Tag Archives: South East Asia
Philippines Tour Part 9 – Manilla Return
We made our way back to the capital where we would be staying in Quezon City – officially a separate city but part of the Manilla municipality. It was here that Mohamed Ali & Joe Frazier famously contested the Thrilla in Manila world heavyweight boxing match. En route we stopped off at a very unusual […]
Philippines Tour Part 8 – 100 Islands & Mount Pinatubo
We headed south once more in the direction of Manila to visit the archipelago of small islands off Luzon’s coast. The drive was a long one, not helped by not being able to locate our remote hotel. After a delicious home-cooked fish meal we slept well in readiness for our morning out on a small […]
An Arrival Into Cambodia – Excerpt from Drip by Drip
An excerpt from my fictional book Drip by Drip set in South East Asia. This passage describes the book protagonists arrival into Phnom Penh.
Philippines Tour Part 7 – San Juan La Union & Baguio
San Juan La Union Today we would head around 85-miles south to the beach resort of La Union following our morning in Vigan. It promised golden beaches & surf, however I had booked a hotel around 30-minutes hot and sweaty walk away. No problem, Carlos drove us to a beachside restaurant where we feasted on […]
Philippines Tour Part 5 – Pagudpud & Ilocos Norte Region
Continuing our November 23 tour of Philippines main island of Luzon.
Philippines Tour Part 4 – The Ancient Tattooist
We left the Shire after an early breakfast and well before elevenses to continue northwards. We would pass fabulous rice terraces once more and end up in Tuguegarao for the night. However, the highlight of the day would be a visit to the village of Buscalan in the province of Kalinga. We met our local […]
Philippines Tour Part 3 – Sagada & The Shire
After leaving Banaue we had a long journey to get to Sagada where we would be staying the night. The journey required very skilful driving – tight bends corkscrewing up and down mountain roads, potholes deep enough to be swallowed up in, sporadic road works, trucks & buses providing obstacles to pass, and chickens & […]
Philippines Tour Part 2 – The Rice Terraces
We met our driver after an early breakfast and set off for two nights staying in Banaue, home of World Heritage rice terraces. This was to be a journey of 9-hours as we wound our way up and around the Mountain Region into the Cordilleras Mountains. After leaving the sprawl of Manila we soon hit […]
Tuesday Train – Thailand to Laos
Back in 2010 I took an overnight train from Bangkok in Laos. We crossed the Peace & Fruendship Bridge between Thailand and Laos before alighting in a new country. From there it was a 30-minute tuk tuk ride into Vientiane.
