South East Asia Sapa, Vietnam

Sapa, Vietnam

31st May – 3rd June 2018 After being collected from the hostel in Hanoi, we walked towards our bus. We got on it, only to learn that it wasn’t the sleeper bus we were expecting (and we were meant to be on it all night). However, we luckily soon learned that this was just getting …

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South East Asia Hanoi (including Ninh Binh), Vietnam

Hanoi (including Ninh Binh), Vietnam

29th May – 31st May 2018 As we made our way to what should have been our gate in Manila airport, I thought I heard an announcement about our flight. As the flight attendants spoke so fast, we weren’t sure though, and there were no screens in the airport to help us, so we carried …

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South East Asia Bohol, The Philippines

Bohol, The Philippines

26th May – 29th May 2018 While sat in Puerto Princesa airport, waiting for our delayed boarding call, we treated ourselves to a nice drink and a cookie. We had resisted for a while, but the delay encouraged us a little, and we gave in. We continued to sit and wait, until we were finally …

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South East Asia Palawan, The Philippines

Palawan, The Philippines

21st May – 26th May 2018 After getting dropped off by Greg at Manila domestic airport, which was more like a hut next to the international airport, we made our way inside. We checked in, and made our way to the departure gates, but as it was a tiny place, with lots of flights leaving …

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The Philippines Manila, Manila, The Philippines

Manila, Manila, The Philippines

19th May – 21st May 2018 On the plane, it was quite empty. It didn’t take either of us long to fall asleep, which was good. We napped for the whole journey, even when the man at the window climbed over us to get out. What we didn’t realise was that he had moved seats, …

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Malaysia Kota Kinabalu, Malaysian Borneo, Malaysia

Kota Kinabalu, Malaysian Borneo, Malaysia

16th May – 19th May 2018 Once the plane arrived in Singapore, we seemed to be boarding within the next twenty minutes, which was about thirty-five minutes before taking off. We had been seated across the aisle from each other, again, despite the fact that most of the plane was empty! Just before we set …

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Singapore Singapore, Singapore

Singapore, Singapore

13th May – 16th May 2018 After making our way through the thunderstorm to the airport, and checking in, we sat at the gate and waited for time to pass. It was so early in the morning, but we were both pretty hungry, so had to wait for the cafés to open up. Once they …

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Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

11th May – 13th May 2018 By the time everyone was on the plane and seated, we must have missed our slot on the runway, as we then had to sit and wait for about twenty minutes. Me and Joe were sat across the aisle from each other and before we had even hit the …

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Indonesia Labuan Bajo (including Komodo Island), Flores, Indonesia

Labuan Bajo (including Komodo Island), Flores, Indonesia

8th May – 11th May 2018 The journey to our last official Indonesian stop, began at about 10.30am when our flight left Bali. The flight was a short one, and while Joe napped, I sorted out photos on my laptop (something I am very far behind with). When we landed at 11.20, we were straight …

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Indonesia Seminyak, Bali, Indonesia

Seminyak, Bali, Indonesia

5th May – 8th May 2018 After the girls at our hostel agreed to share the taxi with us, we set off towards Seminyak. They were staying in Kuta, so we all assumed that they would get dropped off first, which they did in the end, after us getting within 1km of our hostel, before …

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