Destination: Philippines

Penguins & `The Monkeys`

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 | By jazz81 | Views [535]

Arriving in Manila at 5 am in the morning I headed straight for the hostel and was luckily able to check in early. After a long sleep I just spent the day relaxing and meeting other travellers at the hostel. The evening was spent enjoying our last drinks ... Read more >

Aching muscles & waterfalls

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 | By jazz81 | Views [1275]

After a great nights sleep we had a fantastic brekkie of local coffee and banana pancakes. We then set off somewhat sore to the nearby waterfall and a proper tour of the village. The village is built into the hill, there is no transport, the only way ... Read more >

`Star Trek` con`td

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 | By jazz81 | Views [799]

After thanking our guide we were then back on something that at least resembled a path and after a final push we had reached the village of Batad. We had a fantastic view point over the Terraces and the entire village. After a quick breather we were off ... Read more >

`Star Trek`

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 | By jazz81 | Views [929]

After Cebu (having finally found the hostel, which was fantastic, they threw us a party that night because it was the owners b`day) I hopped on an early 5am flight back to Manila. Getting back from the airport in Manila I ended walking through one of ... Read more >

Gallery: Ifugo Rice Terraces

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 | By jazz81 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Manila

Sun, 7 Dec 2008 | By jazz81 | Photo Gallery

sugar...ah honey honey

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 | By houdyman | Views [932]

This story is out of order with Hong Kong but it was a good place to end at even with spending an extra night in Manila because of crappy Tiger Airways. I had heard of a town called Sipalay and a nearby beach called Sugar Beach that was supposed to rival ... Read more >

So far,so good

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 | By jazz81 | Views [441]

After nearly 6 weeks travelling things seem to going great. My bag and I are finally at peace so for my mates in Oz and Mom in Ireland you shouldn`t be receiving any more random items of clothing or such else in the post ! Finally got it down to 2 ... Read more >

Time, Distance & a bag of Rice

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 | By jazz81 | Views [520]

Its not that buses don`t travel on time in the Philippines,they don`t, its that even when you account for all of the delays, the random stops, the times when they dont bother stopping and everything else you begin to realise that even if you travelled ... Read more >

Gallery: sipalay/sugar beach 3

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 | By houdyman | Photo Gallery

Gallery: sipalay/sugar beach 2

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 | By houdyman | Photo Gallery

Gallery: siquijor

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 | By houdyman | Photo Gallery

Gallery: dumaguette

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 | By houdyman | Photo Gallery

Boracay Daze

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 | By jazz81 | Views [908]

Managed to bag a lastminute cheap flight to Boracay Island. Flew into a nearby airport then finally arrived after a bus and boat ride. All was well until I realised that I had left my guide book back at the hostel in manila in my mad dash for the flight.... Read more >

moto of death

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 | By houdyman | Views [749]

Afterleaving Manila I flew to Dumaguette for three days/nights including a stopover on the island of Siquijor for a night. Dumaguette is mostly a college town with Silliman University right off of the city center so there are lots of college students ... Read more >