Awash to Addis
August 21 in Ethiopia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Hit the road at 830am to visit awash national park in hopes of seeing gazelles, ibex, crocs and if lucky other wildlife too.
Wasn't overly lucky in that regard. I spotted one wounded gazelle, whichRead more
Awash National Park
August 20 in Ethiopia ⋅ 🌬 30 °C
Day started with a really long drive to reach the northern edge of Awash national park. Most of the drive was on winding roads across mountain top plateaus but single lane and neverending transportRead more
Harar
August 19 in Ethiopia ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Early morning flight to Dire Dawa and picked up by abdul from the tour company. Started the day taking me to Kefira market which was the most raw market I've ever been to. Super muddy from all theRead more
Addis Ababa - Day 1
August 18 in Ethiopia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Flew about 6 hours from mumbai to ethiopia's capital. I was lucky to get out as mumbai experienced wild amounts of rain and many flights were cancelled.
Unfortunately lots of rain, and fairly coldRead more
Mumbai
August 17 in India ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
Quick 21 hour layover in mumbai en route to ethiopia. Was very curious to get a tiny glimpse of india.
I didn't realize my hotel was a bit far from restaurant areas so i decided to walk an hour inRead more
Singapore
August 16 in Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Booked my singapore hotel on landing at the airport. Holy moly this is an expensive city! Just finding something really simple and clean cost me $350 for the night!!! And it wasn't anythingRead more
Manila, 2 days
August 14 on the Philippines ⋅ 🌧 29 °C
Decided to spend my last 2 nights in manila. El nido was so full of european tourists that i didn't feel i was in Philippines anymore and figured I'd enjoy a couple of days in the capital instead.
MyRead more
El Nido - Day 2
August 13 on the Philippines ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
My island tour started at 9am with 5 different stops. El nido archipelago is extremely similar rock formations that vietnam and Thailand have with huge cliff rocks jetting straight up out of theRead more
El Nido - Day 1
August 12 on the Philippines ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
Not much to write here. Late afternoon flight to El Nido on palawan island. Arrived just before sundown at my hotel on the water. Super tired and lay down on arrival and didn't get up until morning.Read more
Boracay - Day 2
August 12 on the Philippines ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
First day with zero plans and loving it
Found the perfect beach bar for some food, beer and research time feet away from gorgeous turqoise waters. Had a lot of logistics to sort out on where to spendRead more
Boracay - Day 1
August 10 on the Philippines ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Had to connect through manila to arrive at world famous boracay. And even on arrival, caticlan airport isn't even on the same island. So i had to taxi, then boat, then taxi again to reach my hotel inRead more
Bohol - Day 3
August 9 on the Philippines ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Started the day with a 90 minute drive with a rental car to the center interior of the island and its famous chocolate hills. Beautiful! All those cone hills are apparently formed from coral reefsRead more
Bohol - Day 2
August 8 on the Philippines ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Late start but eventually found a scooter rental and off i went in search of tarsiers, the smallest primates on the planet. They literally fit in the palm of your hand. And where better than theRead more
Panglao (Bohol)
August 7 on the Philippines ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Mostly another travel day. Flew from siargao to cebu and just barely caught the ferry to the island of bohol. Arrived late afternoon but had booked a hotel on a tiny island next to bohol calledRead more
Siargao - Day 2
August 6 on the Philippines ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Left on my scooter around 930am for my plan to circumnavigate the island. Its not that big, but i had a ton of stops with activities in mind. Most people hang out near the southeast surf towns andRead more
Siargao - Day 1
August 5 on the Philippines ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Up at 530am to get a 6am taxi to the airport and fly to the small island of Siargao.
Despite the very early 10am arrival, fortunately the hotel owner let me check into my room. Right across theRead more
Davao - Day 3
August 4 on the Philippines ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Wanted to go white rafting today but i found out that it stopped operating in davao about 5 years ago :( So i ended up going to a local crocodile zoo with other animals. And then tried crocodile meatRead more
Davao - Day 2
August 3 on the Philippines ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Nice lazy start to the day. Friends and family of the people I met the evening prior were going to a nearby island Samal for the day and they invited me to join them. Once on the island, we went forRead more
Davao - Day 1
August 2 on the Philippines ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
A second travel day. My flight to davao was only two hours but didn't arrive until 6pm. Which is already night time in Philippines. Davao is one of the Philippines most southern cities. Figured iRead more
Manila
August 1 on the Philippines ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Mostly a travel day. It was a 4 hour flight from bangkok to manila plus lost an hour in the time zone change, and by the time i cleared immigration and taxi'd to my hotel, it was after 6pm. I brieflyRead more
Bangkok - Day 2
July 31 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Joined a tour that goes to the ancient city of Ayutthaya, which is an hour drive north of bangkok. My pickup was at 11 and it took an hour to get us to another rally point where i was put on aRead more
Bangkok - Day 1
July 30 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Arrived in bangkok a bit after 5am. By the time i cleared customs and took the subway and hiked 30 mins to my hotel, it was 7am. My god it was hot that day. Sun was barely up and i was reallyRead more
Delhi
July 29 in India ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Quick layover in india en route to bangkok. 14 hours to get here from Toronto. 4 hour layover and then 5 more hours to reach bangkok
But I'm flying business class the whole way. Such an awesome wayRead more
Last day in the capital
November 16, 2024 in Mexico ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Started the day with a steep hike up the high mountain cliffs looming over tepotzlan. Took over an hour. And at the top, was a small pyramid and fantastic views of the town and valley. Beautiful andRead more
Tepotzlan
November 15, 2024 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Got a very late start because Kris was extremely ill from something he ate and he needed extra recovery time. Originally planned to visit a cave in the morning, but stayed at the hotel until noon andRead more





















































































































































































































































































































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The guy is way too close to you !!
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