Onwards to the Island of Palawan from Manila, to El Nido!

The one place I really wanted to visit in the Philippines before going was this place called ‘El Nido’, a section of Palawan Island in it’s north-western quarter. I had discovered it when planning my 2020 aborted trip to the Philippines, and so when it actually came time to head there on the THIRD attempt, …

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How to Tour Ile de Goree, Dakar, Senegal

Although I had visited the Island of Goree before on my previous trip to Senegal, on last year’s trip I still wanted to visit it again. Ile de Goree is this somewhat beautiful island, a short ferry ride from Dakar, that between the 15th and 19th centuries CE was the world’s biggest slave-trading centre. It …

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Manila’s Historic Intramuros – In Pictures

Howdy all. Well today is my first in a series of photographic posts from the Philippines - Manila and El Nido from late last year. Intramuros is the historic centre of Manila, the Philippine capital. My walking tour started at the historic Fort Santiago, but unfortunately I had not realised that the setting on my …

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