Cranky German

Author: cranky

  • How To Buy A Train Ticket In Myanmar

    1) Spend three days looking for the most crisp US dollar notes you can find in Malaysia. 2) Exchange your US dollar traveler’s checks into Ringgit and Ringgit back into said US dollar notes. 3) Once in Myanmar carefully iron your dollar bills to take out any wrinkles as they are made from cotton but…

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  • Dinner Time In Yangon

    Around four the afternoon turns golden and the streets start teeming with people that previously were hiding from the merciless heat. The sun drops like a stone and it is completely dark before the fresh smell of a pre-dusk application of DEET has worn off. For many, homework, dinner, a chat with friends, takes place…

  • Jungle Monorail

    I’ve been everywhere, man. I’ve been everywhere, man. Crossed the desert’s bare, man. I’ve breathed the mountain air, man. Of travel I’ve had my share, man. I’ve been everywhere. – Johnny Cash It’s not true, not even remotely, but the song keeps popping into Cranky’s head as they float through the city.

  • Last Side Trip

    Obtaining a visa for our ten day excursion to [unnamed country] required some sightseeing in one of Kuala Lumpur’s embassy neighborhoods. This ‘hood is not quite as quaint you would hope but after we stumbled into some friendly people at a batique art school we did eventually find the right location. The embassy grounds are…

  • Adventures In Mass Tourism

    We have met the enemy and he is us. – Walt Kelly The central dilemma for the individualistic traveler is to find a place that has been discovered just the right amount. It should offer a way to get there and a bed for rent. Once you have found it, don’t tell anybody, don’t blog…

  • Soi Romani – Lunch For Breakfast

    The perfect street to spend a night or three in Phuket old town. Kind Wut will take you in and feed you delicacies from across the street for breakfast. You savor while groups of girls strike glamorous poses for photos in front of each and every antique doorway. At night you enjoy another drink at…

  • Loy Krathong

    On this full moon, a little float, made of banana tree trunk, flowers, a candle and a snippet of your hair will take your grudges away and give you a fresh start. If you like you can send off your old ghosts in a hot air balloon.

  • Perfect Pre-Dinner Snack

    For those times when you don’t have access to Opa’s home-grilled Thüringer Bratwurst the wares from ubiquitous mini-BBQ stands make a good substitute. Cranky prefers vendors that specialize in one item – such as these perfectly made pork belly skewers on Thalang Road. Each one is cooked to perfect juicyness and all the burnt bits…

  • Take Five In Phuket

    Let the sun set in the old town of Phuket and you will find some streets transformed with old world charm. Very chill jam sessions going on here and there. Why not start a blues bar so you can stand on your own stage every night? Especially the young local musicians impress with smooth licks…