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Scotland – Midges, Clouds and Bright Water
Some place-names exert a kind of magnetic pull and the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides in Scotland is one of them, hinting at a wild and romantic remoteness. It has been…
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Philippines – the Highs and Lows
We are home – back after more than ten weeks wandering around the Philippines. Adjusting slowly to the dramatic change in temperature, wearing jumpers and jackets in a cool, breezy Irish May but…
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Philippines – Burial Rites and Birthdays
After our hugely enjoyable trekking in the rice terraces around Banaue in Northern Luzon, we were on the move again to another mountain town about a three hour van-ride away. As soon as…
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Philippines – Mountains of Rice
Our ferry was due to leave Coron for Manila at the very precise time of 11.59pm and lo and behold, before the stroke of midnight, we were on our way. A punctual departure…
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Philippines- The Lost Week
There’s a reason why some places are so popular. The Philippines is so astonishingly beautiful that we had almost become jaded to beauty, but our first glimpse of the Bacuit Archipelago still managed…