Paracas’ teensy port was bedlam, early Wednesday morn. Rows and rows of tourists, craning their necks to see which queue boards next, were uncontestably antsy. So was our toddler Luna. Poor thing was recovering from a fever. It was day 211 of our round-the-world trip, and she just turned sixteen months. Such milestone we were…
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Coloane Island, Macau: Cheoc Van Beach, Seac Pai Van Park and Giant Panda Pavilion
Snapshot Saturday: Postcard #8 Australia Walkabout Wildlife Park, New South Wales
It’s day 144 of our round-the-world trip, and we’ve finally settled in U.S.A.! We’re totally not excited about spending winter in California (after a long Australian winter), but since the hubby’s visa approval took ages, we didn’t have much choice. It’s just been two days since we arrived, and already we’re heading out to see…
Piedras Blancas, California: Seal Ville
The zigzagging segment of California’s Highway 1 that ascends to Big Sur made me feel all snoozy, however, a nipping frigorific breeze that seeped through the sunroof kept me wide awake. My hubby, our 8-month old daughter and I were aboard our hired car en route to San Francisco from Los Angeles. Half an hour…
Snapshot Saturday: Morning Monkey Business
Man, ain’t that the cutest nose ever?!I shrieked as we chanced upon a bunch of proboscis monkeys, freely wandering and having brekkie by the beach. We were then striding towards our chosen forest trail for a morning hike in Bako National Park, Sarawak’s oldest national park, Borneo. I shrieked some more, and jumped, and sobbed…
Snapshot Saturday: Sweet Tooth
Koh Phangan
Getting off an overloaded ferry was hell, but such big relief we docked Koh Phangan alive. Koh Phangan is 15km north of Koh Samui and is considered as the hammock haven of Thailand. Our overcrowded ferry to Koh Phangan.We immediately contacted via SMS a fellow Pinoy Couchsurfer Poch who was already in Haad Rin looking…
Backpacking Borneo: Bako National Park
Bako National Park can make you feel like you’re on the set of ‘Lost’, with its a la choose-your-own-adventure trails. It is Sarawak’s oldest national park, gazetted as a protected area in 1957. It covers an area of 2,727 hectares (with an incredible variety of plant species) at the tip of the Muara Tebas peninsula.
Backpacking Borneo: Negara Brunei Darussalam
From Pulau Labuan, an express boat to Brunei’s Muara Serasa Ferry Terminal (RM35) is only an hour long. This port is situated about 25km off Bandar Seri Begawan, but we did not bother checking on transport options to the city since a CouchSurfing host was picking us up. Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, conveniently located near…
Backpacking Borneo: Pulau Sapi
Anita was raving about ‘the islands’ over beer at The Loft, so we blocked off a day for Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park (a group of five islands named after Malaysia’s first Prime Minister). That day started with me exchanging morning pleasantries with Kuba and Maciek, both from Poland, on the way to the bathroom….