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 […]
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Snorkeling and diving in Moalboal, the Philippines
by maitravelsite on June 30, 2009 | 2 Comments
Posted in East & SE Asia, Philippines 
Tags: Moalboal, Philippines, snorkeling, whale sharks, white beach 
2 Comments »Manila (the Philippines) is no pearl of orient
by maitravelsite on June 17, 2009 | 3 Comments
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 […]
Our plane was hit by lightning– and began to plunge
by maitravelsite on June 17, 2009 | 7 Comments
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 […]
Posted in East & SE Asia, Philippines Tags: Airplane, Cebu Pacific Manila, Kota kinabalu, Philippines 7 Comments »Climbing Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia
by maitravelsite on June 14, 2009 | 23 Comments
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 few […]
Posted in East & SE Asia, Malaysia Tags: borneo, climbing, dentist, Kota kinabalu, Malaysia, mountain kinabalu, Sabah, treking 23 Comments »What do monkeys and oil have in common? Backpacking Brunei
by maitravelsite on June 10, 2009 | 2 Comments
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 […]
Posted in Brunei, East & SE Asia Tags: asia, Bandar seri Begawan, Brunei, campung ayer, food, proboscis monkey 2 Comments »Niah Caves in Miri, Malaysia
by maitravelsite on June 9, 2009 | 2 Comments
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 […]
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