Welcome to the heart of Manila, the historic district that is Intramuros! Come along with me as I embark upon a walking tour of the district taking in the sights such as the Manila Cathedral, Casa Manila and the Saint Augustin Church and Monastery! The tour ends at the expansive Rizal Park, under the flag …
Historic Hotel in Manila – the 1898!
Howdy all. Time for another 'five-minute review' - ok this one is eight minutes, reviewing a hotel in Manila in the Makati area commonly known as 'The 1898'. Despite being in a bit of a questionable are of the city, this was a great stay with a full breakfast. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/lpLJTt6xW_E Thanks for popping by! …
Luxor – City of Temples!!
G’day all, hoping this post finds you well. Today I continue on through my experiences in March last year in Egypt as part of the ‘Dhaka to Dakar’ adventure I underwent. Today I will cover one day basically in Luxor, and the next time I will cover my nearly disastrous tour of Luxor’s West Bank …
Accommodation Report: Clarion Hotel at Jeddah Airport
Howdy all. Today’s review sees me talk about a place I only stayed one night, close to the King Abdulaziz Airport in Jeddah. I had an early morning flight and I didn’t want to have to negotiate my way to the airport at 5am in the morning to catch my onward flight to Cairo, so …
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Manila’s Grand Fort Santiago!
Finally folks I can share my vlogs from the Philippines with you. Later this year I'll go into written detail on the blog, but for now you can see what I got up to in the Philippine Archipelago by watching my pretty comprehensive vlogs - I really do need to learn to put down the …
Ramses Station and the Low Down on the Train in Egypt!
Howdy all. Today a little post for you about buying a ticket and catching the train in Egypt. I took the day train when I was there from Cairo to Luxor. I was planning on taking the train back as well but I opted to fly when I found out the prices for flights were …
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Cairo’s Sights Crammed into a Whirlwind Day!
Howdy all! Today I am continuing on right from yesterday’s post about my time in Cairo. Yesterday’s post recounted my experiences visiting the pyramids at Giza and Dahshur, but my second full day in Cairo had me nutting out some of the sights there. Well, in all fairness it was just a handful of sights. …
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Pyramid Hunting in Cairo
Howdy all, the retelling of my ‘Dhaka to Dakar’ adventure continues today and I pick up where I left off last week, in Cairo, Egypt where I had just arrived. Of all the reasons I had given myself to return to Egypt the biggest one was to visit the Pyramids again, which I had visited …
Taking Cebu Pacific from Sydney to Manila
Howdy all! Yes it's time to start sharing some more overseas videos with you and it's a flight review from Sydney Australia to Manila, the Philippines. Using travel credit from 2020 when Covid first hit and I had to cancel the whole trip. Well, using that travel credit I booked four flights with Cebu Pacific …
Travelodge Sydney Airport Review!
Howdy all! My first review for this year is up - The Travelodge close to Sydney Airport. Check it out! https://youtu.be/2uzDVlWoXI4 Thanks for popping by! May the Journey Never End!