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The Philippines (2) January 10-20, 2017
January 15-20, 2017: El Nido & Manila
The Philippines (1) January 10-20, 2017
January 10- 14, 2017: Puerto Princesa El Nido I made my third trip to the Philippines with Leuk and Lili (my nephew and niece) as they were both on holiday. We spent 11 days in Puerto Princesa and El Nido in Palawan and Manila in Luzon.
Japan (5): December 28, 2016 – January 4, 2017
January 1 -4, 2017: Kumano Sanzan, Shingu, Kumano, Ise, Nara & Osaka
Japan (4):December 28, 2016 – January 4, 2017
December 28 – 31, 2016: Kyoto, Nara, Kiikatsuura- Kumano Sanzan I climbed Mt. Fuji last August and had no plan to return in 2016 until I learnt about an opera performance “Monk Ganjin Sailing East” in Kyoto on December 28. My friend TIAN Hao Jiang would be playing the role of Ganjin. After seeing the superb … Continue reading
3 Months-3 Continents (19): September 4 – December 10, 2016 – Epilogue
Spending three months on the road is nothing new. But my three-month trip beginning in Elba, Italy on September 10 and ending in Sri Lanka on December 9, 2016 is the best and most memorable three-month trip I have ever had.
3 Months-3 Continents (18): Sri Lanka November 30 – December 9, 2016
Kandy, Galle, Yala National Park, Whale Watching & Colombo: December 4 – 9, 2016
3 Months-3 Continents (17): Sri Lanka November 30 – December 9, 2016
Pilgrimage Tour- Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa & Kandy: December 1 – 5, 2016 I joined a pilgrimage trip to Shikoku, Japan organised by a Buddhist charity organisation in Hong Kong in December 2012. When I discovered it would be organising a pilgrimage tour to Sri Lanka on December 1 – 5, I decided to join after my … Continue reading
3 Months-3 Continents (16): Mt Kilimanjaro Climb November 18-28, 2016
7-day Machame Route Trek: November 19-25, 2016
3 Months-3 Continents (15): Mt Kilimanjaro Climb November 18-28, 2016
7-day Machame Route Trek, November 19-25, 2016
3 Months-3 Continents (14): Sudan, November 9-17, 2016
26 Days from Cairo to Khartoum: Day 23- 26: Karima, Meroë & Khartoum