First Stop in Japan is Osaka
Travel Blog | April 8, 2012 | 11 Comments
We have been in Japan for a week now and I am only just getting round to writing up our first blog. Why? Japan is busy, its fast and we are trying to pack in as much as we can into our three weeks. Our flight from Manila was perfectly fine especially as we managed […]
Diving in Bohol
Travel Blog | April 4, 2012 | 4 Comments
In our last travel blog post I mentioned that I had done another diving course. I’ve included some underwater photographs and videos taken whilst I was on this course. We stayed in Bohol, longer than anywhere else in the Philippines, because of the excellent diving sites at very reasonable prices. Bohol is a magnet […]
Bohol, Tarsiers and Zips
Travel Blog | April 2, 2012 | 4 Comments
A delay in this post has been caused by very slow internet connections throughout the last part of our travels in the Philippines. Apologies. However, it now means you have a fun packed bumper blog of travel frustrations, cute monkeys, the chocolate hills and a small slightly disappointing beach. Weather Retreat Given the weather we […]
Donsol, Whale Sharks and Legazpi
Travel Blog | March 23, 2012 | 2 Comments
Reluctant as we were to leave the beauty of Saud beach we had a lot more Filipino treasures to explore. From the relaxing, serene shores of Saud beach, we headed south towards Donsol in search of some whale sharks. The weather proved challenging, but the wildlife made it all worthwhile. From Pagudpud we reversed […]
Ilocos Norte, Pagudpud and Saud Beach
Travel Blog | March 19, 2012 | 4 Comments
The ‘Borocay of the North’ is the strapline trying to attach itself to this beautiful part of Ilocos Norte in the Philippines. While I cannot make the comparison yet, I believe Saud Beach in Pagudpud really is a little hidden gem that may eventually give its more famous southern cousin a run for its peso. We […]
Manila and the road to Pagudpud
Travel Blog | March 15, 2012 | 4 Comments
We arrived in the Philippines on board another Jetstar flight at around 8pm on a Saturday. Having left Bali we had a brief layover in Singapore before our arrival in Manila. The immigration, customs and baggage pick up went like a dream and we were out of the airport within half an hour of touching down. This […]
Three Months Flashpacking
Travel Blog | March 9, 2012 | 9 Comments
After our three months travelling we thought it was about time we did a mini update about our experiences, featuring the highs and the lows of flashpacking travel. The good news is we are having an absolute blast and there really hasn’t been any time when we have felt ‘lost’ or homesick. Of course you miss […]
Diving & Snorkelling in Gili Air
Travel Blog | March 5, 2012 | 4 Comments
One of my goals on this trip was to earn my PADI diving certificate and get in as many dives as possible as we touch on some of the worlds best dive sights. I had only tried diving once a good few years on a trip to Mexico. While I enjoyed the experience, I was […]
Bali to Gili Air
Travel Blog | March 3, 2012 | 0 Comments
We’re back in Bali since our last visit three years ago. We’d never planned to come to Bali, on this particular trip. However, the long range weather forecast for the Phillipines, our desired next stop, was not good at all. So we were off to Indonesia to explore some different places, find a small island […]
Singapore City Sights
Travel Blog | February 25, 2012 | 2 Comments
Our Australasia antics completed and we headed towards Asia. Our first stop was Singapore, which proved something of a surprise to both of us. A vibrant city full of interesting culture and not the clinical and sterile stereotypical description you could be forgiven for imagining. Our journey to Singapore was with Jetstar. The flight was perfectly adequate […]