The spectacular Rice Terraces of Banaue and Batad – and the hanging coffins of Sagada…
When I first visited the Philippines about 20 years ago, I travelled to the famous rice terraces of Banaue on a local bus which ended […]
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Swimming with turtles – Apo Island, Philippines
Two years ago I visited Reunion Island near Mauritius for two weeks, and one of the enduring memories of that trip was a visit I […]
El Nido – Paradise can get too crowded
If you do a Google search for El Nido you’ll be met by hundreds of absolutely breathtaking photographs of the lagoons and beaches around El […]
Coron, Palawan – the last frontier for travellers….
Speak to any traveller who has spent time in Philippines or to local Filipino’s, and their eyes tend to glaze over when you mention Palawan, […]
Philippines: Our Palawan adventure begins…
Palawan was long regarded as the last frontier of the Philippines, even when I visited for the first time 9 years ago. At that time […]
Yogyakarta and Beautiful Borobudur
When visiting Java there are several places that always come up when chatting to fellow travellers as ‘not-to-be-missed’ destinations. Borobudur temple is one of those […]
Orangutans of Kalimantan…
So this month I got to fulfill a lifelong dream I have had since I was a teenager. A good friend of the family used […]
100 days of Travelling
It’s hard to believe that we have already spent 100 days travelling through South East Asia since our departure from Cape Town on 24 August […]
Laid back Koh Lanta…
After visiting two islands which we knew were not on the typical itinerary of most travelers to Thailand, we decided to spend a week on […]
Koh Mook, Thailand – an authentic island experience
If it’s an authentic island experience you’re after without hordes of tourists, then look no further than the quiet island of Koh Mook in the […]