Asia

The Puerto Princesa Underground River in Palawan is one of the top things to do on one of the most popular islands in the Philippines. Every morning, tourists hurry there in coaches and vans to see this New 7 Wonders of nature. But is it really worth it? To see it, you’ll need to dedicate…

There’s a little known and little visited coastal area on one of the Philippines’ most popular islands that you should know about. An area that’s for now, a remote and peaceful paradise. With neverending white sands, coconut filled palm trees, local fishing villages and almost no development. We’re almost tempted to keep it a secret,…

The part of our visit to the Philippines that we were most looking forward to was our El Nido trip. Nearly everyone we had spoken to who had previously toured the nation of over 7000 islands, would bang on and on about El Nido. Our expectations were high! PIN this for later? After a bit of…

If you’re planning a trip to the Philippines to explore the crystal clear waters, beaches and islands, no doubt you would have heard of Palawan. Currently, El Nido and it’s striking limestone rock formations pull in most of the tourists to this beautiful part of the Philippines, but over recent years, Coron Island is starting to…

If you’re reading this post hoping to find a long list of Hong Kong street food eating options, we’re sorry to tell you that Hong Kong is not a plentiful city when it comes to street food vendors. Unlike other street food filled Asian cities like Bangkok, Hanoi and Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong street food…

Hong Kong is a beautifully unique city which must be seen from its many different viewpoints. By day the city shines in the Asian sun with a dramatic backdrop of green soaring mountains. Trekking to the top of Lion Rock will give anyone the best daytime vantage point. By night the city lights up like…

If you enjoy urban exploration then Hong Kong is the city for you. The centre of Hong Kong falls on the Hong Kong Island side but for us, Kowloon is the most exciting part of the city. There are so many things to do in Kowloon so the area easily warrants a couple of days or…

When you’re in Hong Kong as a visitor, there are a few touristy things that just have to be done. We’re aware that there will be big numbers of tourists, which we don’t like, but we’re also aware that this may be our only visit to the city. Our one chance to see as much…

Hong Kong island isn’t all crowded streets, neon lights and towering concrete buildings. There’s a side to Hong Kong that not everyone knows about and peaceful Tai O fishing village is the perfect example of this. PIN this post for later? We hadn’t even heard of Tai O fishing village when we boarded our ferry…