'Alaminos' is the gateway to 'Hundred Islands National Park'. Amelia and I arrived by bus (from Capas) and found some wifi, to look for accommodation in the area. Most places we found online were fully booked, due to Easter, which is the biggest Filipino holiday, and also marking the end of the school year.We found a place called 'Treasure Isle Guesthouse and Restaurant' and gave them a call. Luckily they had vacancies, at a very reasonabl...

Our flight landed in Clark, Angeles City, just before midday. Having been told in KL, at the Filipino embassy, to ask to extend our visa at immigration in Clark, we were told by the officers there that it was not possible and we would have to extend it at an immigration office. Typical! Chris had read that the taxi fare into the centre would be very expensive, and that if you walked out to the main road you could catch a 'jeepney'. Not really understandin...

Flying in Malaysia's evening tropical storms, resulted in a fairly turbulent flight. But hey, you have to take the rough with the smooth - the flight was cheap! We arrived late, so Amelia and I decided to stay in a hotel close to the airport, and then catch the train to KL the next morning.The train station was about fifteen minutes away by taxi. It only cost the both of us 25 Ringgit (£5) to get to the central station in KL, which was about 30 minutes away ...

It was the easiest border crossing we have experienced yet. Just under a two hour boat trip from Ko Lipe over to Langkawi, in Malaysia. Chris and I disembarked at a ferry port, our names were called for us to step forward to collect our passports to be stamped, and that was it, we were in! We got talking to a Swedish couple at the ATM who were headed the same way as us - to the main beach area, Cenang. We shared a taxi, with us jumping out at the cheap backpacker...

The night ferry from Ko Tao was basically a dormitory on water. All the beds were pushed together, and extremely short and narrow, which meant us getting pretty cosy with random people in a very hot and sweaty room. An experience Amelia and I hope not to relive!5am we arrived at Surat Thani on the mainland. Feeling very tired and wobbly we were taken by tuk tuk to a cafe/office. Here we were able to freshen up and grab something to eat and drink, whilst waiting f...