Travelblog#47: Danum Valley – Borneo

25th February-3rd March, 2015 I returned to Borneo: a place I visited during my last adventure around Asia three years ago. And why? Well, firstly; I discovered that when one flies from the Philippines to Nepal, it actually works out cheaper to go via Kota Kinabalu. There were a few places I wanted to seeContinue reading “Travelblog#47: Danum Valley – Borneo”

Travelblog#38: The Visayas Part 1 (Bohol & Siquijor) – the Philippines

­­19th-24th January, 2015 After ten days spent in pretty but a little bit too touristy Palawan, it was time to move on. Me and my three companions – James, Chloe and Jody – boarded a plane. Our next destination was the Visayas; an archipelago of scattered islands which, due to its geographically central location andContinue reading “Travelblog#38: The Visayas Part 1 (Bohol & Siquijor) – the Philippines”

Travelblog#26: Bukittinggi Part 1 (First Day) – Sumatra, Indonesia

26th November, 2014 I left Padang at 6am in the morning. Partly because I wanted to make the most of the day ahead but also because the guest house I stayed in was infested with bedbugs and I was keen to get out of there. The bus journey to Bukittinggi was about two hours longContinue reading “Travelblog#26: Bukittinggi Part 1 (First Day) – Sumatra, Indonesia”