Something that Indonesia has lots of (apart from people) is Volcanoes. We don’t have any in the UK, and there’s something alluring about the majestic power of planet earth violently erupting to the surface and reshaping the landscape. Perhaps the … Continue reading Bromo Bromance
After a few nights in Jakarta, living the high-life courtesy of the British Foreign Office (thanks to our friend James, posted here on Her Majesty’s service), we set off for Jogjakarta (or Yogya, if you’re down with the kids). Billed … Continue reading Jogjakarta – Temple Tedium strikes again
The Banyaks are an archipelago of tiny, barely inhabited, palm fringed islands, surrounded by coral and abundant marine life off the southern coast of Sumatra. It’s textbook paradise and so remote you feel like you’re really at the ends of … Continue reading Banyak Islands, our Robinson Crusoe experience
The next unfathomably huge and mysterious country on our list to be tackled was Indonesia – a place whose vast expanse and insurmountable geography boggles the mind as you stare at it on an atlas. Places like Sumatra, Papua and … Continue reading Bukit Lawang – Close encounters of the orange kind
The only way to get anywhere in the Philippines is to ‘island hop’. But which islands to hop between? The Philippines is made up of 7,641, many of which are uninhabited and often either rocky outcrops or sand banks with … Continue reading Sharks, Tarsiers, Chocolate Hills and the miscellaneous islands of the Philippines
So far, every place we have visited has its unique raison d’etre. Nepal has its humbling landscapes. India is imbibed with history and deep religious culture. Vietnam is a mecca for your taste buds. It’s pretty safe to say the … Continue reading Philippines vs Yogurt – our search for a unique culture
Read any guide book on the Philippines and you’ll be sold the fairy-tale paradise that is Boracay. You’ll read about its miles of dreamy white sandy beaches and picture postcard sunsets. You’ll be told it retains a laid back island … Continue reading BORE-acay
What defines a tropical island ‘paradise’? Most people’s check list would include a white sandy beach, amazing ocean life, incredible sunsets and beer on tap. Thumbing through the Lonely Planet in search of somewhere to go between Coron and Cebu, … Continue reading Paradise is an island called Pandan
Coron Bay, Philippines: sheer rock cliffs tower above pristine blue lagoons, beneath the waves, mysterious Japanese shipwrecks await underwater exploration. This stunning setting is the main lure of Busuanga Island, North of Palawan in the Bacuit Archipelago. The seven hour … Continue reading Coron – underwater adventureland
On the way to the Philippines, we must have slipped through a disturbance in the time-space continuum. Yes, we stepped onto a short haul flight in Hong Kong, but somehow we lost several hours and landed in a place where … Continue reading Palawan – paradise lost, then found again
We’re writing this blog post from the Philippines, a country which has everything thing you’d want from a picture postcard island paradise… except good grub. Throughout our trip, our taste buds have been tickled by some tantalising dishes. Nepal gave … Continue reading Pho-king delicious – foodie delights of Vietnam
Arriving in a city at 4.30am gives you an interesting perspective. You see it slowly come to life, remnants of the night before shuffle home while workers set out for their daily grind. After a 16h train journey covering over … Continue reading Ho Chi Minh
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