South East Asia

Manila and the road to Pagudpud

Manila and the road to Pagudpud

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 […]

Posted in: Philippines
Diving & Snorkelling in Gili Air

Diving & Snorkelling in Gili Air

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 […]

Posted in: Bali
Bali to Gili Air

Bali to Gili Air

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 […]

Posted in: Bali
Singapore City Sights
By February 25, 2012 2 Comments Read More →

Singapore City Sights

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 […]

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Flying to Australia: Time Travel
By December 11, 2011 0 Comments Read More →

Flying to Australia: Time Travel

Flying to Australia has provided us with two very very very very long days, with lots of waiting around. We managed on the whole to entertain ourselves and get through it, but it is not something you would want to do every week. I am glad we are taking our time getting back home and not […]

Posted in: Peninsula