Australia (country 7) – Week One

Melbourne Our flight to Melbourne was with Philippine airlines, who were okay. Without anyone behind me, I had the luxury of full-tilt on my reclining seat, and for once avoided anyone smashing my knees from infront. We managed to get a couple of hours kip (and I snuck in a film, John Wick 3; perfect … Continue reading Australia (country 7) – Week One

Philippines week 2 – The Islands (Part 2)

Puerto Princesa, Palawan We were picked up at 7am. The driver had to stop by a pharmacist to pick up some medicine for his wee daughter who had not been well overnight with a fever. We dropped the medicine off at his house, which was a sobering sight. Behind the main town of Puerto Princesa, … Continue reading Philippines week 2 – The Islands (Part 2)

Philippines week 2 – The Islands (Part 1)

We spent one further night on Infiniti, as it sailed overnight to dock back in Cebu harbour at Mactan island. Along with our Swiss compatriot Tobi, we caught a ferry from the island to Cebu City harbour, where we went through a convoluted ticketing process, involving passports, ticket purchase, stamping, check-in, bag-drop and finally boarding, … Continue reading Philippines week 2 – The Islands (Part 1)

Philippines week 1 – underwater

It’s been a while since the last post. We’ve been largely incommunicado. We’ve been on a boat, or underwater. We arrived at Cebu airport after a couple of hops to KL, then onto the Philippines. We taxi’d to our hotel (opting, after queuing for a white cab for 45 minutes, to pay the extra for … Continue reading Philippines week 1 – underwater

Indonesia… Here be dragons

It’s 5 days later, and we’re in Indonesia. Transferring from Bali, we caught a domestic flight to Labuan Bajo, a small fishing town on west of the Island of Flores, in the Nusa Tenggara region of Indonesia. This would be our base for the next few days as we explore Komodo National Park, the land … Continue reading Indonesia… Here be dragons