Update July 2020
Well, I feel a bit like a giant walking bruise, which is rather to be expected, given that I technically crashed a motorbike a couple days ago. The true soreness actually comes a couple days after a wreck, and I certainly haven’t been lying around in the days since my…
I returned to Puerto Princesa today after my trip around Palawan Island. Tomorrow, I’ll go back to Manila for a few days before taking another trip to some other islands. Tonight, I’m really living it up. I’m staying at a place called The Citadel Bed and Breakfast. It’s a little bit…
I’m so glad I finished my first day of my rescue dive course. I’m worried about the next two days, however. There are two main things that worry me. There is a dive called the “hell dive” which is supposed to happen tomorrow. It’ll probably be on the second dive. …
(WARNING: Written while grumpy! May contain some cursing and general huffiness…) Today was the first day of my Rescue Diver course, a class which is a prerequisite for the Dive Master course. I am in El Nido, a town on the island of Palawan in the Philippines. I’ve heard the diving…
Today, I got up and my main goal for the day was a hot shower. It’s interesting how sometimes it’s the little things that become important when you’re traveling with not many things. I’d been taking cold showers at beaches and such for the most part when I traveled the Great Ocean…
My first few days in Santorini have been great so far. Shortly after I arrived at my hostel (where the guy who works at the front desk is actually named Adonis!), I walked down the beachfront about a quarter kilometer to the nearest dive shop. It was open, and the girl…
Today, I jumped off a cliff. Twice. So for all those of you who have wished I would “go jump off a cliff,” in the past, the good news is, your wish was granted. The bad news is, I was attached to a dude with a parachute. Also, bad news…
I think I’m about to write an entire blog post about one single walk I took – and this may be composed of more photos than actual text, because I can’t choose only a couple! I arrived at Legzira Beach and after checking into my hotel, which is nestled against the…
The second day of the music festival, we decided to go to Sidi Kaouki, which is a town near to Essaouira known for having a particularly beautiful beach. Youness is a surfer, so he goes there a lot and wanted to show us the area. His sister decided to join us, along…
Wow. Essaouira is so amazing! It’s been such a whirlwind since I arrived that I haven’t had a chance to write anything down and I have so much to say, but I’m going to give it a go! I’ve totally hit it off with Anna, the girl from Belgium who…
Today I went for another dive. It was a bit further out, to Angothi Thila, a reef known for having sharks and a lot of marine life, and it’s supposed to be worth it. It was. I had decided to rent an underwater camera they have available. It takes underwater…
Wow, those boat dives this morning were phenomenal, to say the least! I literally saw half of the cast of Finding Nemo down there! (Sharkbait, wooh ha ha!) I saw a couple of turtles and a couple of sharks. Also, the coral was incredible. I wanted to float down there forever. We took…
I just went scuba diving! For the first time in 20 years (okay 19, but who’s counting?) and I am so glad! I have heard wonderful things about the diving in Maldives. In addition to the fact that there is an abundance of sea life – fish, coral, invertebrates, sharks,…
So I’m finding that a week on a restful island paradise is just what I was looking for! This place fits the bill. The view out my bungalow is constantly changing and continuously spectacular, rain or shine. The island is small, and you can walk across it in about 15…
Okay, so I made it to the Maldives – after quite a bit of island hopping. I flew from India (after a layover in Chennai and a flight that stopped in Bengaluru and some other town I’ve never heard of before arriving in Male. From there, I transfered to local airline. I…
Hi! I’m writing from Goa! I am staying in a beautiful hotel called the Empire Beach Resort. It’s on Calangute Beach, in North Goa. It was suggested to me by my sister’s friend Alec. My cousin Pranu called to check on pricing for me (you never know when they’re going…
