I flew into Buenos Aires early evening and checked into Milhouse Hipo hostel in the centre of town. Everyone in my room was also British and keen for a burger and a pint. The sister hostel – Milhouse Avenue – hosted karaoke night and so we brought sounds of Oasis Read more…
We took a boat back from Ilha Grande to the mainland and then a 2 hour bus to Paraty. You could instantly tell how different Paraty was to other parts of Brazil as it held a different character featuring cobbled streets and coloured buildings. After checking into the hostel we Read more…
On Saturday I embarked on a little adventure to the token football stadium, Maracanã, where I went around on a group tour. I don’t have a huge interest in football but it was cool to see some original footballs, shirts, and shoes from legendary players like Pelé. We were taken Read more…
Both woke up feeling fresh so we finally embarked on the much awaited tour of Bohol. We picked up our friends from Germany and our driver (Roy) took us out to the furthest point, the Chocolate Hills!!! The hills are a collection of mounds that look like Hershey’s chocolates. Much Read more…
We had a huge breakfast at Coco resort before heading off for day two of our island hopping adventure. Today we embarked on tour A, a different set of islands and beaches to the one yesterday. This tour included kayaking and luckily we were well rehearsed in this sport (unlike Read more…
We had an early start after electing to take the island hopping day trip (Tour C). Once we’d registered and collected our snorkels, it was time for the trip to begin. We were kayaked out the bigger boat, given life jackets, and the opportunity to meet the other tourists. The Read more…
My Auntie and Uncle came to pick us up at the hotel and took us around an area of Manila that contains the history of the Philippines. The place is called Intramurous and was a colony of the Spanish empire. This was evident from the style of the buildings as Read more…
Unfortunately, Beth has been struck with food poisoning and is currently bed ridden 🙁 As she slept, I went on the hostel bike tour around Hoi An which was hosted by ‘Hoi An mates’, a non-profit organisation that offer free activities for tourists. They were super knowledgeable and took us Read more…
We took the free tour run by our hostel which meant we had an introduction to the history of Vietnam and some of the local must-do’s. After some traumatic road crossing experiences we saw the oldest bridge in the country, the tourist market, and the Ho Hoan Lake. We also Read more…
On Monday we (four of us) arrived at the Elephant Conservation Centre in Sayaboury for our two day discovery. To get to the forest we had a small boat take us across and upon arrival we spotted a few elephants having their bath. We were then brought to our bungalow Read more…