Author: Libbytes
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The start of a long journey…
Well, we finally made it. We quit our jobs, I rented out my flat, we sold a lot of things and packed up the rest of our lives into storage, and here we are. First destination, The Maldives. But the Maldives are a collection of several atolls, split further into individual islands. The airport is…
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We’re out and ready to go!
Wow, what a weekend!! What a week!! And honestly it still doesn’t feel real that we’re going… Dave sold his car this week, so this weekend we hired a car from the airport to help us with the last runs to the storage. Emptying the flat took a little longer, and a lot more boxes,…
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How to quit your job and go backpacking
The last time I went backpacking, I had just finished my PhD. I had been living for free in student accommodation as a welfare tutor, and I had next nothing in terms of wordly possessions. I remember thinking about what to do with my stuff, I already had a self-storage in the UK, since my…
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How to ruin a Safari in Tanzania
We got met at the border at Namanga in Tanzania by someone from Mousebird Safaris, a company I had picked because of the high reviews on safaribooking.com. But we still had a fairly long drive to get to Arusha for the night before starting our safari the next day. Unfortunately, to add to the long…
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Safari in Amboseli National Park
I had booked my flights to Kenya and Tanzania long before I met Dave, but after being together only 6 weeks I was destined to fly to Nairobi for 10 days over New Years. I invited him to come with me, and amazingly, he said yes! So this ended up being our first holiday together.…
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Sick on Siquijor
From Bohol, I got the public ferry over to Siquijor, a relatively small island just off the larger island of Negros. Siquijor seemed a little less touristy compared to everywhere else I’d been, but still had a good tourist infrastructure and nice places to stay. I decided to treat myself and booked a fairly fancy…
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Biking in Bohol
Planning my trip to the Philippines was one of the hardest, actually. Because there are so many places I want to visit and see. This trip, I only have just over 2 weeks, so to do all the things I wanted without feeling rushed was a challenge. I think the amount of time I spent…
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Sleeping in El Nido
Unfortunately, my holiday eventually caught up to me, and whether it was something from the plane, maybe too much boozing in Coron, or exerting myself snorkelling too much, but by the time I got to my hotel in El Nido, I was FULL of a cold… I had booked to stay here for 3 days,…
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The Ultimate Snorkeling Experience – Coron to El Nido Expedition
Now the real adventure was starting, and I booked something a little bit different to usual. I am not normally into group tours, but as I was looking into the “best snorkelling in the Philippines”, I found several companies operating this “expedition” they called it, which is a one way trip from Coron to El…
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From Manila to Coron
I landed in Manila in the afternoon after a good flight, which cost me next to nothing in the end, as I was finally able to use some airmiles to book a flight! Unfortunately, I landed with a migraine, so it was straight to the room and in bed with some sumatriptan. Luckily, I decided…
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