Photos and words about what we've been up to
When I packed up and moved to Southeast Asia in July (still can't believe it's now nearly November!), I headed to Bangkok to meet Kevin. He'd already been there for about a month, but had recently transitioned over to Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Of course, I'd already booked my flight to Bangkok by the time he…
Continue reading ➞ TWG does not equal Twinnings: Lessons in Observation
After leaving Nacpan Beach, we took a bus down to the Palawan capital of Puerto Princesa, where we were scheduled to catch a flight back to Manila. So, we boarded an air-conditioned van that took us on a 7 hour bus ride, despite telling us it would be 4.5 hours. But hey - rain, a…
Continue reading ➞ Part 4 of our Philippines Trip: Puerto Princesa and the Underground River
Towards the end of our time in El Nido, we spent a day out at Nacpan Beach, a remote beach 45 minutes north of El Nido. We went to buy some coconuts, and the lady at the kiosk told us we should check out some rentable cottages further down the beach. So, coconuts in hand, we…
Continue reading ➞ Part 3 of our Philippines Trip: Nacpan Beach
A couple of days after Anne had left us for Manila, Kevin and I signed up for a big group tour through Art Cafe. This time, we embarked on Tour B. The food wasn't as good with the Art Cafe tour as it had been with the Golden Monkeys Tour, but the content of the…
Continue reading ➞ Part 2.3 of our Philippines Trip: Island Hopping Tour B and Selfie Sticks
One of the primary tourist attractions or activities in El Nido is the Island Hopping. There are 4 different versions of the Island Hopping Tour (A, B, C, D) and each tour is the same, and each is operated by a local. Each tour’s format is also the same - stop at 2 attractions, stop…
Continue reading ➞ Part 2.2 of our Philippines Trip: Island Hopping Tour A
There's a lot to say about El Nido, but wikitravel says it better, so I'll direct you there to begin. When we were planning our trip to the Philippines, my friend Anne suggested we go either to Boracay, with its beautiful beaches and big parties, or to El Nido, "Boracay for grownups". Hoping to avoid the throngs…
Continue reading ➞ Part 2.1 of our Philippines Trip: the town of El Nido
During our time in El Nido, we took so many darn pictures that I’m going to break our El Nido stay into several posts in order to keep things somewhat sensible and interesting. So, let’s start with where we stayed while there. Later I’ll be covering El Nido itself, as well as the tours we…
We've been in the Philippines for 2 weeks now, and while the main purpose of our trip was to see my friend Anne and also to visit El Nido, we began (and are now finishing) our trip in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Luckily for us, a colleague of Kevin's graciously offered her condo…
I've already written a bit about my birthday, but it's my birthday and I'll double post about it if I want to. Unfortunately I was unable to bite into the delicious cake that Rebecca made me, but I was given a second cake surprise in El Nido (and before that, an adventure). Like many of…
Continue reading ➞ Birthday surprises with old and new friends.
I haven't worked since July 12th. That was my last day of work at Influitive, and then I hopped on a plane to Bangkok. It feels weird having not worked for so long, but also pretty great. Though Kevin is working in Phnom Penh, and I'll begin working soon, I'm still not working yet, so it…
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