Welcome!
Hi, I’m Christian, the creator of Midnight Ramen – an Asia focused travel blog, thanks for stopping by! The aim of the site is to document my travel journeys, as well as provide useful, practical, and detailed travel-related content for readers, essentially the answers to the kinds of travel questions I always find myself Googling before a trip.
A bit about me – if you haven’t already guessed, I like travelling – a lot! I have a penchant for making overly detailed travel itineraries and trying to find the perfect travel gear (especially backpacks). Born in Melbourne Australia, which is where I grew up, after completing a couple of uni degrees (and getting the associated university debt that goes with it – ugh!) and then working for 6 years in an office, I decided to do quit my job and travel the world – hence, this website was born!
I’ve been fortunate enough to travel to many different parts of the world. But I realised that the kind of content I enjoy creating are detailed, practical, and ones I feel I know enough about to make it useful, so I decided to focus on the places I genuinely love and keep coming back to. That way I can revisit destinations, improve my guides year after year, and create resources that become more useful over time.
My Travel Style – I am an obsessive trip planner. I don’t like to waste a minute when I travel, so I tend to over-research and plan out every detail (if you are going to spend all that money and may only visit a place once in your life, I think it is worth doing properly!). But that does not mean every second needs to be rigidly scheduled. I still like leaving room for random wanderings, unexpected discoveries, and those little moments that usually end up being the best part of a trip.
Most of the time, I travel fairly cheaply when it comes to accommodation and transport — budget hotels, local restaurants, public transport, cheap flights, that kind of thing. But I will splurge every now and then, whether that means staying a night or two in a nice hotel or treating myself to a fancy meal. Both of which I thoroughly enjoy.
I usually do my own trip research and create my own itineraries rather than joining tours. I love wandering around aimlessly to get a feel for different neighbourhoods, and I especially enjoy things that give you a glimpse into local life — markets, random backstreets, local malls, libraries, universities, gardens, and everyday places that might not make it onto the usual tourist lists. That said, I do also enjoy checking out the main tourist attractions as well, so you will still find me doing the famous viewpoints, temples, towers, museums, night markets, and all the obvious things. Basically, I want to experience as much as I can 🙂
— Christian
P.S. In 2026, I also started a walking video channel called Midnight Ramen Walks, to give people even more of a feel for the places I visit.
