Thailand & India 2019

november 2019 - juni 2024
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  • Dag 30

    Basco - Day 2

    15 december 2019, Filippijnen ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

    Enjoy and good nights sleep and get up late at 9:30. Head to harbour cafe for breakfast but it’s not open so ride to Pension Ivatan instead. Ride back into town, spoke to coastguard about ferry, refuel bike, and drop scooter back to Cielo shop for 11:30. Walked to harbour cafe and have ice coffee while paying bills, planning trip to Sabtang island, and flights to other parts of the Philippines. Head back to guesthouse to pick some things up and then get lunch at Beehan cafe before walking to lighthouse and finding a small market garden and stopping in at a church. Back to guesthouse before heading out to get cash (no ATM on next island) and dinner. PNB ATM not working so walk to other atm on other side of town (card won’t work). Get dinner at Beehan and then walk back to guesthouse and ask if she’ll hold USD as collateral until we return from Sabtang and PNB atm working. All good so get an early night in preparation for 5am Jeepney to ferry tomorrow morning.Meer informatie

  • Dag 31

    Batanes - Sabtang

    16 december 2019, Filippijnen ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    4:30 wake up and out of guesthouse by 5am to catch jeepney to Ivana. Check PNB ATM on way but still offline. Jeepney arrives at stop shortly after 5am and we bus down to Ivana in the dark (24p ea). Arrive Ivana 5:30 ready for 6am ferry. Port is empty so we head to honesty cafe and grab a coffee and cake for breakfast (50p) - the last of our small change. Head back to the port but no one arrives until closer to 6:30 as ferry isn’t until 7am. Write names on ferry manifest and wait for boat. Catch first ferry to Sabtang and arrive around 7:30. Walk to guesthouse by lighthouse and check in before finding a cantina for breakfast - porksilog. After breakfast ask around town for anyone who has a spare motorbike they are willing to rent to us. After speaking with some locals and guesthouse owners we head to the police station who point us to the tourism office. A police woman, Gretchen walks us to the tourism office next to the police station and helps us when sparking with the lady there. The tourism lady is reluctant to enable us renting a bike and points us to a tour/guide and tricycle. Gretchen meanwhile has spoken with her brother and next thing we know there is a scooter waiting for us outside. We thank Gretchen and her brother and set off to tour the island. We head north first and counter clockwise to explore the island, beaches as small villages. Riding back to basco for lunch we drop back into the canteen had breakfast at and pick up some food before heading south along the island coast roads. On the way back from exploring zinia practices her riding. Back into town forMeer informatie

  • Dag 32

    Batanas - Sabtang to Basco

    17 december 2019, Filippijnen ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    Sleep in until 8am. Ride scooter to police station to return it to Gretchen. Greeted by police officers who take us to Gretchens house as she is preparing food for their party tonight. Meet gretchens sister-in-law and pay her for the bike and 2L of petrol (1000p + 300p). Say goodbye and walk to port cafe for breakfast. See a boat being dragged down the high street on way to cafe. Breakfast at port cafe - fishsilog and beefsilog plus coffee and buko pandan shake (310p). Walk back to homestay to check out and pick up bags. Walk back to cafe and relax there while waiting for 12pm boat. 30min Ferry back to Ivana Port (100p each) and jeepney from Ivana to Basco (23p ea). Arrive Basco 1:30 and head to PNB ATM to check if working. Still broken so decide to walk to find guesthouse and some lunch. Find a great cafe while looking for cheap guesthouse and have fish and chips, burger and two ice teas (220p). Internet down but up by the time we finish lunch. Walk back to check if ATM working but still out of action. Book homestay on Airbnb to save cash. Walk to find Airbnb homestay (not easy as directions just say to catch a tricycle! - no address, location map is wrong and picture is outdated). Find homestay after chatting with locals and let owner know that not everyone is on a tour and need directions. Check in and book flights to Manila. Need to get our USD back from previous guesthouse but do not have enough pesos. Walk to ATM and by a miracle it’s working! Withdraw 20,000p and head back to old guesthouse to get USD back. Walked town, watched sunset over port, had dinner at lunch cafe - shared squid & meatball rice and ice tea (200p), found a cool art cafe and had sweet potato fries and jelly coffee (145p) while chatting with owner, headed to bubble tea cafe and had taro milkshake and coffee milkshake (110p). Lots of kids caroling through town. Head back to homestay and get ready for bed around 9:30.Meer informatie

  • Dag 33

    Batanes (Basco) to Palawan (Puerto P)

    18 december 2019, Filippijnen ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    6am wake up, leave homestay by 6:30 and walk to airport. Arrive at airport for 6:50 and have breakfast at airport cafe - share lumpiasilog and a coffee (100p). Board flight to Manila at 8am. Arrive at Manila domestic airport, buy ticket to Puerto Princessa, Palawan at Cebu Airlines stall. Didn't get a better deal - learnt we should've bought tickets while in Batanes.Meer informatie