Sagada was a bit of a last minute decision. We had originally wanted to head straight to Baguio for the Flower Festival, but as we found out Sagada was only 3 hours away, we decided to go there for a day on the way as it is apparently beautiful. As we were soon to realise though it is true to say that jeepneys do not leave until they are full. As in really full. We were meant to leave around 8am, and naively we thought we might do. However, it was gone 10am when locals were still turning up with boxes and buckets to make their way to Bontoc- knowing that the stupid bus wouldn't be gone. On the other hand us tourists had been waiting around on the pavement since 7.30! Our journey required us ... read more

Kota Kinabalu was not as we had expected, although in retrospect, we weren't really sure what we had expected. We knew that Malaysian Borneo was mostly Muslim, we knew that Sabah was home to was the highest peak in Asia; Mount Kinabalu, and we knew about the Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park Islands. Knowing that KK is the gateway both to the attractions listed above, as well as others such as the world famous Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary, AND one of the worlds best dive sites; Sipidan, we had expected something, well, more. We had booked into Borneo Global Backpackers for a steal of a deal at 12 ringgit each per night (about £2.50) thinking that location wasn't all that important. We arrived into KK airport in the early evening (the Air Asia flight was fine ... read more

'Singapore is not Asia', a French woman had boldly announced over an Indian breakfast. She had been living in Asia for over 20 years and had reached her conclusion spending the last 2 in this modern, organised and litter free city. Singapore is what every city should be; well planned and easy to navigate. If you want to get from the far east to far west, you can probably take the whole journey without even seeing the sunlight, through a variety of interlinked malls and underground passages which are lined with the likes of Rolex stores amongst numerous 7/11s. We had arrived into Singapore from Sydney, on the 'short' flight of just under 8 hours, we were informed by our sales assistant back in STA Sydney. Qantas airlines were a real treat for us, and we ... read more

Before coming to Buenos Aires we had signed up to an online community called couch surfing. The aim of the project is to bring travellers from all over the world together; people create profiles and allow other travellers to stay with them at their place when they are travelling to that location. A lot of travellers that we met use the site regularly, and have raved about it, so we decided to give it a go. We had met Eric through couch surfing, and he had offered to host us throughout the duration of our stay in the city. Eric is a similar age to us, and although Argentinian, is a fluent English speaker. He owns his own software company with his brother, who, incidentally, was out of the country travelling South East Asia with his ... read more

We arrived into Bariloche along with the rain. Instantly we were glad that we had made the decision to extend our stay in El Bolson, as this town was nowhere near as charming for us. Bariloche is a resort town set on the side of a lake, it is known for its famous Swiss architecture which can be found around the town square, but unfortunately not really throughout the extent of the main town. There were a few choice streets which were made up of pretty shop fronts and boutique cafes and bars, but as you walked a few streets back you found yourself surrounded by run down buildings. Our bus drove through the centre of town to get to the terminal. We had to then get off the bus and buy another bus ticket back ... read more