Sohoton Caves and Natural Bridge National Park

A few hours up river from the small town of Basey, on Samar, are the Sohoton Caves and Natural Bridge Natural Park. I recently took a trip there with some friends. It’s a lovely day trip and a great way to see something of the rural Philippines and get a glimpse of what the forests that once covered much of the country would once had looked like.

The morning after…

There is a very serious problem sweeping Australia. All over the country incidents of public drunkeness are on the rise, with some offenders staying drunk for days! These shocking drunks are literally off their trees and staggering all over the place from over-indulgence in alcohol. They’re a public disgrace. Go to any rural centre in northern Australia and you can see them huddled together under trees looking sick and depressed. Others lose all fear and become friendlier than normal, forcing people into awkward and uncomfortable encounters.

“They don’t want to ingest a lot of alcohol, but they’re probably just being forced into the situation” says Dr Glen Chilton, of James Cook University, Townsville.