Tag: Backpacking

  • Surprising Hulhumale

    Surprising Hulhumale

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    We planned to return to Malé to get our onward flight with a buffer day. Just to make sure that there were no boat delays (we heard during monsoon season, storms can cancel the boats completely) and to ensure we could do our laundry and sort our bags out before our flight to India. So…

  • Monsoon in Dhigurah

    Monsoon in Dhigurah

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    To get to most atolls in the Maldives often requires a transfer back to, then from Malé again, since although inter-atoll ferries seem to be common, there are seemingly none which go between the different atolls… So on Wednesday, the plan was to first take a speed boat from Fulhadhoo, Baa Atoll (at 7am) back…

  • Fulhadhoo: The Maldives Hidden Gem

    Fulhadhoo: The Maldives Hidden Gem

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    From Dharavandhoo, we were due to take public ferries over to Fulhadhoo. I found a timetable on the MTCC website which showed a public dhoni from Dharavandhoo to Eydhafushi at 9.05am and then Eydhafushi to Fulhadhoo at 2:15pm. However, the night before we were trying to confirm the boat times and found contradictory information. The…

  • Manta “stand-by” in Dharavandhoo

    Manta “stand-by” in Dharavandhoo

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    Our first destination for our big trip is Dharavandhoo, an island in the Baa Atoll of the Maldives. We came here for two reasons. First, the close proximity to Hanifaru Bay – famous for it’s giant schools (up to several hundred at a time) of Manta rays which come here in the summer months from…

  • The start of a long journey…

    The start of a long journey…

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    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…

  • Biking in Bohol

    Biking in Bohol

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    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…

  • Sleeping in El Nido

    Sleeping in El Nido

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    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,…

  • The Ultimate Snorkeling Experience – Coron to El Nido Expedition

    The Ultimate Snorkeling Experience – Coron to El Nido Expedition

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    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…

  • 3 Weeks in the Philippines

    3 Weeks in the Philippines

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    In April 2023 I decided to visit what was essentially “the last frontier” for me in South East Asia; The Philippines. I’ve been to almost every other country in region previously, from Myanmar to Malaysian Borneo and onward to Indonesia. But I had never made it to the Philippines before. So I was very excited…

  • Island Life on Isabela (Galapagos)

    Island Life on Isabela (Galapagos)

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    I left Santa Cruz early in the morning to get the public ferry over to Isabela island. The journey was amazing, and I saw SOOO MANY Giant Mantas from the boat, especially since I was sat on the top deck with the driver and just 3 other tourists. Arriving in Isabela, I instantly felt the…