Derek Freal, Author at The HoliDaze

Giving Thanks For My First Trip To Japan #FriFotos

This week’s FriFotos theme is ‘thanks,’ meant to coincide with Thanksgiving. Unfortunately since I am in southeast Asia and have ...

I grew up acting then gave it all up for a career in a cubicle. Fun stuff, right? NOT! After ...

Located in Surabaya, the House Of Sampoerna is museum and active factory, as well as a popular tourist attraction. In ...

Before returning to Southeast Asia, my favorite corner of the world, six months ago I was in Abu Dhabi, United ...

Continuing my First Impressions series, the new country this week is Thailand, known as the Land Of Smiles. And for ...

This is part two documenting my first film in Indonesia — Be sure to read the beginning before continuing ...

I had just finished breakfast one morning at EDU Hostel Jogja when a lady came up to me. “Hi, you’re ...

That’s right, I’ve been living out of the same hostel for nearly four months. But in my defense if you ...

From the moment I first saw this traditional game being played a few days before August 17th, Indonesian Independence Day, ...

Arriving in Malaysia was a breeze. No visa is required for travelers from 80% of the countries around the world. ...

In my quest to explore the non-touristy side of Indonesia I recently took a day-trip out to Banyusumurup, a small ...

Singapore is an impressive city/country, but also one that becomes exponentially more fun the more money you have to spend. ...