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    Philippines…An Island to Ourselves.(Almost)

    mari.noonan@gmail.com / April 2, 2023 / 3 Comments

    The sea was navy-blue and choppy as the boat made its way out from Port Barton to a little resort on a private island. The water rose over the bow and splashed my…

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    Philippines – Slow Boats, Slow Travel

    mari.noonan@gmail.com / March 25, 2023 / 5 Comments

    The signs were ominous from the beginning, there was very little information online about the ferry from Iloilo in Panay that sails across the Sula Sea to the island of Palawan, the most…

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    Philippines – Boracay, the Paradise Island

    mari.noonan@gmail.com / March 17, 2023 / 1 Comment

    Just the whisper of some place-names is like a promise of paradise. One such place is the island of Boracay in the Western Visayas in the Philippines, which has been called one of…

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    Philippines_ Visas and Chocolate

    mari.noonan@gmail.com / March 10, 2023 / 7 Comments

    This week was all about extending our visa. On arrival at the airport in Manila, we received a free thirty day visa but  this wasn’t long enough for us as our flight home…

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    Island Hopping in the Philippines😎

    mari.noonan@gmail.com / March 1, 2023 / 2 Comments

    There is no shortage of islands in the Philippines. There are over seven thousand to choose from. After our stay in Manila with its crowded chaos, relentless noise, fumes and poverty, we were…

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