Terms of use

Using Waddat

Waddat is operated by Peter Pohlschmidt.

Waddat publishes travel guides, destination pages and hotel and hostel pages about Southeast Asia. Reading the site is free and needs no account. How the guides are produced, including the use of AI tools, is described in our editorial policy, and how we handle information in our privacy policy.

Travel information comes without guarantees

Everything on Waddat is general information for planning a trip. It is not legal, immigration, medical, financial or safety advice. We work to keep it accurate, but rules, prices, opening hours, schedules and hotel facilities change, often without notice.

• Visa and entry rules: always confirm with the official government source or embassy before you travel.
• Prices and budgets are estimates, not quotes. The price that applies is the one shown when you book.
• Health and safety: follow official travel advice from your own government and qualified professionals.

The content is provided "as is", without any promise that it is complete, current or suitable for your circumstances.

Bookings

Waddat does not sell travel or take payments. Hotel and tour buttons open Waddat's booking site, a white-label site run for us by our booking partner Altovo. When you book there, your contract is with the booking provider and the hotel or tour supplier shown at checkout, under the terms, cancellation rules and privacy policy presented on the booking site. Questions about a booking, payment, changes or refunds go to them.

We may earn a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you. See the editorial policy for how this works.

Links to other sites

Guides link to other websites, such as transport operators, insurance providers and official sources. Some of those links are affiliate links. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their content, services or policies.

Our content and photo credits

The text, layout and design of Waddat belong to Waddat. Photos belong to their owners and are credited in our photo credits. Many hotel photos are supplied through our booking partner's hotel data.

You are welcome to:

• read, share and link to any page;
• quote a short extract with a link back to the page it came from;
• use the embed code offered on some guides, as long as the credit link it includes stays in place.

Please do not republish whole guides or substantial parts of them, or reuse our photos, without written permission. If you think something on Waddat infringes your rights, email pete@waddat.com and we will look into it promptly.

Acceptable use

When using the site, please do not:

• try to disrupt, overload or gain unauthorised access to the site or the services behind it;
• send spam, abuse or unlawful material through the contact form;
• present our content as your own or imply that Waddat endorses you without our agreement.

Liability

As far as the law allows, Waddat is not liable for any loss or damage arising from relying on information on the site, from the services of third parties you reach through it, including bookings, or from the site being unavailable. Nothing in these terms limits any rights you have that cannot be excluded by law.

Changes and contact

We may update these terms as the site changes. The date at the top shows the latest version, which applies from the moment it is published. Questions about these terms go to pete@waddat.com or the contact page.