One Night in Cebu
Day 3 of Philippines 2025 trip
ATR 72 with Mt Mayon in the Background
We spent the evening in Cebu celebrating Ippy’s birthday. Things didn’t go strictly to plan, but everything turned out alright after all.
Mt Mayon (from Afar)
Day 3 of Philippines 2025 trip
Mt Mayon, the most active volcano in The Philippines
Because we were successful in finding Whale Sharks in Donsol yesterday, today we had time to do something else, so we decided to move on from Donsol to Lagazpi to check out Mount Mayon, the Philippines’ most active but pretty volcano.
A Taste of Manila, then Donsol
Day 1 of Philippines 2025 trip
Mt Mayon (2463m elevation) as seen from Bicol International Airport (some 24km away)
Today we were getting a small taste of Manila, which in my mind was always a bit of a scary (but boring) place. Most tourists never did anything in Manila anyway, but we had some things in mind. Then we were off to Donsol in south-east Luzon, before “hopping” to the next island.
Kamusta Philippines!
Day 0 of Philippines 2025 trip
First Meal in The Philippines
A trip to the Philippines was always on the horizon for us with A having lived there a few years during his childhood, and he was keen to revisit. 2025 granted us an easy way to take a block of leave with the Easter public holidays and ANZAC day appearing close together, so it was a bit of a no brainer. It was also whale shark season (more on that later). And it was my birthday again, so time for a trip!
South Korea 2023 Trip
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This is a placholder post, possibly to give myself some accountability.
In 2023, we visited South Korea for the first time.
Continue reading to see an itinerary of where we went.
Japan 2023 Trip
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This is a placholder post, possibly to give myself some accountability.
In 2023, we visited Japan, the first time in 10 years for me and 6 years for A.
Continue reading to see an itinerary of where we went.
More Hobart and some Richmond, Tasmania
Day 10 of Tasmania 2022 trip
kunanyi As Seen From Rosny Hill Lookout
It was starting to feel like we had allocated too many days to Hobart and we felt quite constrained without having a car. Today was market day but found there wasn’t much else we could tackle without a car, so the logical thing to do was to hire a car again, just for the day.
A Disappointing Day
Day 9 of Tasmania 2022 trip
Cunts... and other conversations by Greg Taylor.
Yes, it happens. Today was dedicated to visiting the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA). This is an art museum privately funded by a rich dude which subsequently boosted tourism immensely in Tasmania. So, expectations were sky high.
Later, we have a subpar evening in Hobart.
Hobart
Day 8 of Tasmania 2022 trip
River Derwent and Sandy Bay as seen from Castray Box at Sunset
Today was our first full day in Hobart. It was a really relaxing day where we aimed to soak up some history and art and seek out good food.
To Hobart via Ross
Day 7 of Tasmania 2022 trip
Ross Bridge, Constructed in 1836
We had a tightly planned day but the aim was to drive from Barrington to Hobart, which would take roughly 4 hours. We had some extra stops to make because I reworked the things we had to drop on Day 3 into today’s plan. Today is also the last day we have the car. Once again, just because you planned it doesn’t mean things go to plan.
