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...
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.
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.
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...
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...