Steve on X

Asia ⛩️ in 2016

13 countries and 57 places, 7 years

Favorites

Saigon
1 year · 13 trips
Da Nang
1 year · 10 trips
Chiang Mai
11 months · 8 trips
Canggu
9 months · 24 trips
Phu Quoc
7 months · 4 trips
Seminyak
7 months · 11 trips
Sanur
3 months · 12 trips
Taipei
3 months · 4 trips
Ko Samui
2 months · 3 trips
Hong Kong
1 month · 4 trips
Ko Pha Ngan
1 month · 2 trips
Uluwatu
1 month · 7 trips
Cebu
3 weeks · 3 trips
Shenzhen
3 weeks · 2 trips
Tokyo
3 weeks · 3 trips
Phuket
2 weeks
Hoi An
1 week · 3 trips
Osaka
1 week · 2 trips
Gili Trawangan
1 week · 2 trips
Boracay
5 days
Penang
5 days
Gili Air
3 days
Kyoto
3 days

Countries

Vietnam
2 years
Indonesia
2 years
Thailand
1 year
Taiwan
3 months
Hong Kong
1 month
Philippines
1 month
Japan
1 month
South Korea
1 month
China
1 month
Cambodia
2 weeks
Malaysia
2 weeks
Singapore
1 week
Laos
1 week

Stats

Booked through

Agoda Airbnb Booking
Average stay
$55/night
Average weather
29° Sunny Rain on 10% of days
Cheapest country
$37/night Vietnam
Priciest country
$133/night Japan

2025

5 countries · Sunny, 31°

  1. Bali

    25 Jul – 17 Sep
    1 month · Sunny, 28°
    Seminyak

    Recommendations

    Issho Izakaya Taproom
    ★★★★★ Izakaya restaurant 7 visits

    This is my new favorite place, IOI strike again, come here if you like South+East.

    , last visit

    The French Burger
    ★★★★★ Restaurant

    The burgers are good, but the inconsistent opening hours are frustrating. I’ve tried to visit five times, and they’ve only been open once. Showing up when they’re listed as open on Google Maps, only to find a handwritten sign saying they’ll be back later, is a terrible customer experience. Just list your opening hours correctly, it’s not that hard.

  2. Philippines

    27 Jun – 25 Jul
    4 weeks · Sunny, 31°
    Cebu Siargao

    Recommendations

    Wild Siargao Restaurant
    ★★★★★ Restaurant 3 visits

    Kare kare was phenomenal, pork adobo was too salty for my taste; but this is easily the best restaurant on the island.

    The Weekend - Steakhouse & Bar
    ★★★★★ Steak house 3 visits

    Burger was perfect, I’ll be back for a steak soon, cocktails and craft beer on tap.

    Siargao rose motorbike & car rental
    ★★★★★ Motorcycle rental agency

    Fair price and great service, Rosalia is quick to respond and her bikes are in excellent condition.

    Big Belly Siargao
    ★★★★★ Restaurant

    Best burger in Siargao, skip MB and TBB and just come here, the other spots are really bad.

    5 more in Philippines →
  3. Hong Kong 12 Jun – 27 Jun · Showers, 29°
    Hong Kong
  4. Vietnam 17 May – 12 Jun · Sunny, 33°
    Da Nang, Hoi An

  5. Thailand

    17 Feb – 17 May
    2 months · Sunny, 32°
    Chiang Mai Ko Pha Ngan Ko Samui Bangkok Pattaya

    Recommendations

    Roast8ry Coffee Flagship Store
    ★★★★★ Coffee shop 50 visits

    Best coffee in Chiang Mai by far, and flagship is the most comfortable Ristr8to store for working.

    Wizard Brewery and Restaurant
    ★★★★★ Restaurant 6 visits

    Triple IPA is a solid beer, and the live music is better than most of the other bars.

    The Oyster bar x Samui
    ★★★★★ Oyster bar restaurant 4 visits

    Samui has lots of great restaurants but Oyster Bar X is one I always look forward to coming back to.

    Longhorn Steakhouse & Grill Pattaya
    ★★★★★ Restaurant 3 visits

    Pretty great steaks, and open quite late.

    6 more in Thailand →
  6. Bali 14 Feb – 17 Feb · Sunny, 30°
    Sanur

2024

6 countries · Sunny, 30°

  1. Bali

    20 Dec – 14 Feb
    1 month · Sunny, 29°
    Seminyak

    Happy New Year from Bali, where beach fireworks go hard, and right…

    Happy New Year from Bali, where beach fireworks go hard, and right next to your face 😂🎉

    Recommendations

    IBAB BALI
    ★★★★★ Balinese restaurant 4 visits

    Smoked ribs were the best, really great.

    , last visit

    Bread Yard
    ★★★★★ Restaurant

    Food was excellent, great brunch spot.

    Warung Sate Madura Pak Awi
    ★★★★★ Satay restaurant

    Sate kambing is really great, love the sauce.

  3. Thailand

    11 Sep – 9 Dec
    2 months · Sunny, 29°
    Chiang Mai

    Recommendations

    The Larder Cafe & Bar
    ★★★★★ Cafe 33 visits

    Food here is still great, would be a 4.8 if the Thai mob hadn’t trashed the reviews.

    , last visit

    Sucking Stones Brewing Co.
    ★★★★★ Brewpub 28 visits

    Best craft beer bar in Nimman, the prices are reasonable and taps are well looked after.

    , last visit

    Ribs & Co. สาขาทิพยเนตร (Thipanat Road, Chiangmai)
    ★★★★★ American restaurant 14 visits

    Pork ribs are great, the beef were a bit heavy but still really good, love this place.

    , last visit

    The Moon Eatery
    ★★★★★ Brunch restaurant 7 visits

    Might be the best brunch in Chiang Mai now that Rustic and Blue is gone, great coffee and food.

    , last visit

    5 more in Thailand →

  4. Vietnam

    31 Jul – 11 Sep
    1 month · Sunny, 31°
    Phu Quoc Saigon Vũng Tàu

    Recommendations

    TORISHO - CON GÀ CƯỜI
    ★★★★★ Izakaya restaurant 34 visits

    Torisho is my favorite izakaya in Saigon, the menu is huge and everything is very well prepared, try the chicken meatball, skin, and the eel rice bowl.

    , last visit

    Union Jack's Fish & Chips
    ★★★★★ Fish & chips restaurant 17 visits

    Best fish and chips in Saigon, the price is pretty high, but it is done pretty well, and it’s not like there are many other choices.

    IZAKAYA TEN (TOKYO DRINKING STYLE)
    ★★★★★ Japanese restaurant 16 visits

    Late night food never tasted better.

    Muteki
    ★★★★★ Okonomiyaki restaurant 14 visits

    Muteki is my favorite restaurant in Saigon, I love the udon okonomiyaki and every side dish I’ve tried is great, it’s an excellent experience every time.

    , last visit

    3 more in Vietnam →

  5. Hong Kong

    17 Jul – 31 Jul
    2 weeks · Showers, 30°
    Hong Kong

    Spent the day island hopping around Hong Kong, had no idea there…

    Spent the day island hopping around Hong Kong, had no idea there were beaches here. Ferries run hourly, just $2 with a metro card. Great day trip from the city 🤯🏖️🇭🇰

    Recommendations

    Stormies
    ★★★★★ Bar 7 visits

    Superb cocktails and great food, I loved both of my drinks and foie gras crème brûlée is something I’ve never come across before.

    , last visit

    Barista Jam
    ★★★★★ Cafe 3 visits

    Delicious and well presented V60.

    Dim Sum Square
    ★★★★★ Dim sum restaurant 3 visits

    Sweet and sour chicken and xiaolongbao was great, and the prices are low for Hong Kong.

    The Chippy
    ★★★★★ Fish & chips restaurant 2 visits

    Signature fish and chips hit the spot.

    , last visit

    11 more in Hong Kong →

  6. Taiwan

    5 Jul – 17 Jul
    1 week · Sunny, 35°
    Taipei

    Recommendations

    Taipei Ningxia Night Market
    ★★★★★ Night market

    Nice street food market, I like how densely packed it is vs Shilin which is very spread out, also I saw a man walking his pig.

    , last visit · 1

    Book ing bar
    ★★★★★ Bar

    Nice bar, friendly staff, I didn’t enjoy the chocolate drink but The Witcher was pretty good 🥃👌

    晶櫻會館｜粵式珍饌
    ★★★★★ Cantonese restaurant

    Kung pao set is pretty good, I didn’t like the soup, but for NT$350 it’s a bargain.

    多多肉肉夾饃
    ★★★★★ Hawker stall

    Nice roujiamo, not something I’ve tried before but I liked it and the guy selling it was friendly.

    1 more in Taiwan →

2023

1 country · Sunny, 29°
  2. Lombok 3 Aug – 15 Aug · Sunny, 31°
    Gili Air, Gili Trawangan, Senggigi

  3. Bali

    5 Jun – 3 Aug
    1 month · Sunny, 28°
    Canggu Sanur Seminyak Uluwatu Ubud

    Spent the weekend in Lombok, finally found some quiet Indonesian…

    Spent the weekend in Lombok, finally found some quiet Indonesian beaches 😻🇮🇩 …and a MotoGP track 🤪🏍️

    Bali is an island where you can find traffic blocked because 8 dudes…

    Bali is an island where you can find traffic blocked because 8 dudes are trying to tug of war a tree down and it’s a bit taller than they figured so now the neighborhood is without power 😂

    Spent the weekend relaxing at the end of a rice field walk in Ubud, so…

    Spent the weekend relaxing at the end of a rice field walk in Ubud, so peaceful 🌾

  4. Lombok 1 Jun – 5 Jun · Sunny, 28°
    Kuta
  5. Bali 3 Jan – 1 Jun · Sunny, 29°
    Canggu, Sanur, Seminyak, Uluwatu, Nusa Dua, Nusa Penida, Tabanan, Ubud

2022

4 countries · Sunny, 28°
  2. Bali 16 Dec – 31 Dec · Rainy, 28°
    Canggu, Amed, Sidemen, Ubud
  3. Philippines 12 Dec – 16 Dec · Sunny, 30°
    Manila
  4. Bali 13 Oct – 11 Dec · Sunny, 29°
    Canggu, Lembongan, Ubud
  5. Vietnam 29 Sep – 13 Oct · Showers, 30°
    Saigon
  6. Thailand 29 Jan – 22 May · Sunny, 28°
    Ko Pha Ngan, Ko Samui, Phuket, Bangkok

2021

1 country · Sunny, 31°

2020

2 countries · Sunny, 30°

  1. Vietnam

    8 Jan – 16 Jan
    1 year · Sunny, 30°
    Da Nang Hoi An Phu Quoc Saigon Mui Ne Nha Trang Vung Tau

    Vietnam’s response to #COVID19 has been outstanding, and I just…

    Vietnam’s response to #COVID19 has been outstanding, and I just discovered they’re temporarily allowing 3 month visa extensions to reduce movement

    Da Nang is back in lockdown for 2 weeks after the first local…

    Da Nang is back in lockdown for 2 weeks after the first local transmission in 100 days, most likely because of people smuggling. Yay.

  2. Philippines 1 Jan – 8 Jan · Sunny, 29°
    Cebu

2019

7 countries · Sunny, 27°
  1. Philippines 18 Dec – 1 Jan · Sunny, 29°
    Boracay, Cebu, Moalboal
  4. Thailand 1 May – 29 Jun · Sunny, 34°
    Chiang Mai
  6. Japan 19 Feb – 16 Mar · Sunny, 11°
    Tokyo, Hakuba Mura
  7. Hong Kong 3 Feb – 19 Feb · Sunny, 23°
    Hong Kong

  8. China

    5 Jan – 3 Feb
    4 weeks · Sunny, 20°
    Shenzhen Shanghai

    I spent Christmas and NY in Hong Kong and didn’t know where to go…

    I spent Christmas and NY in Hong Kong and didn’t know where to go after, so now I’m in Shenzhen — I didn’t know anything about SZ except what I’ve learnt from following @strangepartscom and @RealSexyCyborg 😄✌🏼🇨🇳

    Shenzhen parts markets are crazy, they have everything, navigating…

    Shenzhen parts markets are crazy, they have everything, navigating them with nil Chinese isn’t easy but @strangepartscom’s tool bros pal totally hooked me up and now my old 6S is 🔥

    Shanghai speakeasy game is on par 📚

    Shanghai speakeasy game is on par 📚

    Shanghai Airbnb legit came with a life-size pig, Happy Pig Year 🐷🏮🎉

    Shanghai Airbnb legit came with a life-size pig, Happy Pig Year 🐷🏮🎉

2018

6 countries · Sunny, 29°
  1. Hong Kong 22 Dec – 4 Jan · Mostly sunny, 18°
    Hong Kong
  2. Bali 1 Nov – 22 Dec · Sunny, 29°
    Canggu, Ubud
  3. Thailand 4 Oct – 1 Nov · Sunny, 29°
    Chiang Mai
  4. Singapore 23 May – 29 May · Sunny, 30°
    Singapore
  5. Bali 24 Apr – 23 May · Sunny, 30°
    Canggu, Ubud
  7. Cambodia 15 Jan – 31 Jan · Sunny, 31°
    Phnom Penh, Siem Reap

2017

7 countries · Sunny, 28°
  2. Thailand 19 Oct – 15 Dec · Sunny, 28°
    Chiang Mai
  4. Malaysia 4 Aug – 9 Aug · Sunny, 28°
    Penang
  10. Thailand 19 Jan – 12 Feb · Sunny, 30°
    Chiang Mai, Bangkok

2016

5 countries · Sunny, 26°
  1. Bali 25 Dec – 4 Jan · Sunny, 28°
    Canggu
  2. Indonesia 21 Dec – 25 Dec · Sunny, 24°
    Flores
  3. Singapore 19 Dec – 21 Dec · Sunny, 29°
    Singapore