Rhodes
Another trek with our backpacks saw us to the port of Fethiye in Turkey where we would catch the ferry across to Rhodes in GREECE! Upon arrival at the Rhodes port, we were faced with a rather impressive line for the immigration office. Fortunately, it was the chillest immigration experience… passport scan, brief glance at […]
Türkiye
Istanbul On Day 1 in Istanbul we… Woke up to a beautiful Turkish breakfast spread with a breathtaking view of the Blue Mosque, which was 400 metres walk from our hotel. Spent 45 minutes waiting in line for tickets to Hagia Sofia. Upon entering, we were greeted with incredible vaulted ceilings and fascinating architecture of […]
Ha Long Bay & Ninh Binh
Ha Long Bay For our final morning in Hanoi, we had set our alarms and packed our bags the night before, and were downstairs at 6:50 ready for a 7 am pick-up. Unfortunately, our guide had arrived at 6:45. We did not get his call, so he had left. Our lovely hostess had alerted us […]
Hanoi
Day 1 5th Feb Deprived of sleep, we went through immigration, and the visa attendant seemed utterly thrilled (and by thrilled, we mean he appeared as joyful as a man who had just been diagnosed with a rare case of super-haemorrhoids). Sarah had done her research and knew that Vietnam requires proof of onward travel, […]
Tao Philippines
So, to put it plainly, “This is the BEST THING WE HAVE EVER DONE” while travelling. In this short entry, we will do our best to give you a taste of the ‘Tao’ experience, but we know nothing we describe will do it justice. So, to set it off, picture this: Secluded islands, swimming with […]
Concrete, Colonialism & Chaos
Tosh was in a particularly good mood the morning after our crazy first day in Manila. Importantly, he had a solid sleep. More importantly, however, he had triumphed over Sarah in the debut chess match in the Greenbelt gardens the previous afternoon. In all honesty, it wasn’t a well-balanced match. Tosh was ashamedly part of […]
48 Hours in Manila
The Flight We’ll admit it, we chose the hard way. But our trial by fire worked in our favour in the end. Instead of making the rational decision to fly direct to Manila, we were lured by cheaper flights (and a stop over at Changi Airport), and thus, the madness began. To be fair, the […]
The Adventure Begins
You may be wondering how you go about enacting such a hair-brained scheme as travelling overseas for 12 months. Well it’s rather simple you must be a) mad and b) have a remarkable capacity for planning, detail and c) find someone who satisfies both criteria and hope they don’t mind you tagging along. Along with […]