Today it was a boat trip to Manila from Boracay. We started with a small boat from Boracay to Panay, and from there it was a ferry. The ferry from Caticlan on Panay to Batangas on Luzon was nicer and less worn than the one we travelled with last time. It felt good, as there was a lot of wind on the sea.
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Now we have travelled from Mindoro to Boracay in the Philippines. We were picked up by car at 08:00 outside the hotel in Sabang and travelled across almost all of Mindoro, to Roxas. All the way we drove through dense, lush rainforest and everywhere we saw people who live completely different lives than us. Just before the ferry was due to depart, we arrived.
After an 11-hour (uncomfortable) flight, we arrived in Xiamen, located on the coast of south-east China. The airport is really in the centre of the city. We almost licked the rooftops on approach, where people were hanging laundry, or whatever they were doing.
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It's no surprise that Swedes love travelling, but which destinations are growing in popularity? A new survey by Skyscanner shows that Macedonia's capital Skopje is the destination that has increased the most in 2013 compared to last year. Also high on the list are Dublin, Hamburg and Manila.
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Every fourth Swede makes more trips abroad today than five years ago. This is according to a Novus survey conducted for Ticket. Most people finance their travelling with savings.
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CNN has listed the 10 best cities for winter holidays. We present the full list along with short explanations of why you should visit these cities in winter. Do you agree? What else are your favourite cities for a winter holiday?
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An article in DN says that all pilgrimages are no longer to Mecca, Rome or Jerusalem. Pop culture tourism means that hordes of fans flock to the small American town of Forks or to Ystad. Is there any place on earth that you would like to visit because of a film or a book?
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Västerbottens-Kuriren reports that 55% of Swedish women dream of travelling more in their spare time than they do today. Women in Stockholm are the most interested in travelling. Women without children want to travel more than those with children.
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Backpacking is not the most comfortable way to travel. Nevertheless, 24 per cent of Swedes have travelled the world with only a backpack as their luggage. A survey by Skyscanner shows that there are many reasons to backpack.
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Lonely Planet's list of the top 10 countries to visit in 2014 includes the following interesting points Sweden comes in fourth place! They thank the author Stieg Larsson for putting Sweden on the map, helping to portray the country as ... cold, beautiful and a bit scary. They also mention Swedish food, with ingredients such as seafood, berries, herbs and local cheeses.
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