Great food from the Philippines: Student Food

Cheap Student food in The Philippines Following along with local places to eat: the photograph above is from a university canteen in The Philippines. Any good budget traveller will tell you this is where you go to get good, super cheap food. Usually run by a staff of friendly mothers, the food often has a …

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How to get from Sabang to El Nido, Palawan, The Philippines

I searched and I read the guide book. All made mention that the road from Sabang to El Nido was terrible. Some mentioned 16 hour trips of bum numbing hell. Others mentioned having to take 1 tricycle, a local bus, wait 2 hours at a cross road, then another 8 hours in an overcrowded bus …

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Great food from the Philippines: Pinoy Chocolate Cake!

Is the best chocolate cake in the world from the Philippines? I’ve eaten chocolate cake from Germany, the UK, the USA and various other places around the world that say they make the best. I’ve picked coco pods in Africa and roasted the beans over a hot stove before grounding them into a natural powder. …

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Tempura and Kwek Kwek egg: street food from The Philippines

Tempura and Kwek Kwek egg from the Philippines All around the Philippines you will find little carts with large aluminum containers.The long thin strips in the photograph are Tempura. This is basically a mix of white fish in mild spice and flour deep-fried. The Filipino version of fish finger. It doesn’t taste very fishy, and …

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How I deal with getting sick when traveling

Getting sick when traveling I was in Sabang in the Philippines getting ready for a trek along a monkey trail when I woke up during the night with a fever. It got worse. But that’s all next week … In Pakistan I was projectile vomiting purple ooze … In France and Spain I tore muscles …

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Great food from the Philippines: Beef Tapa

Beef Tapa from the Philippines Tapa to me is a Spanish small serving. In the Philippines to a tourist a beef tapa is something similar. To a local it’s a full serving. It’s similar to a thin breakfast steak. But, it’s seasoning quite strong. What does beef tapa taste like It’s marinated in vinegar and pepper with …

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