Day 2. We’ve had a full day on Bohol touring hte main island. So, first thing in the morning we hopped in our hired car, with our driver, Yano. He first took us to the Chocolate Hills which is about 1.5 hours away from Alona beach. On the way there, we drove through different barangays… Continue reading Bohol (pt 2), PH
Bohol (pt 1), PH
Day 1. We arrived in Bohol via the Supercat, which was a 1.5 hour ferry ride from Cebu to Tagbilaran City in Bohol. The ferry was pretty state-of-the art, with an in-house movie and seats similar to an aircraft carrier. The ride was very smooth despite the overcast skies and threats of rain. Alona beach… Continue reading Bohol (pt 1), PH
Cebu (Cebu City), PH
With room to really stretch out, I had a fantastic sleep. Christina did not fare so well, and watched TV until three in the morning. We had a cultural city tour booked for mid-morning, so didn’t spend too long snoozing, but instead headed down to see how the included breakfast was. We’ve had breakfast included… Continue reading Cebu (Cebu City), PH
Cebu (Cordova), PH
Our ride to the Busuanga airport got us there in plenty of time. The extra hour and a half we had was more than enough to get acquainted with the tiny departures “lounge”, and was long enough for the stifling heat to lose its charm. The flight was smooth enough, and we landed well ahead… Continue reading Cebu (Cordova), PH
Palawan (Coron), PH
Leaving for Palawan was a bit hectic at the NAIA aiport – the system crashed and the airline was delayed, so it took a while to check in. Since it was a domestic (and short) flight, we got to board via the tarmac onto a propellor engine plane. Other than the landing, which was a… Continue reading Palawan (Coron), PH
Manila, PH
Picking up from where Dan left off on Good Friday, the following day Tito Lito picked us up and brought us back to the house to visit and join them for lunch. The whole clan was there, including Tita Inday (Tito Lito’s sister) and we had the opportunity to meet our brand new nephew, Rafael.… Continue reading Manila, PH
“Mabuhay” Philippines
Our flight out of Sydney was a bit of a pain. We had travelled from Brisbane to Sydney in order to connect with our departing flight, after having heard from our carrier that it didn’t make sense to adjust our itinerary such that we depart Australia from Brisbane directly. Only as we were doing our… Continue reading “Mabuhay” Philippines
“Hooroo” Australia
Somehow the end of our 5 week stay in Australia snuck up on us and we are already en route to Manila, Philippines. Our last two days in Sydney took us to Darling Harbour, where we enjoyed seeing the different kinds of ships that were docked. Our hostel (YHA Central) for this second stay in… Continue reading “Hooroo” Australia
Brisbane, AUS… Again
As previously noted, our last days in Noosa finished quietly and uneventfully, due to both poor weather and poor health. Unfortunately, neither of those things have changed with our change of scenery. We arrived in Brisbane yesterday afternoon after a smooth bus ride back along the Sunshine Highway. We checked back in to Chill Backpackers,… Continue reading Brisbane, AUS… Again
Noosa, AUS
Day 1. Today is Mom E’s birthday and we woke up again to a blue and sunny skies in Brisbane. Since it was still only April 9th in Calgary, I decided to wait until later to fire out an email to mom. We had gone the economic route last night and as I’m sure our… Continue reading Noosa, AUS