Friday 13th January 2017 At the airport, I had some dinner first as I was early then queued to register my luggage. The main open question was: Will I have to pay an airport terminal fee or is that included in the ticket? There used to be a tax of about 750 pesos. It was impossible … More From Manila back to Sydney
Friday 13th January 2017 I woke up with a view over the crazy pollution of Manila. To the right. I walked from Pearl of the Orient to Fort Santiago to go see this old Spanish fortress located in the Intramuros area, the oldest district and historic core of Manila. On my way to Fort Santiago, … More Manila
Wednesday 11th January 2017 I woke up and had brekky and walked to the Dive Centre and was there at 8am. It was pouring rain all divers waiting there were told the dive day was cancelled as all boats had been forbidden to go on the sea that day. That also meant every single boat … More El Nido – 2 days
Tuesday 10th January 2017 I woke up early morning and walked alongside the beach. The island dog went with me to the left side. Judith was already awake, Daniel too. This place was so pretty in the early morning. I went for a snorkel, the tide was low and it was now really shallow, I … More Tao Expedition – Day 5
Monday 9th January 2017 Here was the view I had in the morning when I woke up, the mist coming out of the hut in the background was from the bakery. Andi was coming back from it, he had already helped baking some bread and Priscilla was going there. The dogs were cute playing together. … More Tao Expedition – Day 4
Sunday 8th January 2017 I woke up and helped Daniel, Judith and JC to take the skin off some long aubergines which had just been barbecued. Once barbecued, Mike and JC were letting them marinate with eggs battered with red onions, fish sauce, small tomatoes and pepper. Then Mike and JC were grilling them on … More Tao Expedition – Day 3
Saturday 7th January 2017 I woke up at dawn because…I had to run to the toilets!! Also because of the cold. That night, I wish I had a jumper. It was a systematic answer at brekky with everyone: ‘Did you sleep well?’ Answer: ‘Yeah, but I got a bit cold.’ It was the only night … More Tao Expedition – Day 2
Friday 6th January 2017 I woke up and had brekky on the terrace with the beautiful view. Then got my bags and jumped into a trike off to the Pantalan pier. Going through Coron Town Proper. Arriving at the Pantalan pier. I arrived first at the pier and savoured that quiet moment before the exciting expedition would … More Tao Expedition – Day 1
Thursday 5th January 2017 I walked about 10 minutes from the hotel to Tagbilaran airport and here I was. I waited in the upstairs area. From there, there was a good view of the plane when it landed and disembarked luggages and passengers. Queuing to embark. Getting on the plane to Manila. Bye Tagbilaran! Bye … More From Bohol to Busuanga
Wednesday 4th January 2017 In the morning, I was one of the first to leave as I had an appointment with the tarsier in the afternoon I didn’t want to miss so I said good-bye to the boat. And good bye to everyone! And back into the traffic of Cebu, off to the pier from … More Bohol – Tarsier and Firefly kayaking
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