Author: Sublime

We got a little bit of a late start leaving Hong Kong, but thankfully everything went pretty smooth getting into China. We took a taxi to the train station and took the train to Shenzhen. I’ve been to Shenzhen before for a research project for school doing consulting for Kingway Brewery. While we were in…

When Francesca came back we still had a little time to kill, so we watched a bit of TV in the lounge. I got us a taxi around 3 PM and we landed in Laoag around 18:30. We knew we still had a 1 hour bus ride ahead of us to get to Vigan. I’d…

The flight from Puerto Princesa to Manila went by quickly, and since we’d landed there a few times now we knew exactly where to go. We got a taxi and were taken to Adriatico Street, where the reception already knew about our impending arrival. Our old room was waiting for us, so we could check…

On the morning of June 6th we flew out of Cebu to Puerto Princesa. We arrived at the tiny airport in the early afternoon. Since we’d come on relatively short notice we hadn’t booked a place yet, and we’ve grown accustomed to staying away from Lonely Planet’s picks. A nice lady was trying to sell…

On the 27th of May Francesca and I left the east of the Philippines and headed for the middle of the country: Cebu. Cebu is the Philippines second largest city with a new airport and several ferry terminals to surrounding islands. Francesca had found two couchsurfers we could stay with, and we had opted to…

On the 19th of April Francesca and I finally left Manila after a thorough cultural immersion. We left one full backpack behind to make travel through the Philippines a little easier. Eager to leave Manila I had us wake up a little too early, giving us a little extra time at the airport. We were…

The first of April was spent in bed mostly as we prepared for our first long train journey of our trip. We paid our kind new hostel owners a little extra to be allowed to stay in our room for a few more hours. Around 7:00 PM we grabbed a taxi to the train station…

On the 27th of April Francesca and I arrived in Hanoi. We checked-in at a suggested hotel and relaxed for a little while. It is rough taking sleeper buses all the time! Francesca checked the Lonely Planet and found a good pizza place, Pepperoni’s Pizza, to go to for dinner. Anyways, the 28th was our…

The day after the Golden Day before was a quiet day. On the 24th I went out to arrange a tour for the following day and I managed to get Francesca out of bed to eat a delicious meal at the Indian restaurant I’d found for her birthday. The rest of the day was rather…

The sleeper bus from Nha Trang to Hoi An turned out to be a winner. Francesca and I both got decent sleep, got to sleep next to each other and got us a nice place to stay in Hoi An. We arrived around 6:30 AM on the 18th of April, ready to explore our new…