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Island hopping in the Philippines Last Wild Frontier: Palawan
In Coron, an hour’s flight from Manila in the Philippines, you are on the edge of civilisation, surrounded by rather magnificent landscape and wildlife.
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Chocolate hills and teeny tiny monkeys: Bohol
I first heard about the island of Bohol about 10 years ago while researching a holiday that for some reason never happened. Chocolate Hills and tarsier monkeys are the two features that stuck in my memory. It sounded exotic and somewhat Jurassic. Now that I’ve finally managed to get here, I discover a whole lot […]
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A tale of Pirates, Rainbow Warriors and Eco Warriors: Belitung Island.
Belitung Island, on the west coast of Sumatra, has a rather grand ambition to become the ‘next Bali’. The next favourite holiday destination for sun-loving Aussies.
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Uepi: A resort with heart in the Solomons
As we cross the vast Morovo lagoon, small islands surround us, all overflowing with dense greenery, each with no apparent sign of life or a point of entry.
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Just Right: Gili Meno
The Reef Resort is pretty damn glamorous and at the same time, gorgeously remote. Located on Gili Meno in the Gili Isles, it’s a short hop from Lombok or a 60-minute fast ferry ride from Bali – but being surrounded by ocean and with no motorised transport, it feels like the middle of nowhere. We’re here for a few days […]
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Of surfers, diving and dining on Bali’s East Coast.
This is my fourth trip to Bali, and each time I visit it seems less recognisable. But one thing has stayed the same – my preference for the East Coast. The East Coast towns of Sanur and Candidasa are a pleasant escape from the hustle of Kuta and Seminyak or the fabricated resort world of […]
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