Siquijor - Before we depart...

November 15th 2013
We had seriously high hopes for the Philippines, as we'd heard it described by a few people as an absolute beach paradise. So, back in August, we dug out our trusty Lonely Planet and found the following advice: "If it's white sand, rum and coconuts you're after, look no further than the the Visayas...beach bums and divers should select a Visayan island and go" Unfortunatel ... read more

Asia » Philippines

The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. In 1935 the Philippines became a self-governing commonwealth. Manuel QUEZON was elected President and was ta... ... read more

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Hazel & Mark

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We are taking a year to travel around Southeast Asia. We fly out to Australia on the 17th Dec and will spend Christmas and New Year staying with family in Sydney. We are then going to fly to Auckland and spend a couple of months in New Zealand before returning to a round tour of Australia for another couple of months. By May time we should be back in Sydney and will then plan the rest of the tour of countries including Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam... (Apologies in advance from Mark for the inevitable spelling mistakes).... full info

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