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Philippines

El Nido and Coron (Philippines Diary #9)

El Nido in northern Palawan is one of the most popular tourist spots in the Philippines. This is followed by a much smaller island called Coron to the north, Boracay, and the most eastern island in the Philippines called Siargao. Surfers flock to the latter. It was a tough choice,

Philippines

Palawan (Philippines Travel Diary #8)

It was time to bid farewell to Siquijor and my new friends. What was unexpected was staying up the entire night with them! I had an early ferry to catch followed by a flight to Palawan, so decided to power through after getting a lift home with a random bunch

Philippines

Siquijor – Jol, Rinse, Repeat & Repent (Philippines Diary #6)

My method of remembering how to pronounce Siquijor, is “ciggie-whore”. I had found my kind of island which offers AMAZING snorkeling within protected marine sanctuaries! I was wetting my pants thinking how incredible a night snorkel would be with my new diving torch, but a lone local was on station

Thailand

Koh Lanta Old Town to Koh Por

I walked to the far end of a pier at Koh Lanta Old Town and spontaneously jumped aboard a longtail boat that was just about to leave with a supply of food and locals headed towards a teeny tiny island nearby called Koh Por. Apart from an elderly German couple

Thailand

Island Hopping (Thailand Travel Diary #11)

I watched a group boarding a longtail boat while eating banana pancakes. It was windy and overcast and the surf was choppy. I could sense their disappointment. I had hoped to scuba dive as a birthday treat, so I rented a scooter and took a ride along the coastline to