As the plane was descending to the runway below, these thoughts were going on around my head —Papua-Papua-Papua, Indonesia’s last frontier. In the highlands of Papua (formerly Irian Jaya), hidden among mountains that soar up to 2,500-meters (1.55 miles), in the Baliem Valley is a town called Wamena. This town serves as an urban centre …
Category: Asia
The best snorkeling I did in Philippines
The dark tinge of my sun burnt skin is still very much evident as I write this post. I just got back from Coron, which is by far the best snorkeling I did in the Philippines. I have snorkeled in a few places in the Philippines, Camiguin, Moalboal-Cebu, Balicasag-Bohol, Sohoton-Siargao, El Nido-Palawan, Honda Bay-Palawan. By …
A look at MALACCA
When doing my research about Malaysia for an upcoming trip I came across a city called Malacca known as Melaka to the locals. People’s accounts about their trip piqued my interest so a day tour was hatched to explore the city. When the taxi that we hired for the day came to pick us up …
