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! …
Tag: world journeys
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 …
Jeddah to Cairo – Not So Simple!
Howdy all. Last year I was steadily taking you through the experiences of the adventure that was ‘Dhaka to Dakar’ for me in the first half of 2023. But I only made it to just under halfway through the adventure before December hit!! Now it is time to resume and recount the experiences as I …
Give These Vlogs Some LOVE!
Howdy all! Every so often I look back at my vlogs and pick out some vlogs which I thought I did a pretty good job on but have not received soaring view numbers. So I take the opportunity to feature them in a post, just like this one, in the hope I can convince people …
My First Ever Business Class Flight with Qantas!
Howdy all! And here's the first proper vlog of the year. Late last year I headed off on another 'mini-adventure' to South-East Asia. The first step was to fly with Qantas to Sydney, using Frequent Flyer Points, in Business Class. But that proved harder than I expected. For starters, the flight was cancelled, and then …
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