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Mon, 2 Mar 2009 | By joblogs | Views [658] | Comments [1]
This is the national dessert and I am
always up for trying new puds so I ordered it today at our hotel in
Naga. How bad could it be? Would it rival some of the
random desserts I have had in Japan? Or those disappointing ... Read more >
Tags: food
Sun, 1 Mar 2009 | By joblogs | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 1 Mar 2009 | By joblogs | Views [698]
One of the first things you notice in
Manila are the jeepneys. These are public transportation basically,
but we have yet to take one. We did travel by something similar in
Laos, but they were nowhere near as colourful. Jeepneys ... Read more >
Tags: manila, transportation
Sun, 1 Mar 2009 | By joblogs | Views [804]
I can't stop going on about the shops!
We were staying in an area of Manila with no fewer than 13 malls.
THIRTEEN! They were the sort of malls I love too. A few international
stores, but mainly quirky (cheap!) local boutiques ... Read more >
Tags: manila, shopping
Sun, 1 Mar 2009 | By joblogs | Views [493]
I am sitting at Manila airport. We have
a few hours to wait until we can board our delayed PAL Express flight
to Naga. The reason for the delay? “We only have one plane SirMam” Right. Fortunately, there are plenty ... Read more >
Tags: manila
Sun, 1 Mar 2009 | By joblogs | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 28 Feb 2009 | By joblogs | Views [874]
The area of Manila called Intramuros is
a walled city containing churches, homes, government buildings and a
fort. The walls were built by the Spanish in the 1500s and the city
has withstood wars, typhoons and earthquakes ... Read more >
Tags: manila
Sat, 28 Feb 2009 | By joblogs | Views [991]
No one I have talked to seems to like
Manila much. “Big polluted city”, “The most dangerous city in
Asia” , “Just get straight out of Manila, it's hideous” etc
etc. I assumed the worst, but do you know, I actually quite ... Read more >
Tags: manila
Fri, 27 Feb 2009 | By larrynixon | Views [4666] | Comments [1]
After an uneventful flight, we met Armel, a Manila taxi driver, recommended by Maria in Taipei who used to live in Manila, and we headed north up to Angeles where we checked into the Clarkton Hotel which was nice, had a good pool and caberet room complete ... Read more >
Tags: classic aircraft, go-go bars, vietnam vet
Fri, 27 Feb 2009 | By larrynixon | Views [1939] | Comments [2]
We arrived in Coron Town after the 9 hour banca ride quite refreshed so after a short tricycle ride to Discovery Divers Bar, we waited for another boat to take us the 10 minutes to a small island where Discovery Divers have their diving resort. Not having ... Read more >
Tags: scuba diving coron
Fri, 27 Feb 2009 | By larrynixon | Views [2216] | Comments [1]
We were up early next morning for a 6 am departure to El Nido by a local banca that Larry had arranged. We waded out to the boat floating in a millpond sea, shrouded by mist and overlooked by the mountainous jungle, it was totally a magic moment. But ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, islands, on the road
Fri, 27 Feb 2009 | By larrynixon | Views [2084] | Comments [1]
Port Barton, I had heard it was nice there but this is really nice, a little paradise well off the beaten track but well worth the effort of getting there. We were picked up early by Oon who I had arranged to drive us to Port Barton in his 4WD mini ... Read more >
Tags: beaches
Fri, 27 Feb 2009 | By larrynixon | Views [735]
We had an early flight to Puerto arriving 09:30, the airport was hilarious with an full military band playing as we walked from the aircraft to the open air baggage and arrival area. The airport is small and typically tropical of impoverished parts of ... Read more >
Tags: on the road
Fri, 27 Feb 2009 | By jeffbrad | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 27 Feb 2009 | By jeffbrad | Views [3963]
Sun 8 th Feb – Felt like going out somewhere for the day, but after considering the
options to go somewhere local, made up our mind to go a little further and take
some things to stay overnight. Went to Pansanjan, which is in Laguna ... Read more >
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