Saud Beach & south back to Manila, PH
April 8th, 2026 We were headed to Pagudpud – a beach area in the north of the island of Luzon. …
Heading north on Luzon, PH
April 5th, 2026 Happy Easter! We had set our alarm for 5:30 am as we did not hear back from…
“White Beach” – Boracay, PH
March 31st, 2026 We have been to the Philippines before – back in 2014 when Fran retired and Doug went…
Heading south in Taiwan
March 27th, 2026 Today we were up early as the road into the Taroko National Park had first access opening…
Taiwan – East Coast
March 25th, 2026 We left our hotel in Taipei before 8:30, walked to the Main train station and all on…
Taipei, Taiwan
March 20th, 2026 Taiwan operates as a de facto independent country with its own government, military, economy, and passport, yet…
Visa Run Part 3 – Borneo and Back to Singapore
February 28th, 2025 Note: we were in Malaysia back in 2014 so there will be no “country blurb” this time…
Visa Run Part 2 – Indonesia
February 22nd, 2025 Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. Comprising…
Visa Run Part 1: Singapore
February 18th, 2025 As mentioned previously, we've decided to do our second visa run early as we feared that by…
Our Final Week in Vietnam
December 11th, 2024 Our two hour flight from Hanoi back to Saigon was more or less on time . We…
Vietnam – Bai Tu Long Bay to Hanoi
December 4th, 2024 On the suggestion of our friend, Gaye, we booked a three day two night cruise on Bai…
Vietnam – Hue to Ha Long via Da Nang & Tam Coc
November 28th, 2024 Thursday morning we had a bus to catch to Danang. The bus company had called yesterday and…