Worth The Wait. I was bloody exhausted when I left work and headed to the airport. Even after sixty straight days of work I have nothing to complain about but, I was most definitely ready for a day off. Unfortunately, I had to take an overnight flight to Sri Lanka before I could really begin …
Heaven and Hell. Some fun Filipino facts. They love basketball! It's everywhere. The kids don't play football or, beat kittens to death with a stick no, they play basketball, You may be thinking, 'are people from South East Asia short though?'. Yes, yes they are but, apparently this does not deter them from playing a …
My favourite Asian country. I booked the Philippines on a whim. I wanted to go to Sri Lanka. Like, really, really wanted to go to Sri Lanka but, the tour I wanted to do was cancelled and there was no other alternative that I wanted to do there. I had already booked my holiday slot …
I want to be a restaurant owner. Fun fact number 1. The Turkish flag is red which represents the blood sacrificed by her soldiers and the moon and star, well, represents a moon and star which, I suppose was shining above a battlefield at some point. The grand finale to this fun fact is …
A Sitting Turkey. Turkey has been on my travel list for some years now, but then, so has nearly every where! My intention had always been to travel from Cairo to Istanbul, overloading around Egypt, up through Jordan, Syria and Turkey. A trip which is supposed to be amazeballs. Obviously that tour is on hold …
Hypocritically speaking...... If one would like to get a sense of the way the world is going then snorkelling would offer the perfect picture. Bali and Lombok like so many other jolly good places offer snorkelling left, right and, centre. The problem, every site you visit is or, is fast becoming a graveyard. As you …
Surfs up. Being a hot, muggy country, it is only right that Indonesia should possess a heap of temples. In this instance it was 'The mother Temple' which was a large complex on the road out of Ubud. It was a rather smart place and offered awesome views of the surrounding countryside. We were also …
