SE Asia, Winter 2025

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November 27, 2025
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Vossem
November 27, 2025 in Belgium ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C
6:30 am. 4C, dark, cold, slight rain.
Began with a 1 km walk to the bus stop. At least things are running. Yesterday was a nationwide strike, no buses, and the airport closed.
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Abu Dhabi
November 28, 2025 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Smooth flight and arrived on time. Through airport in 30 minutes. Bought bus pass and straight onto an N2 bus and change over to 34. Total cost 50 cents.
Friday, visited Presidential Palace which is only used for ceremonial occasions.Read more
TravelerBeautiful!
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Traveler You look happy!!!
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TravelerMore the style of Trump than of Charles...🤣
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Louvre & Natural History Museum
November 29, 2025 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Traveler The architecture is really impressive and resolutely contemporary... and a bit forbidding...
11/29/25Reply
TravelerThe Louvre and the nearby National Museum ( opens next Wednesday) look stunning. The Guggenheim is a bit more controversial.
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TravelerOf course you were probably not allowed to take pictures inside... you need to please tell me in detail what was exhibited - mainly Art from local artists through the centuries or "western" Art?? That is so totally my area of research...
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Qasr Al Hosn & Empty Quarter
November 30, 2025 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Traveler Very impressive, very foreign, what sort of identity comes with such an architecture I wonder ... am suitably jealous and would love to see it one day....
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Traveler Sir Alastair of Arabia....😉
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Traveler Definitely suits you....
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Al Ain
December 1, 2025 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
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Al Buraimi
December 2, 2025 in Oman ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Traveler Nice backpacker hostel....🤣
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TravelerEnjoy this nice place!
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Buraimi 2
December 2, 2025 in Oman ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Traveler Ooooh..
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Al Ain
December 4, 2025 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Traveler Fascinating...
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Traveler Relatively recent, then...
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Al Ain Camel Market
December 5, 2025 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Traveler Such a sweet Baby!
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TravelerSuch a good investment
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Dubai 1
December 5, 2025 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
Gold and Spice souks and opera house
Traveler What is that? Lassi?
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TravelerAvocado Falooda.
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TravelerNever heard of that!
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Dubai 2
December 6, 2025 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Dhow ride on Dubai Creek
Traveler Cool picture!!
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Traveler Nice contrast!
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Dubai 3, Opera & Bus ride
December 7, 2025 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
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Dubai 4 Bus tour and Burj Khalifa
December 7, 2025 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
TravelerDubai seems more interesting than I thought...
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Dubai 5, Burj Khalifa and Fountains
December 7, 2025 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ 🌙 27 °C
Traveler Magic and strange...
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Traveler Famous Dubai cookies...🤣
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Hong Kong
December 10, 2025 in Hong Kong ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Traveler Cloudy...
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Traveler Weather is rather like Brussels - are the DimSum better at least....?
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Traveler Nice contrast!
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Cebu & Camotes Cay
December 14, 2025 on the Philippines ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Flight landed Cebu about 22:30. Met Teresa and Isabel who had also just landed. Took shuttle to local hotel.
Next morning took taxi to ferry port at Danao for 2 hour ferry crossing to Camotes. Taken to our lodging by motorbike and side car.
Small lodging, just 3 chalets right by the sea next to a beach that is only used by us and some locals.
On Thursday did a tour of the island. Went snorkeling and saw some big turtles. Then visited a cave which had a natural pool in that you could swim in and did a zip line across lake Danao.Read more
TravelerSounds really idyllic!
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Camotes Cay Hideaway
December 17, 2025 on the Philippines ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Traveler So beautiful!!
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Traveler Did you do this as well?
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Malapascua
December 20, 2025 on the Philippines ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Staying in a small hotel right on the beach. Wonderful sunset views while sipping a cocktail. Very small laid back, car free island. Lovely snorkeling area with lots of baby sharks.
Traveler 🤣
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Traveler Iconic...
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Traveler The boats do not look as if they suffice EU standards...but hey, as long as they arrive safely!
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Malapascua
December 23, 2025 on the Philippines ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Traveler Wow
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Dumaguete and Dauin
December 28, 2025 on the Philippines ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
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Siquijor
January 5 on the Philippines ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Nice island. Not many tourists. Hired a self driven tuk tuk for the week so we could explore everywhere. Accommodation ok but not beach front.
Traveler 😃 Good to see you!
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Panglao
January 9 on the Philippines ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Our only really touristy stop in the Philippines. Lot's of Koreans. There are 5 flights to here daily from Korea. Nice hotel just off the main tourist street so it's quiet but convenient. Nice large pool.Read more
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Bohol
January 12 on the Philippines ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Day tour of Bohol with Chocolate Hills, zip wire, Tarsiers, Baclayon and Lubok churches
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Camiguin
January 16 on the Philippines ⋅ 🌧 25 °C
Nice island. About the same size as Siquijor but the roads are much better and much less populated. Nice hotel but the beach is black and there are construction works going on .
Visited a beautiful small tropical island just off the coast with good snorkeling.Read more
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Camiguin Tour
January 18 on the Philippines ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
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