Thiings to remember when riding on the roof of a bus in the Philippines;- Keep your head down, mangoes can hurt you at 60mph try and find something to hold onto, preferably a gas cannister Hang on for dear life as you round the corners...its only 2 hour ride keep an eye on the provisions being delivered to the local villages on route All good fun, if a little hair raising! So basically i have the relatively western Boracay and now am heading further of...

Some random thoughts from the Philippines;- there's loads of kids, and I mean loads, everyone has at least 5 and they all have english names.....Bobby, Freddie, Danny etc, strange for Asians! but not as many roosters <3 each boats are called bankas and buses are called jeepneys you can easily buy guns and ammo ive joined the local police force (PULIS) but the 'guardians' uphold the law videoke is huge and the sesame street theme tune counts!! beer is...

So i finally tore myself away from Boracay. Back on the road again. Almost a complete disaster, as i arrived at the airport after a HUGE final night out, i found out that late the night before the airline had cancelled my flight and stuck me on an earlier plane. As i arrived at the airport, chuffed but tired, i found out that i was the last to check in and my plane was on the tarmac waiting. Luckily Filipino hangovers are best spent on the tarmac waiting so it w...

Closing thoughts on Boracay...... "Quit your job, Buy a ticket, Get a tan, Fall in love, Never return".......so said a coffee shop tshirt here in Boracay. They are not wrong. Whilst its all a little bit plastic here in Boracay due to the huge amounts of money coming in from Japan and Korea, it still has lots of charm and i have hugely enjoyed my three weeks in paradise. Yes, there were girls in welding masks playing tennis on the beach, yes it was p...

So ive been here a week or so and thought i would update. This place really does deserve to be in the top ten beach destinations in the world. I love it here. Clean, tidy, friendly locals. No dogs really and once you get used to the roosters crowing at all hours its a good fun place to be. Beautiful white sandy beach, lovely palm trees blah blah. Yeah its good to be avoiding the global credit crunch here in the Pines!! ;-) Did my first wreck dive yesterday. Alm...