Rizal Park and Manila Ocean Park

Alvin here again, still touring Philippines. For the past few days my family and I went around Manila city, first to Rizal Park. The park is a memorial of Josey Rizal, a national hero of the Philippines who died fighting the Spanish 123 years ago.

 

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We had a great time walking through the park and admiring the scenery. The weather was perfect for an outdoor picnic, so we found a shaded patch of grass and ate traditional Filipino foods.

After that we headed over to Manila Ocean Park because the kids hadn’t been yet. Even though I’ve been to Sydney Aquarium a few times already I still enjoyed seeing the varying ocean sea creatures here in the Philippines. 

Sorry for the late upload, I've been having technical issues here on my end. Nonetheless I'll still be updating you all on my experiences here with my family

Thailand Travel Blog

Hey guys it's Jason again with another travel blog focused on Thailand where my mum came from. I will be blogging about what they are famous for which is their street food. Their street food is very common as it is practically impossible to walk around without seeing one. The food is so cheap and as a serving would normally cost $5 AUD dollars. I will be listing  a part of my favourite street foods that i recommend  you should try out.


Fried Chicken Wings

Every time im walking along the streets in Bangkok and i pass by a stand with fried chicken wings i cannot resist to buy some as they are so cheap and delicious. These chicken wings are have a great taste where you probably cant find in your country.

• Pork ball Skewers- Everyone i know that has been to Thailand has these in their must try list and i cannot blame them. These pork balls are so fresh and have such a nice meaty texture where it does not fail to satisfy travellers. If you are a person that needs extra flavour, don't worry these are commonly served with Sweet Chilli Sauce.

• Thai Boat Noodles- Out of my recommended list this is probably the most valuable and flavoursome dish. These Thai Boat Noodles have such a unique and dark broth filled with flavour added with different types of meat such as the pork balls i listed earlier. In my opinion this combined with a nice thai milk tea from seven eleven is a great deal to go together. as it will probably cost altogether under $5 dollars.

• Thai Mango Stick Rice

We can't blog about Thailand street food and not include the famous desert dish Thai Mango and Sweet Sticky rice. This dish is so popular it is in almost every Thai restaurant i have dined in. Though in the street markets or streets it is five times cheaper and fresher. This is a perfect choice for desert if you are looking for something refreshing after a meal.

Komodo islands, Indonesia

8/5/19

At the start of 2014 my family and I went to Indonesia. After taking a ride in a tiny aeroplane, we landed in the Komodo islands.The Komodo islands are a group of islands named after it's main island, which is host to Komodo dragons. These lizards are extremely dangerous and as a result, we had to be very careful when exploring the island.

We stayed on a boat for 4 days and 3 nights, while exploring the various islands and the scuba diving sites they offered.

The dive site that stands out is one where we went Manta Ray watching.
This was very difficult as the current was extremely strong. The only way you can move around is by crawling on the corrals on the sea floor. Manta Rays love this area as they have powerful wings that can weather the storm, allowing them to be stationary in the current and feed on the passing krill.

Scuba diving here was a dream!

Taytay Rizal, Philippines, featuring street food!

Hello everyone, it’s Alvin again. Right now, I’m in the Philippines to visit more family in Taytay Rizal. We have awesome food carts on the streets full of authentic Filipino cuisine and desserts which include sweet tofu, which is sweetened tofu in caramelised sugar mixed in water,

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Halo-Halo, a chilled dessert drink made with many different ingredients. "Halo" in english means "mix" so the drink is a mix of many different ingredients. Halo-Halo is mostly made with sweet beans, crushed ice, evaporated milk, ice cream, coconut, and some other various fruits,

(Source: https://www.thelittleepicurean.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Halo-halo-1.jpg)

and turon which is banana wrapped in rice paper, caramelised, and deep fried,

(Source: https://recipenijuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Turon-Recipe.jpg)

I just arrived so I've only been around the corner of my place of residence. I haven’t seen my relatives in almost a decade, so it was great to see them again. In the next few days I’ll be travelling around Philippines visiting some major cities like manila, cebu, and others I’ll surprise you all with later so make sure to follow us.

Travel Blog JAPAN!!

Japan

Hey guys it's Jason from and i will be sharing my experience with you guys on the highlights to my trip to Japan in this Blog. I will layout my blog into numerous different sections so you guys can navigate easier. At the moment i will be focusing on food and snow. :)

Food

When it comes to food in Japan it's impossible for me to not start with their most popular cultural dish RAMEN. Within my 3 weeks in travelling i have tried out different types of ramen restaurants where they all have specific approaches, which makes it more exciting as eating the same dish over and over again can get sickening. For my first ramen experience in japan i went to Ramen Street at Tokyo station.

I would say the average price range for a bowl of ramen would be $12-$15 AUD and majority of the restaurants have a self serve machine where you can order and customise your own ramen. Which is really helpful as it helps the line go a lot faster. The broth of the ramen is really flavoursome and rich, where it is really hard to find in cuisines in Sydney. Their servings are pretty generous though when it comes to pork slices they will only offer two so if you are meat love i recommend ordering extra. 

Snow at Tokyo

Since i was at Japan when it was winter, i made the decision to go to the snow which ended up being the best decision i have made in Japan. Firstly Japan has one of the best transports so it took me only 2 hours to arrive because they have a train line directly from Tokyo to the snow resort. and i also had a bullet train pass :>.

The first thing that amazed as soon as i saw the snow was the scenery of the snow fall and its softness compared to Australia's snow. To compare it, if had to fall down into the snow i would be scared in Australia but in Japan i would just fall down on purpose.

Jason

Our first post

Welcome to our BLOG!

Where five of us:
- Jason
- Noah
- Lionel,
- Alvin 
- and Xavier 

Will be posting content about our experiences of travelling. I (Jason) will be posting an introduction post for the first blog, therefore, you can get to know us more and gradually build a closer connection with us. 

I will be blogging about my travelling experience in Japan where I will focus on the cities/towns from below Tokyo such as Shibuya, Osaka, Kumamoto, Hiroshima and Kyoto. The majority of my blogging content will be about Japan's food, culture and the sightseeing experience. 

Coming blogs include Xavier's experience of the Galapagos Islands and Alvin's trip in the Philippians!

I hope you guys enjoy our blog and learn some helpful travelling tips!
See you guys in the next post. :)

- Jason

Make sure to follow our twitter account as well! 
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