As far as travel days go today was pretty damn flawless. Our guesthouse owner in Siquijor drove us to the port at 6:30am in his shiny, white tuktuk. The original plan was to get the slow ferry to save money. Two fast ferries were leaving beforehand so we just sat around and waited until we…
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Moped adventures around Siquijor Island | The Philippines
It’s been a long time since we last rented a little moped, I think it was in Myanmar when we whizzed around on a cute little e-bike exploring the ancient temples. Craig always does the driving because I can’t be trusted. He tried teaching me in Thailand back in 2009 on what we thought was…
Flying to the Philippines and our first few days exploring Siquijor Island
Our flight from Seoul to Cebu in The Philippines was an uncomfortable one. I had a mum next to me with an oversized baby with extra long limbs on her lap who was borderline at the stage of requiring it’s own chair. After a huge tantrum with ear piercing screams the baby fell asleep, along…
A crazy mountain hike and our first Korean BBQ | Seoul
Many people visit South Korea for the food, the shopping and the beauty products which seem to be all over social media at the moment. Those aren’t really our interests so our plan was to do something a little different and take a hike in Bukhansan National Park which is just an hour north of…
From Seoul to the mountains in Sokcho | South Korea
We weren’t sure where to head after China but flights to the Philippines were reasonable and laying on a beach sounded rather appealing after the tough hikes in China. The price was basically the same if we flew to South Korea first though so that’s what we planned on doing. It’s not a cheap country…
Chengdu and it’s Giant Pandas | Our final week in China
After two months exploring China we’ve decided it’s time to leave. We’ve had the most incredible time and seen some of the best scenery in our 16 years travelling around the world but when things start to annoy us in a country we know it’s time to go. Things that were minor and never used…
Exploring pristine mountains | Four Sisters, China
There are three valleys you can visit in Four Sisters Mountain National Park which sits to the north of Chengdu. Shuangqiao Valley is to the west and by far the most developed with a shuttle bus travelling over 30km through the park to the end of the valley so due to the easy accessibility it’s…
Exploring the Tibetan villages around Danba
Danba is considered to be one of Sichuan’s gateways into the Tibetan regions but for us it marks the end of our time in this magical area of the world. We had a long walk with our backpacks through Danba to our hostel which was very rustic. I felt like we were backpacking in 2009…
A wild west Tibetan town in western Sichuan
Tagong is a one road town, surrounded by pastures, backed by mountains and full of Wild West charm. It’s home to Tibetans who pride themselves on their horsemanship skills. After exploring the very traditional Tibetan towns of Litang and Garze we were a little surprised to find Tagong had catered to domestic tourists with lots…
Challenges travelling the Tibetan Plateau and hospitable locals
Getting from Litang to Garzi (also known as Ganze) took a long while. We woke up to a fresh layer of snow on the hills, it’s April but Litang sits at 4000m elevation so winter lasts longer up here. We made our way to the shared van area which can be a little intimidating on…
NON STOP TRAVELLING 