Joanne Stubbs
Last Night on Coron
Because it is the peak tourist time and because there are not that many places to stay on the island I had to move hotels for my last...
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Kulama White Noise is a 12 hh, 5 yo mare who would suit a beginner, intermediate or advanced rider. She is quiet to handle, float, shoe and ride. She loves people and is an enthusiastic and athletic jumper.
White Noise is great at pony club and desensitised to a wide range of distractions. She would make the ideal first pony. Priced at $4,990
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Joanne Stubbs
Jan 12, 20201 min read
Coron Island
Like any good western tourist you need to spend at least one day doing an island tour of Coron when visiting the region. I didn't really...
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Joanne Stubbs
Jan 12, 20201 min read
Dive Buddy
Just in front of the resort at the end of the jetty you can see below is a drop to about 30 metres. Lots of nice coral, some great clown...
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Joanne Stubbs
Jan 12, 20201 min read
First Dive
The typhoon meant that a whole stack of sand was pushed around which covered up all the sea grass making it slim pickings for the...
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Joanne Stubbs
Jan 12, 20201 min read
Typhoon on Christmas Day
My flight to Coron from Manila was moved ahead 3 hours on Christmas day to get to the island before the typhoon did. After a drive down...
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Joanne Stubbs
Jan 12, 20201 min read
Corregidor Island
This island, a 2 hr ferry ride from Manila, was where the American infantry defended Manila harbour from the Japanese fleet. The whole...
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Joanne Stubbs
Jan 12, 20201 min read
Weird Things
There are cities around the world known for different weird and random things and this city does not fail to fall into that category. On...
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Joanne Stubbs
Jan 12, 20201 min read
Our Christmas Party
Well, we decided to have a Christmas Cocktail Party. Complete with home made toffee vodka and party pies with real tomato sauce. I...
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Joanne Stubbs
Jan 12, 20201 min read
Christmas in Manila
The decorations started going up in September and just kept getting more and more ornate. They ranged from Christmas trees in the middle...
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Joanne Stubbs
Jan 12, 20201 min read
The Rice Terraces of Banaue
After taking 4 and a half hours to drive 35 kilometres, yep it was pretty steep and twisty, we arrived in Banaue. A town perched on the...
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Joanne Stubbs
Jan 12, 20201 min read
Hanging Coffins
The town of Sagada up in the mountains of the central northern provinces is a tourist attraction for, yes you guessed it, coffins that...
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Joanne Stubbs
Jan 12, 20201 min read
World Heritage Church at Paoay
On our drive to Vigan we stopped in Paoay to have a look at this Church. There are only 4 World Heritage listed churches in the...
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Joanne Stubbs
Jan 12, 20201 min read
Vigan
Three of us went for a long weekend to one of the historic towns up in the northern provinces. After a 1hr flight north we landed in...
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Joanne Stubbs
Jan 12, 20201 min read
Shoe Museum
Yes, you guessed it, in the home of Imelda Marcos, who happens to live in the same apartment block as one of my work colleagues, there...
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Joanne Stubbs
Jan 12, 20201 min read
Intramurros
Most of Manila was destroyed by the Japanese during WW2, but there is one section of the historic Spanish part of the city that remains...
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Joanne Stubbs
Jan 12, 20201 min read
My Office and Desk
I work in an open plan area with lots of work cubicles. Because my the majority of Philippino's are tiny the work spaces are very small....
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Joanne Stubbs
Jan 12, 20201 min read
Halloween
The locals love a party. If there is an excuse to decorate the office, the streets, or their home then they go all out. Halloween is...
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Joanne Stubbs
Jan 12, 20201 min read
Things You Notice
The apartment is right next to the Mormon Church, 10 metres from the Baptist Church and across the road from the Synagogue. Funny that...
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Joanne Stubbs
Jan 12, 20201 min read
Ohhhh the Serenity!!
The streets of Manila are forever grid locked and the air polluted. Too many people in one small space and no one that obeys any traffic...
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Joanne Stubbs
Nov 23, 20191 min read
At the Polo Club
The Manila Polo Club is a green piece of horse heaven in this overcrowded chaotic city. It is the first place I headed the first weekend...
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