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  • The worst day in the best trip: Manila, Philippines

    Manila, Mister Donut, Philippines, Manila ferry terminal, jeepney, backpacking

    Sometimes it’s just one of those days.  Since being on the road for over four months I’ve learnt to accept that days full of bad luck and poor decisions happen, that’s life, and they usually happen after a night bus like on this occassion.  My day started when I was dropped off at a rundown […]

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  • On the move but back to civilisation: Yangon, Bangkok, Manila

    A reminder of home   I’m almost thankful our night bus from Hpa An dropped us at a bus stop in Yangon at three o’clock in the morning. It reminded me what an interesting country I was soon to be leaving, a thought I was extremely saddened by. Myself and Jaimie caught a taxi to our […]