Travel blog, journals and photographs from The Philippines. Including travel journals, revealing posts, Filipino food, travel guides, places to visit, overland border crossings, visas and photographs
Super Typhoon Megi hits The Philippines As many may have heard, the Philippines has just been hit by Super Typhoon Megi. Heavy rains with winds up to 260km/h (150mph): this is the biggest Typhoon to hit the Philippines in the past 4 years. Already at a maximum category 5 level, there simply is no higher …
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Avoiding business mistakes when traveling: lessons learned Strange as it might seem, but learning lessons through travel is relatively easy compared to learning lessons through business and travel combined. I’ve learned a lesson on how not to do business when traveling In each country I pass through, there are a different set of rules. Not …
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Why is The Philippines so far behind the rest of East Asia? Why is The Philippines failing on so many levels when it should, by all accounts, be a major contender in South East Asia? What you might not know, is once upon a time, it was just that, a major economic contender in all …
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Things I like about The Philippines As a follow up to my previous article about 5 things not to like about the Philippines, this one is written with a lot less annoyance. It’s easier to write about things you don’t like than the things you do, at least in detail, for me. What’s more, most …
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Things not to like about The Philippines There are some things I don’t like about the Philippines, I’m writing them down. Throughout my journals I give a fairly impartial view of most things, keeping my writing in tuned with my own journey rather than just “mouth off”. However, I do feel that for anyone to …
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I wasn’t going to write in my journal about such a trivial event like being hit by a taxi. Trivial because, because aside from some arm bruising, I am fine. What happened minutes afterwards is however, leaving a lasting impression on hospitality in The Philippines. Why walking is a virtual crime in the Philippines I walk to many …
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Guns in The Philippines are everywhere I am not sure if the average tourist picks up on the fact that guns are everywhere in The Philippines. From the police, to the private security man on down to the general public. In the Philippines you have the right to bear arms. Sadly on Monday August 23rd …
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