Collecting mussels at Moalboal

April 17th 2008
We have just finished visiting our 13th and final island in the Philippines. There are a total of 7,107 islands, so we have just 7,094 left to visit on another trip! Wow, I thought we had covered quite a lot in our 5 or so weeks here, but we certainly have a lot left for next time!... Since I last published a blog, we have been to three different places, all famous for diving. Consequently, we ... read more

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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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Sharon and Scott

Born to travel

Scott and I have always been travellers at heart. We first met on the beach in Spain in 1995 and had what we thought was "just a holiday romance". We met again briefly a year later in Salzburg, Austria and then a few years later in Hawaii. At the time, I was working in Japan, and Scott was back in California after his two years in Barcelona, Spain. Together, we have left it all behind to backpack around the world, not once, not twice, but three times. Travel really is addictive! Each time, we'd quit our jobs, put our meager belongings into storage or sell what was too big to store, leave o... full info

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