It was time for another week long side trip out of my base at Osaka to see some of the sights in line heading towards Western Honshu. The trip would take me all the way out to Iwakuni, stopping in Okayama, Kurashiki, Onomichi, Hiroshima and Miyajima, while having a base camp in a small island [...]
Archive for October, 2010
Japan, Okayama to Iwakuni Trip, August 2010 – Day 1: Okayama
Posted in Blogs, tagged Hadaka Matsuri, Japan, Korakuen Garden, Naked Man Festival, Okayama, Okayama Castle, Osaka to Hiroshima trips, Saidaiji, Travel, Western Honshu on October 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Japan, Okayama to Iwakuni Trip, August 2010 – Itinerary and Posts
Posted in Travel Itineraries and Posts, tagged Japan, Japan Itineraries, Japan Sample Itinerary, Okayama to Iwakuni, South East Asia, Travel, Western Honshu on October 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Japan, Okayama to Iwakuni Trip, August 2010 – Day 1: OkayamaJapan, Okayama to Iwakuni Trip, August 2010 – Day 2: Hiroshima Again!Japan, Okayama to Iwakuni Trip, August 2010 – Day 3: IwakuniJapan, Okayama to Iwakuni Trip, August 2010 – Day 4: Miyajima and Mt MisenJapan, Okayama to Iwakuni Trip, August 2010 – Day 5 Part [...]
Direct URL to Sigtravels
Posted in General on October 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
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General Update
Posted in General on October 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For those of you who have been waiting patiently for new blogs to appear, that will soon happen. I have now finished back blogging and I am quite happy with the overall look of this website. It is definitely more streamlined than the last blog system I was using. New blogs will start appearing one [...]
Philippines, January 2010, Manila: Mall Of Asia (MOA) – The Fourth Largest Shopping Mall in the World!
Posted in Philippines, tagged Authentic Goods Philippines, Mall of Asia, MOA, Philippines, Shopping in Philippines, SM MOA, Travel on October 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
SM Mall of Asia opened on May 21st 2006 and currently remains the fourth largest shopping mall in the world. It is currently the largest shopping mall in the whole of the Philippines.. MOA impressively boasts an impressive array of 750 shops, 220 dining establishments and a total retail floor area of 390,193 square meters. [...]
Philippines, January 2010, Restaurant Reviews: Chow King – Halo Halo Greatness!
Posted in Restaurant Reviews, tagged Chow King, Fast Food Philippines, Halo Halo, Philippines on October 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Chow King is a very well known oriental fast food chain in the Philippines. They are well known to be of high quality and to be extremely cheap. They serve the usual fried chicken but this is complimented with several Filipino dishes. Most food here is no more than $1.50 – $2.00 Australian and for [...]
Philippines, January 2010, Manila: A Catholic Wedding in the Philippines!
Posted in Philippines, tagged Catholic Weddings in the Philippines, Manila, Philippine Weddings, Philippines, Travel, Wedding Receptions Philippines on October 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A catholic wedding in the Philippine’s can go from an hour to several hours. Depending on how catholic the families are will depend on how much bible related material there actually is within the wedding. My cousins wedding was quite religious and to what I believe: missed a few parts that I think a wedding [...]
Philippines, January 2010, Manila: Getting ready for the wedding!
Posted in Philippines, tagged Cathloic Weddings in Philippines, Getting ready for a wedding, Manila, Philippines, Travel on October 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For having only a few hours sleep, I didn’t feel too bad when I awoke at around 10 am. Unlucky for my girlfriend who had to get up much earlier to get her make up done. Filipino’s will have any excuse to throw a party, and weddings are no different. Usually with a couple hundred [...]
Philippines, January 2010, Knowledgebase: Balut
Posted in Philippines, tagged Balut, Delicacies of the Philippines, Philippines, Travel on October 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Balut is a delicacy in several parts of Asia, including Vietnam, Thailand, China and the Philippines. The length of the incubation per country differs and all eat it at a slightly different part of the embryo’s growth. Balut in the Philippine’s is a well known delicacy in the city of Patero. The balut in this [...]
