What a mission to leave the Nuts Huts! I had the choice of climbing a couple of hundred steps then the 15minute walk to the road with my bags or taking the boat across the river for 10pesos and walking the 1.5km into Loboc and taking the bus from there. I chose the boat and the 1.5km walk as that meant i could stop in Loboc and buy some of the delicious sponge/coconut hot sugar cakes that i discovered the other day when i visited and in the end it always comes down to the food! I was then able to easily catch the bus going to Tagbilaran, although it was abit squashed on the bus it was only for 40mins so it wasnt too bad, the driver wasnt crazy like most Philippino drivers and ... read more

I stayed at Harolds Pension which is probably the best place I've stayed at in the Philippines and the cheapest after initially only going to say for three nights I changed my mind to five as there is loads to do here, including awesome diving at Apo Island and the worlds best muck diving. The first afternoon I had a walk around the town and the waterfront. Then the hostel was having a BBQ night so at 6pm they took us to the market to buy whatever we wanted I had some fresh tuna with egg plant and pumpkin. Then they seasoned it for us and cooked it, I ate too much but it was delicious. I met everyone else staying at the hostel and we spent the evening sat on the roof top restaurant ... read more

Arriving in Puerto I took a tricycle the 12km to Banwa Pension, a funky arty hostel downtown. Close to the hostel there was only a small street that offered a bit of food and things. But it did have a bakery on it with some nice fresh cheese bread and things, it was so good to have fresh bread after so many months even if it was white. I booked to go to the underground river the next day. A contender in the new 7 natural wonders of the world. I spent the next two nights in the mens dorm as there was no room in the ladies the first night and I couldn't be bothered to move the second. The next morning I had been told I would get picked up between 8 and ... read more

After the storm had passed I headed off to discover what the town had to offer. Its amazing you don't get 'hello mister' a million times as you walk down the street. Its a nice little town with a great walkway and seating area around the sea and some beautiful views. I booked to go diving to a sunken oil tanker and skelton wreck the following day, there are literally hundreds of wrecks around the area, many not yet discovered. For dinner it was noodles even though there is a wide range of western food here I still choose the rice and noodles you don't have expectations of them as much as western food and western food never seems to be quite how you expected it to be. My day trip diving was a long ... read more

Arriving in Singapore I wanted to make my way quickly to Central Quay to meet up with my uncle for dinner, so after taking a taxi and having a few minor problems contacting him we eventually headed out. But there was choice! Too much choice! After not having to make a decision over food for so long and even when you did make a choice it was rice or noodle's, fried or not, been in Singapore was strange. In the end I had steak with sticky date pudding for desert mmm. After picking up my new camera and organising some photos and music it was time to say goodbye and go find somewhere to sleep. Been in Singapore made me feel closer to England and far away from Indonesia and countries that feel much more ... read more