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TRAVEL TALES BY BECCA

WELCOME TO TRAVEL TALES BY BECCA
A Personal Perspective of my Trip Through South and South East Asia.
Enjoy!
The Philippines – Thailand – Malaysia – Singapore – Indonesia – South Korea - Japan


2 Days in KL
We arrived in Kuala Lumpur at lunchtime. And you know what that means – food court. I got myself some chicken and rice once again but I...
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Jun 21, 20246 min read


The Cameron Highlands
After the homestay, we headed to the Cameron Highlands. We did a tour this day and the first place we went to was a mossy forest. There’s...
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Jun 15, 20243 min read


A Day in Georgetown
Our first real day in Malaysia was a group tour around some sites in Georgetown after travelling there the day before all the way from...
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Jun 3, 20246 min read


How was Thailand?
Leaving Koh Samui meant leaving Thailand. We got up on the 14th May very early and left the hotel at 6 am for a 12 hour travelling day to...
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May 25, 20245 min read


Koh Samui
The next stop was Koh Samui. Koh Samui is the second biggest island in Thailand and probably one of if not the most famous island in...
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May 23, 20245 min read


Bangkok to Khao Sok
We were out of Bangkok pretty swiftly with the group. We headed to the train station in the evening of the 10th May to catch our...
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May 23, 20245 min read


The Grand Palace Visit
On the morning of the start of the tour, I checked out of my hotel as late as possible and then wandered down the road to the hotel that...
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May 18, 20245 min read


Solo in Bangkok
The first thing I had to do when I landed in Bangkok was break some of my money into smaller denominations. I had to walk with all my...
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May 16, 20246 min read


Goodbye Philippines
The end of my trip to the Philippines came and that meant the end of my trip with my friends and on to the next part of my trip, starting...
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May 14, 20246 min read


Boracay Island
Next stop Boracay! Once we’d landed, we were all quite relieved to have made it after all the drama at the airport. But there was still...
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May 12, 20244 min read


The Flight Fiasco
Finally we were on to our last location in the Philippines. We left El Nido on Wednesday 1st May bound for Boracay Island. I think this...
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May 9, 20244 min read


Boat Trip Day!
We had the Monday off to not do anything and make sure we were rested and ready for the next day because the next day was a boat trip!...
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May 7, 20243 min read


Zipping About
Sunday was also a relatively more relaxed day. I started off my day solo with a walk around the town. We had a slow start to the day...
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May 5, 20244 min read


For the Mind and Body
We started off Saturday with a bit of a different activity and opted to join a yoga class as 9am that morning at a studio on the beach....
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May 5, 20242 min read


Climbing High
We were back on the activities the day after we arrived in El Nido. Four of us decided that we would do a canopy walk in the afternoon....
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May 4, 20242 min read


Frendz in El Nido
Our run to the airport at 4:30 was a successful trip and we got to the airport with plenty of time to catch our early morning flight....
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May 2, 20242 min read


See the Sardines Run
Tuesday was a day by the pool, where we actually got our first real rainfall so far. We hid under the sun umbrella for a while and when...
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Apr 26, 20243 min read


Canyoneering at Kawasan Falls
Another day of travelling behind us, we travelled on the ferry back from Panglao over to Cebu, from there we had to take on a long drive...
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Apr 26, 20243 min read


Chills and Chocolate Hills
Friday we had a day on Alona Beach, which involved getting into our first tuk tuk of the trip. I’ve ridden in tuk tuks before but it was...
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Apr 22, 20243 min read


First days in the Philippines
It’s been a hectic couple of days but we’ve finally managed to stop and slow down. I flew from Manchester to Doha and finally Manila. I...
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Apr 18, 20243 min read
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