Tag: Solo Travel

  • How to Book Cheap Flights: Ultimate Guide for Budget Travellers

    How to Book Cheap Flights: Ultimate Guide for Budget Travellers

    If you’ve read my other blog posts, you’ll know how much I am OBSESSED with trying to find cheap flights. Once I find them, this is usually the inspiration which usually kickstarts all the travel planning and everything which comes after. Here are my best tips for how to find and book cheap flights. If…

  • Sick on Siquijor

    Sick on Siquijor

    From Bohol, I got the public ferry over to Siquijor, a relatively small island just off the larger island of Negros. Siquijor seemed a little less touristy compared to everywhere else I’d been, but still had a good tourist infrastructure and nice places to stay. I decided to treat myself and booked a fairly fancy…

  • Biking in Bohol

    Biking in Bohol

    Planning my trip to the Philippines was one of the hardest, actually. Because there are so many places I want to visit and see. This trip, I only have just over 2 weeks, so to do all the things I wanted without feeling rushed was a challenge. I think the amount of time I spent…

  • Sleeping in El Nido

    Sleeping in El Nido

    Unfortunately, my holiday eventually caught up to me, and whether it was something from the plane, maybe too much boozing in Coron, or exerting myself snorkelling too much, but by the time I got to my hotel in El Nido, I was FULL of a cold… I had booked to stay here for 3 days,…

  • The Ultimate Snorkeling Experience – Coron to El Nido Expedition

    The Ultimate Snorkeling Experience – Coron to El Nido Expedition

    Now the real adventure was starting, and I booked something a little bit different to usual. I am not normally into group tours, but as I was looking into the “best snorkelling in the Philippines”, I found several companies operating this “expedition” they called it, which is a one way trip from Coron to El…

  • From Manila to Coron

    From Manila to Coron

    I landed in Manila in the afternoon after a good flight, which cost me next to nothing in the end, as I was finally able to use some airmiles to book a flight! Unfortunately, I landed with a migraine, so it was straight to the room and in bed with some sumatriptan. Luckily, I decided…

  • 3 Weeks in the Philippines

    3 Weeks in the Philippines

    In April 2023 I decided to visit what was essentially “the last frontier” for me in South East Asia; The Philippines. I’ve been to almost every other country in region previously, from Myanmar to Malaysian Borneo and onward to Indonesia. But I had never made it to the Philippines before. So I was very excited…

  • A Long Weekend in Kefalonia

    A Long Weekend in Kefalonia

    Working full time, I am always trying to maximise my holidays, and bank holidays in the UK are always a great time to take a long weekend and get 4-5 days off for just 1-2 days vacation leave. However, if you’re going away for such a short amount of time, it’s hard to justify taking…

  • Island Life on Isabela (Galapagos)

    Island Life on Isabela (Galapagos)

    I left Santa Cruz early in the morning to get the public ferry over to Isabela island. The journey was amazing, and I saw SOOO MANY Giant Mantas from the boat, especially since I was sat on the top deck with the driver and just 3 other tourists. Arriving in Isabela, I instantly felt the…

  • Cycling Around Santa Cruz (Galapagos)

    Cycling Around Santa Cruz (Galapagos)

    The next day in Pueto Ayora, I wanted to visit Tortuga bay and do a little self-tour of the island, so I started by hiring a bike from across the road from my accommodation. I nipped into town to Acai bar, which serves vegan coffees (oat latte) and vegan acai bowls, it was delicious, then…