NOVEMBER 2025 OVERVIEW We have completed our rainy season ‘optimal loop’ through S E Asia from August through November. We were in: Bali, Indonesia from the middle of August to the middle of September; Northern Laos from the middle of September to the middle of […]
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Bali Island – Indonesia – Information (2025)
AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2025 OVERVIEW We are continuing our ‘optimal loop’ through S E Asia. Mid August through Mid October is a difficult time for sun lovers to travel through S E Asia … it is Rainy Season almost everywhere … except some parts […]
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Gili Trawangan – Indonesia – Information
OCTOBER – NOVEMBER 2022: OVERVIEW: In my previous post (Gili Trawangan – Indonesia – Getting There) I talked about how to get to and find accommodation in Gili Trawangan (GiliT). You can check out 12Go to have a look at ‘getting there’ options: It is […]
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Taganga – Colombia – Information
MAY 2018: Why not read our Retirement Reviews. OVERVIEW: PLEASE NOTE: The official exchange rate at time of writing was US$1 = C$2,819 (Colombian Peso / COP). I stayed a total of 5 nights at the Hotel Stil in Cartagena. I stayed in a Double Room for US$22.75 […]
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Malapascua – Philippines – GRANDPAcking Costs
MAY 2016: OVERVIEW: My costs start in Bantayan Island and include: Transport from Bantayan to my Malapascua hotel 1 night in a BELOW GRANDPAcking Standard Fan Room (breakfast included) 10 nights in a GRANDPAcking Standard Fan Room (breakfast included) Food & Drink Mobile Data / Communications Visa cost apportionment 5 SCUBA Dives CROSS REFERENCES: For more […]
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Coron – Philippines – Apo Reef SCUBA Liveaboard Trip
FEBRUARY 2016: Click here to read our Philippines Retirement Reviews. INTRODUCTION: It was time to move on from Palawan Island. It was also time to do some LIVING… I had done a 1 Day Island Hopping Trip in Honda Bay near Puerto Princesa. I had done another 1 […]
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