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Wed, 25 Apr 2012 | By kalipulako | Views [863]
In the Philippines, where culture in the
lowlands had hit an all time low, especially in the cities, and the urban
areas, culture is an extremely rare find. Many may find it
hard to understand, but in the past few decades, the country had been
forgetting ... Read more >
Tags: on the road, travel, trekking
Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By ptmtolibas | 
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Photos from the shoreline of Liwliwa beach
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By fbillano | Views [464] | Scholarship Entry
I arrive in Siena for the first time, at the wrong time. It's October and the Palio horse races are over. Gone are the Renaissance contrade costumes, the earthen racetrack and cheering crowds the travel brochures promised. Instead, the bowl-like ... Read more >
Tags: travel writing scholarship 2012
Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By thisgirlwillgoplaces | Views [475] | Scholarship Entry
How I came to Nong Khai was kismet in more ways than one. After an amazing gastronomic week in Penang, I rode the train for 24 hours non-stop to Bangkok. I crashed the couch of a friend from Pakistan who lives in a large house with people from the ... Read more >
Tags: laos, on the road, thailand, thailand, travel writing scholarship 2012
Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By ciaraysabel | Flickr Photo Gallery
Jumping in in Donsol, Sorsogon for the whaleshark season.
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By layadiokno | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By layadiokno | Views [441] | Scholarship Entry
It was late April in Dupax Del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya, a province about 230km north of Manila. A wedding was underway and we were late. Any chances of joining the wedding party now were slim, but even more so was witnessing the Imbestida. The Imbestida ... Read more >
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Sat, 21 Apr 2012 | By thewisenedtraveller | Views [375] | Scholarship Entry
Hiromi-san glanced at my direction. For three seconds, my almond-shaped Filipino eyes conversed with her Japanese almonds. Hers has a darker shade of brown. But the smile I found there was genuine and contagious. I returned her hospitality with the ... Read more >
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Fri, 20 Apr 2012 | By gpzmike | Views [448] | Comments [2]
Another challenging day, but slightly better than yesterday. Body still feeling quite off kilter. It helped that a wind and bit of cloud cover came in this afternoon. Raining here now...nothing bad or crazy, just some good ole rain. Had to apply ... Read more >
Thu, 19 Apr 2012 | By gpzmike | Views [403]
Rough first day: it's hot, the sites are fully in the sun, and I of course jumped right in with two feet...right up to my chin. Didn't make it thru the day - had to finally go sit down at around 2:30pm when I started getting dizzy. I think it's going ... Read more >
Thu, 19 Apr 2012 | By gpzmike | Views [322]
Okay, tried to make the 11.5 hour flight in one sitting but fell short by an hour and a half. We are now 40 minutes from landing and I know my limit for sitting in a seat is just about 11 hours. I started to wiggle around and be uncomfortable (bladder ... Read more >
Sat, 14 Apr 2012 | By paolosdala | Views [468]
We were hiking in Mt. Makiling last Friday and I came across some kids along the way. They are residents of the mountain and they were playing along the trail. I love interacting with kids, so I decided to talk to them. They're very nice kids.... Read more >
Tags: mountain
Sat, 14 Apr 2012 | By paolosdala | Views [508]
I was finally able to climb Mt.Makiling without wearing a shirt. Oh yeah! I always wanted to do this!
Tags: mountain trekking hiking
Sat, 14 Apr 2012 | By paolosdala | Views [486]
When I entered UPLB back in 2008, Jyko and Julio became my first friends. They were BS Biology Students of Class 2005 back then. Now, they're biologists. One is studying medicine and the other is running his family's business.
These ... Read more >
Tags: mountain trekking hiking
Sat, 14 Apr 2012 | By paolosdala | Flickr Photo Gallery
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