Travelblog SA#14: Iquitos – Peru

30th August – 5th September 2018 Sometimes when travelling you have rather romanticised expectations which do not deliver and such was the case when I embarked upon my journey to the Amazon. The idea was that I wanted to reach Iquitos – the Amazon’s biggest city, an urban pocket deep within the jungle – byContinue reading “Travelblog SA#14: Iquitos – Peru”

Travelblog#42: Donsol – the Philippines

9th-12th February, 2015 Leaving Sibuyan Island behind marked the end of our journey through the Visayas. Pedro, James, Chloe and I returned to Romblon Island for a day, so that we could catch the ferry cruising towards Masbate the next morning. With a free afternoon to spare, on an island I was already familiar withContinue reading “Travelblog#42: Donsol – the Philippines”

Travelblog#40: The Visayas Part 3 (Tablas & Romblon) – the Philippines

1st-3rd February, 2015 Getting to Romblon Island was a bit more of an ordeal than I thought it would be. On the map it appeared to be only a short distance away, but when one is at the mercy of public transport you are often forced to take a route very different to how theContinue reading “Travelblog#40: The Visayas Part 3 (Tablas & Romblon) – the Philippines”