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Travel Blog back up! The inside story …

It’s been an interesting few days, with new visitors reaching over 50,000 in one day; I had to turn the blog off for a while. On September 3rd 2009 the mainstream Italian newspaper La Republica published an article about me and my journey to find a place called Home. Luck was with me that night …

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Great food from the Philippines: Marang

Marang Fruit from the Philippines Of all the fruit in the Philippines, this is my favorite. Its a relation of the Jack fruit and comes in a large green spiny skin slightly smaller than the size of a football. Inside there are dozens whitish yellow flesh covered seeds. You can eat the flesh (but not …

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Cheap Island hopping in El Nido, the local way …

After some time in El Nido I realized I really did need to bite the bullet and go island hopping. A side effect of cooking for oneself and eating in is not meeting anyone to share costs with for such activities. One of the most popular questions I kept getting was “Have you seen any …

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Is El Nido the place to stay a while?

I was woken up by a gentle tapping at my door. Groggy eyed I opened it to see a lady standing there with a sweeping brush. “Sir, your cottage is read.” I cringed. I still hadn’t discussed long term pricing with the old lady yet. Never move in until the price is set. But on …

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Great food from the Philippines: Banana Cue

Banana Cue in the Philippines There are many different types of banana in the Philippines. Some are used for eating raw, others to be cooked. Banana Cue is covered in sugar and cooked over a BBQ or deep fried. It tastes sweet and like a banana should. But for me it’s quite dry and hard …

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