Philippines Apo Island: You Can Swim with Turtles, but it’s not a Snorkelers’ Paradise
Apo Island, a small island southeast of Negros Occidental in the Philippines, is a popular snorkelling spot where you ca...
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Philippines Getting to Apo Island from Sugar Beach: via Sipalay, Hinoba-an and Malatapay
After three nights at Sugar Beach, the next destination was Apo Island, where snorkelling can be enjoyed. We decided to ...
Philippines Travel from Bacolod to Sugar Beach via Sipalay
Sipalay is considered a beautiful destination in Negros Occidental. Well Sugar Beach near to Sipalay is Sugar Beach in ...
Philippines Buying a SIM Card in Bacolod, Philippines
We arrived in the Philippines yesterday and promptly got a SIM card this morning. I think the WiFi situation in the Phil...
Philippines Quick tour of Bacolod City
Bacolod is located in the northern part of Negros Occidental, Philippines, and is the largest city on the island. It has...
Japan Walking the Old Hakone Highway: Hakone Checkpoint to Yamanaka Castle Ruins (approx. 7 km)
We went to Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture and would stay the night. As we arrived in Mishima in the morning we decide...
Japan Tokyo, Haneda to Bacolod in Philippines via Manila by Air: ANA and Cebu Pacific
Finally, the day to leave Japan as Golden Week approached and prices would soar. On Tuesday, 25 April 2023, we flew from...
Japan Cloudy Skies and No View of Mt Fuji… but a Half-Day Tour of Shizuoka City
We are in Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture. Time is over here for this temporary return to Japan. Tomorrow we will ret...
Japan Fuji City One-day Sightseeing
Fuji City is located in the eastern part of Shizuoka Prefecture and has a population of approximately 240,000 (estimated...
Japan Jogasaki Coast Hiking: Walking from Jogasaki Kaigan Station to Izu Kōgen Station
The Jōgasaki Coast is located in the east of the Izu Peninsula, where lava flowed from a volcano that erupted 4000 years...