Mar 25
We had the rest of the afternoon to enjoy this area. There was a very lovely lagoon with a white sand beach and the reddest water I have ever seen – red from the minerals in the earth. Sapo falls fell into this lagoon, along with several other falls. We swam in the lagoon and …
Mar 25
After our second week of work, we said goodbye to our Venezuelan co-workers and set off on our 1 week trip to see the highlights of Venezuela. We first were to catch a flight to the city of Ciudad Bolivar. We had tickets to this flight but when we got on the plane, we discovered …
Mar 25
After a week in Caracas, everything is going well but we are always wary. Our local co-workers are always giving us advice…it is OK to walk from our hotel thru the basement mall and across the street to the office, but we should not walk one block north or one block west of the office …
Mar 25
After days of boating and snorkeling on my Tao Philippines trip, I still didn’t have enough and opted for another day of snorkeling out of Coron. Our tour group when over to Coron Island, a mountainous, karst limestone island. We swam in Kayangan lake & hiked to a stunning viewpoint. Lunch was fish, crabs, rice, …
Mar 25
Palawan is the hotspot in the Philippines… it’s like the next Thailand. Two of the best cities to visit are El Nido and Coron. It’s possible to take the El Nido to Coron Ferry, or you can take a trip between these towns as part of a tour. One of the best things I did …
Mar 25
I got in a bit of a fight with the operators of the shuttle from Puerto Princesa. It all started when they put me in the back seat. Then an older French lady sat next to me and she stunk! I couldn’t breathe and I was getting car sick so I popped the window open …
Mar 25
Traveled Nov, 2011 From Manila I flew directly to Puerto Princesa on the island of Palawan arriving early afternoon. After a HOT walk to the hostel with harassment from several taxi drivers, I booked an afternoon tour of the city. On this trip, we saw the cathedral and the location where many American POWs were …
Mar 25
Getting From Banaue to Sagada A good way to get from Banaue to Sagada is to take a Jeepney. The jeepney trip took much of the day. We stopped at one point and saw these Filipino soldiers practicing on a hill. Instead of weapons/guns, they practiced with small logs. In Sagada, I met up with …
Mar 25
My flight from Palau got into Manila very early in the morning, so I had 5 hours to kill before my bus to the rice terraces. I hung out in the arrivals section of the airport. I killed the time by reading a book and felt safe because a security guard was there and I …
Mar 25
Manila Philippines is the largest city and capital of the Philippines. I got to spend a few days with my friend Linda, her sister, and her 82 year old father nicknamed “Daddy” in Antipolo, just east of Manila. We ate at lots of restaurants around Manila – Max’s, Cravings. We made a 1 day/1 night …
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