Send goods to help Japan via The Peace Boat

What is the Peace Boat about?

The "Peace Boat" is a Japanese organization that has been traveling around the world in a cruise ship on peace missions. Because of the recent disaster in their country, they have converted the ship to a vessel for relief goods from various ports they dock at on their way back to Japan. Manila is their last port of call and are collecting relief goods through the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

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Punthill the Stanton Serviced Apartment - Melbourne, Australia

From the Phillip Island Chocolate Factory, we went straight to our serviced apartment for our Melbourne overnight -- Punthill The Stanton along St. Kilda road in Victoria, Melbourne.

It was a long but fun 3 hour drive as we were playing the game '20 questions'. If our official game in our Bicol trip last year was Doodle Jump (iPhone game), '20 questions' would be the official game for this trip. The epic 'planner' was the hardest one to guess which was clocked at more than an hour before it was guessed, right before we reached St. Kilda road!

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Phillip Island Chocolate Factory - Phillip Island, VIC Australia

Pannys Amazing World of Chocolate is a celebration of all things chocolate, with interactive machines to play with, fascinating facts and the ability to make your own chocolate on the spot.  Once you've experienced this unique chocolate wonderland it is time to explore Pannys Chocolate café and Pannys Chocolate Shop to experience an extensive selection of chocolatey treats

Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory is the first thing that came to my mind when I heard about Panny's Chocolate Factory in Phillip Island.

From the Cowes Jetty Port, we went straight to Panny's Chocolate Factory.

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Pharmaton MVP Unleashed Challenge - Final Leg! [La Union, Pagudpod, Baguio,

The 5 participants are going all-in to out do each other and climb to the top spot as Pharmaton MVP Unleashed Challenge, one of the country's most ambitious endurance race is nearing the end!

3 weeks ago, they started in Davao and went to Cagayan De Oro, Bohol, Cebu, Iloilo, Mindoro, Batangas, Vigan and many more! Since then, they have endured various physical and mental challenges that have left them near exhaustion. Monica Torres, a seasoned triathlete said, "This is the first time that I’ve joined a month-long endurance challenge and it really is tough."

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Seal Rocks Cruise - Wildlife Coast Cruises in Phillip Island

This is one of the things I am very excited about in this trip -- Seeing wild fur seals up close in their natural habitat! It's just the second day of our Australia trip but I can already summarize what you guys can expect when you go to Australia -- Experiencing animals in the wild, in their natural habitat!

This activity was scheduled on our first day in Australia but because of some delays, we weren't able to make it. Good thing, the management at Wildlife Coast Cruises allowed us to reschedule without any hassles and extra payments. Customer service at its' finest, I believe.

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