Airlines to Hanoi, Vietnam (and an evening/night there)
8 May 2013: onward flight (as only 1 free stopover and no time left anyway) back to Moscow, Russia
...new trip expected only in December...
P.S. Not exactly in December (couldn't miss 115 EUR ticket for an extended weekend):
13 November 2013: Moscow, Russia - Kiev, Ukraine - Prague, Czech Republic
15 November 2013: Brno
16 November 2013: Vienna, Austria (just passed by to the airport)
17 November 2013: Kiev, Ukraine (overnight in the airport) - Moscow, Russia
Season #4: Time To Get Serious (27.09.2011-22.06.2012):
26 September 2011: Beijing, China! Hopefully can make visa so no need for transit in <24 hours
28 September 2011: changed my return flight to Hong Kong. Would like to visit China, but it's National day just a few days after... I worry it'll be very problematic to travel cheap on those days
29 30 September 2011: Turbojet ferry to Macau (typhoon Nesat caused storm warning No.8 on 29 Sep, so all ferry services were shut down)
1 October 2011: Tiger Airways (SEAir marketed by Tiger) now flies very cheap (and not too late it was 2,5 hours late, but still earlier than other low-cost options from HK/Macau) to Angeles City, Philippines
3 October 2011: Manila
5 October 2011: promo $32 ticket to Boracay (directly to Caticlan airport!) island
10 October 2011: Kalibo
11 October 2011: Manila
12 October 2011: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
13 October 2011: Penang, but finally didn't continue further north to Hat Yai, as was planning before
17 October 2011: Kuala Lumpur, tried the last opportunity to apply for Indonesian visa, sat 2 hours and still had 25 people in front of me when the visa application counter closed :(
19 October 2011: LionAir's flight to Jakarta, Indonesia
17 December 2011: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and usual overnight stay in LCCT
18 December 2011: morning flight to Chennai, and this time Mochi also goes to India!
18 December 2011: same-afternoon flight to Madurai, booked as an award using my JetPrivilege miles :)
21 December 2011: train to Trivandrum (this time to "splurge" on First Class (FC) - despite the name, the price is between 2AC and 3AC class, because it's a classic non a/c version, a bit dusty but still private, and ~$17 for both!), then a day trip from there to Kanyakumari. Finally ended up staying in Kovalam when got back
23 December 2011: again Kochi (but this time with Mochi :D )
27 December 2011: train (here and after SL class, unless otherwise stated) to Goa , either via Mangalore, or directly if as waitlisted tickets would be were confirmed. Stayed with friends (on the rooftop of the house they rent) near Morjim (surprised, but this year it is not as "Russian" as I was scared before, well, especially if far from the beach)
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New Year on the rooftop with friends, a couple of parties visited, plus motorbike and/or local bus trips around northern half of Goa
13 January 2012: Belgaum (by train) - Hubli (by bus), then after a hour or two to:
14 January 2012: Hospet - Hampi
17 January 2012: Hospet - Hyderabad (with an odd 5 hours stop in Guntakal)
20 January 2012: Bhubaneswar (19 hours and over 1100 km, the longest overland segment of our trip)
22 January 2012: Puri (crazy, but not so bad) plus a short bus trip to Konark (much nicer and quieter)
24 January 2012: train to Kolkata (in the 3AC class, but looks it may be new 3AC Economy mew AC Sleeper class, because the price is exactly in the middle between SL and normal 3-tier AC)
26 January 2012: flight to Bangkok, Thailand (it was cheaper to go to Jakarta this way, including all trains, than via Bangalore/Chennai and KL... and if cheaper and can visit Thailand - why not?)
30 January 2012: Chiang Mai, after more than a YEAR of absence
7 January 2012: Bangkok - Pattaya
11 January 2012: Bangkok to catch a train to
12 February 2012: Hat Yai, just for a day instead of planned 3 day, with a day trip to Songkhla
13 February 2012: Penang, Malaysia
15 February 2012: Mochi flies to Jakarta
17 February 2012: I go by train to Kuala Lumpur
18 February 2012: and then fly to Jakarta, Indonesia as well
21 May 2012: Legian, Bali (cheapest room on Bali - Rp 23,800 (<$3) for this night in TuneHotel Legian!)
22 May 2012: Ubud
27 May 2012: Kintamani (Awaredance 4)
28 May 2012: Ubud plus return motorbike trip to the airport to pick up Mochi
29 May 2012: Kintamani and back to Ubud after the party is over
30 May 2012: Kuta to meet friends - back to Ubud
1 June 2012: around Ubud plus Pantai Ketewel (just down from Sukawati)
2 June 2012: Goa Lawah plus several less-known beaches between Padang Bai and Sanur - Gianyar
3 June 2012: Tanah Lot - Jimbaran - Ubud
4 June 2012: Sanur - Denpasar - Sanur - Ubud
5 June 2012: Legian, again TuneHotel
6 June 2012: Jakarta - Phuket Town, Thailand
7 June 2012: return trip to the flooded Patong beach
9 June 2012: Bangkok - Pattaya
10 June 2012: Bangkok
17 June 2012: Pattaya
19 June 2012: Bangkok
22 June 2012: Moscow, Russia (Thai Airways - redeeming the miles collected on Thai/Swiss/Egyptair during previous 3 years)
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also I seriously think of:
- continuing to live mostly in my favorite 3 countries (now with accent to Indonesia, coz finally have found a PERFECT gf there :-) but wish if she can find a job in Thailand, ideally in the best city I've been so far - Chiang Mai!)
- visiting Yunnan province, China some time... and China itself too (already planned this autumn, but... next time)
- (some time) going from Thailand to Moscow or vice versa by land (yes, being Russian, I've never been in Siberia!! Even though finally flown over it in June 2011 on HK-Moscow flight) :-D ). And yes, I want to make a BUDGET trip of that - so, looks like I'll use domestic Russian trains till Mongolian border, then local trains in China as well, rather than "western-tourist priced" direct Moscow-Beijing and Beijing-Hanoi trains. Frankly, being native Russian, I'm still more concerned about the Russian part of the trip.
- visiting more (and, if I can stay longer without Internet for work, more remote) places of Indonesia!
- when I have both time and money (problem is now I never have both same time :-D ) - using my Aeroflot bonus miles for some normally expensive flight to the part of the world completely unusual but still interesting for me. Such as to Jamaica or (not so expensive from Moscow, but I want to visit this country anyway) Cuba; some other Latin American countries, or, even, for flying from Asia to islands of Oceania)
- as South/SE Asian countries are mostly (and often not once) visited, I am looking to Australia and New Zealand, not so far from here. The problems are: 1) making visa there while in SE Asia; 2) significantly higher prices than in Asia
2010-2011 season (24.10.2010 - 28.06.2011)
24 October 2010: Cairo, Egypt
25 October 2010: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
27 October 2010: Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam (Mochi & Dina come there from Jakarta just 1 hour later)
30 October 2010: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
1 November 2010: Siem Reap
5 November 2010: Aranyaprathet, Thailand - Bangkok
8 November 2010: Krabi - Ao Nang, but it was not lucky visit
11 November 2010: Patong (Phuket), very rainy and sad :(
17 November 2010: Bangkok and work; party is over a week ago
22 November: Pattaya, as many friends are there now
26 November: Bangkok
28 November: Chiang Mai
3 December: Nakhon Sawan - Khon Kaen - Vientiane, Laos (last bus to Udon Thani was canceled, plus this was the last of 30 days I was permitted to stay in Thailand, so had to take that long way)
4 December 2010: Vang Vieng *SMOKE* :-D
6 December 2010: Vientiane
7 December 2010: flight to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
9 December 2010: Jakarta, Indonesia, ya! :-)
31 December 2010; Rangkasbitung - Malingping, Banten province (due to the minibus breakdown me & Mochi had to celebrate New Year in this small unknown town on the far west of Java... but this is an adventure, certainly!)
1 January 2011: Bayah - Sawarna beach (quite nice and not touristic at all)
2 January 2011 (evening): Ciawi (near Sawarna beach) - Pelabuhan Ratu - Cibadak - Jakarta, all in 7 hours
6 January 2011: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
7 January 2011: Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh), India
11 January 2011: Hospet - Hampi (Karnataka)
14 January 2011: Querim (Goa)
31 January 2011: Cochin (Kerala)
4 February 2011; Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu)
5 February 2011: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
8 February 2011 (morning): Jakarta, Indonesia, meet Mochi once more :-)
8 February 2011 (evening): Kuta (Bali), thanks again to AirAsia for tickets cheap even for Indonesia (Rp.223rb/person net = ~$25, plus baggage)
10 February 2011: it's my BIRTHDAY!!! :-D
11 February 2011: Ubud
13 February 2011: Kintamani - Lake Batur - Gianyar - Ubud
14 February 2011: Tampaksiring - Sukawati - Denpasar - Ubud
15 February 2011: Padang Bai - Lembar (Lombok) - Senggigi
16 February 2011: Kuta (Lombok) - Mataram - Senggigi
17 February 2011: Gili Air
21 February 2011: Gili Meno
24 February 2011: Mataram - cheap ($31 each) LionAir flight to Surabaya (East Java) - Malang
26 February 2011: Probolinggo - Cemoro Lawang on erupting Mount Bromo
27 February 2011: Probolinggo - Surabaya
28 February 2011: arrived to Jakarta (bus from Surabaya went 800 km for 19 hours.. gilaaaa)
26 March 2011: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
29 March 2011: Hat Yai, Thailand (never been before, and AirAsia ticket just RM34 = $10)
1 April 2011: Songkhla, certainly it rains TOO much again on the South
2 April 2011: Khanom (Nakhon Si Thammarat province). Nice and quiet beach!
5 April 2011: Surat Thani
6 April 2011: Bangkok
9 April 2011: Pattaya, to meet friends as well as to celebrate Songkran
16 April 2011: Penang, Malaysia
18 April 2011: Jakarta, Indonesia, exactly on Mochi's BIRTHDAY
19 May 2011: Sukabumi, went to trip with Mochi after 1 month (due to room rent considerations) in Jakarta
20 May 2011: continued to Ujung Genteng on the southern coast of West Java
23 May 2011: back to Jakarta
30 May 2011: rather unplanned (I got bored of Jakarta, Mochi decided to try to find a job on Bali) trip of both of us to Bali has started from the bisnis (2nd class, non a/c) train to Semarang
31 May 2011: continued on to Surabaya
2 June 2011: another Denpasar (Bali) + 2 bemos to Ubud
3 June 2011: Awaredance 3 psy trance party inside of Mt.Batur caldera, near Kintamani
6 June 2011: back to Ubud
9 June 2011: Denpasar - Jimbaran - Uluwatu - Sukawati - Ubud
10 June 2011: Denpasar - Sanur - Ubud
11 June 2011: moved to Padang Bai
12 June 2011: continued to Amed
14 June 2011: back from Amed, tried to stop at Candidasa but found only one place for less than Rp.100,000/night and in terrible condition, so went a bit further back to Padang Bai
15 June 2011: Jimbaran - Nusa Dua - Kuta - Padang Bai
16 June 2011: Ngurah Rai airport - Dreamland beach @ Bukit peninsula - Jimbaran - Padang Bai
17 June 2011: Denpasar (immigration & Carrefour) - Padang Bai
18 June 2011: Pantai Putih - Candidasa - Padang Bai
19 June 2011: Ubud
20 June 2011: Jimbaran - GWK monument at Bukit peninsula - Jimbaran - Ubud
21 June 2011: Kuta, for easy connection to the airport
22 June 2011: Mochi flies to Jakarta, I stay in Kuta
23 June 2011: at 9.30pm I depart to Kuala Lumpur
24 June 2011: after spending a night in KL LCCT, I took a bus to Penang
25 June 2011: flight to Hong Kong
28 June 2011: back to Moscow, Russia, directly (and surprisingly cheap) by Aeroflot. But, same as last year, this is just a first leg of RETURN ticket! :-P
2009-2010 trip (27.09.2009 - 01.09.2010)
27 September 2009: Moscow, Russia - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, transit point by Etihad
28 September 2009: Delhi, India
1 October 2009: 27 hours by train to Margao, and then Agonda (Goa)
17 October 2009: bus trip to Gokarna (Karnataka)
19 October 2009: Sadolxem (Canacona, Goa), and live with friends there
10 November 2009: Margao, then train to Bangalore (Karnataka)
12 November 2009: Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), by plane, as my ticket was paid for me anyway
13 November 2009: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Moscow, Russia (going back just to work hard for 3 weeks... well at least got some money after, and the tickets to/from Moscow were also paid)
4 December 2009: another Etihad flight to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
5 December 2009: and then Bangkok, Thailand
10 December 2009: Pattaya
27 December 2009: Ko Samui
1 January 2010: HAPPY NEW YEAR! %)
2 January 2010: came by train to Bangkok (had to depart from Samui on 1 January afternoon)
3 January 2010: Nong Khai - Vientiane, Laos (because 30-day stamp expires on 3)
7 January 2010: Vang Vieng, and something "happy and funny for you" is sold there, as always :-D
10 January 2010: back to Vientiane
14 January 2010: Udon Thani, Thailand, with a 2-months Thai visa for 0 baht
18 January 2010: Bangkok by train to meet friends there
22 January 2010: back to Udon Thani
26 January 2010: another 12-hour long bus trip to Chiang Mai
10 February 2010: 30th BIRTHDAY @ CM
11 February 2010: Bangkok (and the party continues there :-D )
14 February 2010; back to Chiang Mai
3 March 2010: Pai
5 March 2010: Chiang Mai
6 March 2010: arrive by train to Bangkok, then fly to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
10 March 2010: Penang, the cheapest flight I ever flown (RM13 ticket + RM20 baggage)
17 March 2010: bus to Kuala Lumpur (can't buy cheap direct flight from Penang to Jkt :-( )
18 March 2010: Jakarta, Indonesia by KLM, as had to save my Aeroflot bonus (Skyteam) miles from expiration in 2011. And some Heineken just from Amsterdam onboard, yes. :-D
29 March 2010: Bogor - Jakarta
4 April 2010: Depok - Jakarta
20 April 2010: Depok - Jakarta
22 April 2010: Malang (East Java), finally left Jakarta, but just for 16 days
24 April 2010: Mount Bromo - Malang, on motorbikes
25 April 2010: Surabaya
26 April 2010: flight to Mataram (Lombok) - taxi to Senggigi
27 April 2010: bemo + public boat to Gili Air island
4 May 2010: Gili Meno (even better than Air, but yes quiet)
5 May 2010: Gili Trawangan (just a day trip to the ATM, maybe next one won't be soon, tourist place!) - Gili Meno
7 May 2010: Bangsal (Lombok) - Lembar - Padang Bai (Bali) - Ubud
8 May 2010: Batavia's flight to Jakarta
10 May 2010: Patong, Phuket, Thailand (AirAsia, for around 30$)
15 May 2010: Udon Thani (AirAsia, similar price, comparable to 2 nights in the bus via Bkk)
21 May 2010: Vientiane, Laos (for Thai 2 mth visa, as it's free again)
26 May 2010: Udon Thani, Thailand, as delayed for 2 days in Vientiane
27 May 2010: and then arrive next morning to Pattaya
1 June 2010: Lonely beach at Ko Chang (again delayed for 2 days, but finally visited Ko Lan!! after 15 or so visits to Pattaya in last 3+ years :-D )
3 June 2010: Bangkok Suvarnabhumi airport, then another 699 baht AirAsia ticket to Chiang Mai
20 July 2010: Phuket (plane from Chiang Mai arrives 00:30, then, after a night in the airport, on 8.05 flight to) - Jakarta, Indonesia!!! yess :-D
19 August 2010: Bangkok, Thailand (was late on 18 aug, so had to change ticket)
22 August 2010: Pattaya
27 August 2010: Bangkok
28 August 2010: Chiang Mai
31 August 2010: Bangkok
1 September 2010: Cairo, Egypt - Moscow, Russia
2008-09 season trip (08.11.2008 - 20.07.2009):
8 Nov 2008: Moscow - Geneva, Switzerland - Zurich
9 Nov 2008: Pattaya, Thailand
15 Nov 2008: Chiang Mai
9 Dec 2008: Udon Thani - Vientiane, Laos
12 Dec 2008: Vang Vieng
15 Dec 2008: Vientiane
20 Dec 2008: Nong Khai, Thailand
21 Dec 2008: Bangkok - Pattaya
27 Dec 2008: Bangkok
28 Dec 2008: Mumbai, India
29 Dec 2008: Chapora (Goa)
1 Jan 2009: NEW 2009 YEAR at Curlies, Anjuna (Goa)
5 Jan 2009: Gokarna (Karnataka)
12 Jan 2009: Mangalore (Karnataka)
13 Jan 2009: Calicut (Kerala)
14 Jan 2009: Trivandrum (Kerala)
16 Jan 2009: Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu) - Trivandrum
17 Jan 2009: Negombo, Sri Lanka
18 Jan 2009: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Singapore
20 Jan 2009: Angeles City, Philippines
25 Jan 2009: Cebu
1 Feb 2009: Angeles City
3 Feb 2009: Bangkok, Thailand
9 Feb 2009: Udon Thani - Vientiane, Laos
10 Feb 2009: BIRTHDAY in Vientiane and it's suburbs
13 Feb 2009: Udon Thani, Thailand
14 Feb 2009: Chiang Mai
27 Feb 2009: Bangkok
4 Mar 2009: Pattaya
7 Mar 2009: Bangkok
11 Mar 2009: Trat
12 Mar 2009: Ko Chang - Trat
13 Mar 2009: Koh Kong, Cambodia - Sihanoukville
21 Mar 2009: Koh Kong
22 Mar 2009: Trat, Thailand - Bangkok
04 Apr 2009: Chumphon - Ko Tao - Ko Phangan
06 Apr 2009: Ko Samui
10 Apr 2009: Surat Thani
11 Apr 2009: Bangkok - Chiang Mai
20 Apr 2009: Golden Triangle - Mae Sai - Tachilek, Myanmar - Mae Sai, Thailand - Chiang Mai
23 Apr 2009: Bangkok - Jakarta, Indonesia
3 May 2009: Yogyakarta
7 May 2009: Mount Bromo (East Java)
8 May 2009: Kuta (Bali)
11 May 2009: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
12 May 2009: Chiang Mai, Thailand
29 May 2009: Bangkok
3 June 2009: Surat Thani - Ko Samui
6 June 2009: Surat Thani - Bangkok
10 June 2009: Chiang Khong - Huay Xai, Laos - Chiang Khong, Thailand - Chiang Mai
12 June 2009: Golden Triangle - Mae Sai - Chiang Mai
7 July 2009: Mae Sai - Tachilek, Myanmar - Mae Sai, Thailand - Chiang Rai
8 July 2009: Chiang Mai
20 July 2009: Bangkok
21 July 2009: Zurich, Switzerland - Moscow, Russia
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