In many respects our flight from Delhi to London was very smooth. We had an early morning, but boarded with no trouble, and had an easy takeoff. Clear skies gave us a turbulence-free ride, much to Christina’s pleasure. Our selection of movies, quality and frequency of services were all top notch. Unfortunately, I enjoyed none… Continue reading “Hello” London, EN
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Delhi, IN… Again
By this time we were vetran bus wranglers, so knew exactly what to do when we reached the Shimla bus station. We found our bus without much difficulty, since it stood out quite prominently as the only deluxe bus among many ratty looking regular and ‘semi-deluxe’ buses. We loaded our baggage and boarded without difficulty.… Continue reading Delhi, IN… Again
New Delhi, IN
Our train ride to New Delhi was probably exactly as good as it could have been. The privacy of our berth meant that we could make ourselves as comfortable as possible – which was pretty comfortable. We had nice pillows and bedding, a hot meal, and more room than we needed. In such luxury we… Continue reading New Delhi, IN
Udaipur, IN (week 3)
Our third week volunteering in India has been very productive! Both Sarah and Sharon left us on Saturday, and in the evening Samvit took us to Bay Leaf, another hidden gem where we enjoyed another round of lassi and gulab jamun. We spent a fair portion of Saturday and Sunday’s hot, daytime hours working on… Continue reading Udaipur, IN (week 3)
Udaipur, IN (week 1)
Our first week in Udaipur had us in the city for one day, before heading over to our homestay so that we could start our work term with the DAAN (Development Action Awareness Nationwide) Foundation. A little background on the name of the foundation, we learned that Samvit had chosen DAAN, because the meaning or… Continue reading Udaipur, IN (week 1)
“Paalam” Philippines
I was surprised to find that the Tagbilaran airport was not much bigger than the Busuanga airport, despite the town being quite a bit larger and more modern. We boarded the flight with no issues, and were on our way back to Manila. The weather forecasted over Manila was stormy and grim, so Christina was… Continue reading “Paalam” Philippines
Bohol (pt 3), PH
Day 3. This was a day spent, for the most part, relaxing and savouring the beach life before returning to the density and activity of Manila. We went to a restaurant just a few feet up the beach from our hotel to try out the American Breakfast that they had on offer. Eggs, bacon, toast,… Continue reading Bohol (pt 3), PH
Cebu (Cebu City), PH
With room to really stretch out, I had a fantastic sleep. Christina did not fare so well, and watched TV until three in the morning. We had a cultural city tour booked for mid-morning, so didn’t spend too long snoozing, but instead headed down to see how the included breakfast was. We’ve had breakfast included… Continue reading Cebu (Cebu City), PH
Cebu (Cordova), PH
Our ride to the Busuanga airport got us there in plenty of time. The extra hour and a half we had was more than enough to get acquainted with the tiny departures “lounge”, and was long enough for the stifling heat to lose its charm. The flight was smooth enough, and we landed well ahead… Continue reading Cebu (Cordova), PH
“Mabuhay” Philippines
Our flight out of Sydney was a bit of a pain. We had travelled from Brisbane to Sydney in order to connect with our departing flight, after having heard from our carrier that it didn’t make sense to adjust our itinerary such that we depart Australia from Brisbane directly. Only as we were doing our… Continue reading “Mabuhay” Philippines