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Chocolate Hills and Tarsiers in Bohol, the Philippines

Without a doubt Boracay is the most famous beach in the Philippines, usually ranked among the top ten in the world. It is a place where sun worshippers flock en masse each year, with accommodation catering to the budget traveler and resort tourists aplenty and several water activities available to entertain everyone. This means however [...]

July 1, 2009 | 19 Comments More
This is what Moalboal is about

Snorkeling and diving in Moalboal, the Philippines

The truth is that we had only heard about this sleepy little town 2 days before arriving while investigating what places are good for whale shark watching in the Philippines, and were looking forward to seeing these creatures as well as the turtles that are supposed to abound in the area. To get there from [...]

June 30, 2009 | 20 Comments More
Jeepney in Manila

Manila (the Philippines) is no pearl of orient

As if our horrible flight (read here) had not been enough, making our way into the country was not easy either, as we did not have an outbound flight  because we didn’t know what our next destination would be.  We were told we had to purchase a ticket on the spot, but eventually managed to [...]

June 17, 2009 | 16 Comments More

Our plane was hit by lightning- and began to plunge

Only a few days prior to our KK-Manila flight an air France Airbus flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris dissappeared in the Atlantic Ocen with 228 people on board. Everyone knows what this means, and so the idea of flying did not make me very happy. Some people like flying, others don’t- I would [...]

June 17, 2009 | 9 Comments More
On the way up

Climbing Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia

Getting to KK from Brunei is best done by catching a ferry to Labuan Island and then another to mainland Malaysia, either straight to KK or via Menumbok and a bus to KK which is what we had to do. KK doen’t have good value hostels, but if you look thoroughly you will find a [...]

June 14, 2009 | 24 Comments More
At the mosque before prayer time

What do Monkeys and Oil Have in Common? Backpacking Brunei

Getting to the Sultanate of Brunei from Malaysian Borneo requires crossing a thorough customs process which we covered uneventfully. The funny thing is that we thought we were heading to Bandar Seri Begawan (capital city, Bandar for short), but half an hour into the country we were dropped in Kuala Belait, a small town 2 [...]

June 10, 2009 | 13 Comments More
Chasing our bus

Niah Caves in Miri, Malaysia

Niah caves are 132 km South of Miri, which is an 8 hour bus ride north of Sibu. General consensus is that it is best to visit the second largest cave system in Malaysia with an organized tour from Miri because of costs and transportation, so why do anything else? That was our plan…which we [...]

June 9, 2009 | 4 Comments More
Li Hua hotel- view from our room

May 29 2009- my birthday in Sibu

We had enjoyed Kuching enough and it was time to move on despite a wisdom tooth that had begun to give me some trouble a doay or two before. Regardless, we got on the boat that would take us from Kuching to Sibu, a medium sized town 3.5 hours by boat north of Kuching that [...]

June 9, 2009 | 1 Comment More

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