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Sunday, 5 Dec 2010 | Views [6351]
Thursday
2nd December - Today is the end of our journey
through India and the premature return to the Philippines. We arrived on 2nd
August from Malaysia, so have spent only 4 months out of our possible 5 1/2
months allowed on the visa. To ... Read more >
Sunday, 21 Mar 2010 | Views [2957]
Sat 6th Mar – As we were going to be on the move early tomorrow and it
wa my birthday, we had a small birthday gathering at the house with some
friends of Shiera’s and her parents and sister Kaye. They had bought me a
birthday cake, ... Read more >
Sunday, 21 Mar 2010 | Views [4820]
Mon 8th Feb - We start the journey south to Boracay today, to arrive there on the
12th February. Getting there has some options on the route. We have decided to
head to the western side of Mindoro at first, which meant getting to Batangas
first.... Read more >
Sunday, 21 Mar 2010 | Photo Gallery
Southern Philippines Feb 2010
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Thursday, 4 Feb 2010 | Views [823]
For the
second year running I am in Si l ang for the
Annual Fiesta. Not to be be confused with other fies t as at harvest time , this one is very much a
religious festival based on Santo Nino. The first day isn't really much; more a
preparation ... Read more >
Friday, 15 Jan 2010 | Views [693]
Tue 12th Jan - After making a valiant attempt to get my blogs up to date
on the web, it was time to leave for the airport. I t ook one of the taxis waiting outside of the hotel. Cost 50 Dirhams to
the Airport. The route there goes past some
striking ... Read more >
Saturday, 5 Sep 2009 | Photo Gallery
Tour of the northern provinces
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Saturday, 5 Sep 2009 | Views [17616] | Comments [4]
Thu 27th Aug - Heading north for some sightseeing today. No desperate hurry as will
break the journey in Baguio, a place I have been before. Easy connection to
Manila Pasay EDSA area and first checked out the Partas bus company terminal,
but ... Read more >
Tuesday, 25 Aug 2009 | Views [1930]
Mon 10th Aug - After a couple of days around the house just ambling along with stuff
it was time to venture out somewhere. Didn't sound too exciting, but decided on
Mahogany market in Tagaytay. On the
way there dropped into the Taal Vista ... Read more >
Wednesday, 5 Aug 2009 | Views [1220]
Sun 2nd Aug - After my last posting I got really hungry and went for a meal.
Wow...superb choice of an Arabic restaurant. This area is one of my favourites
for the range of restaurants available. Have to be a
bit choosy though, but some really ... Read more >
Sunday, 31 May 2009 | Views [1238]
Tue 26th May - Remember me saying that I had a dose of the Diarrhoea? Well I sure did. The worse that I think I have ever had. I started yesterday at 138 pounds, which is already under what I should weigh for my height of 5ft 10in. By the end of ... Read more >
Monday, 25 May 2009 | Views [1225]
Sun 17 th May – After a fairly tiring trip away without much sleep, a catching up day
today with not much happening
Mon 18th May – It vanished into a haze of insignificance. Must have done something, but cannot ... Read more >
Monday, 25 May 2009 | Photo Gallery
Back in Silang after Pahiyas
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Sunday, 17 May 2009 | Photo Gallery
Pahiyas 2009
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Sunday, 17 May 2009 | Views [4218] | Comments [1]
Thu 14 th May – Set off to Lucban in Quezon region of South Luzon province this
morning. Every year Lucban hosts the ‘Pahiyas’ festival, where hundreds of
houses are decorated in the most elaborate way to celebrate a bountiful
harvest.... Read more >
Wednesday, 13 May 2009 | Photo Gallery
Aliwan Festival 2009
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Wednesday, 13 May 2009 | Photo Gallery
Matabungkay
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Wednesday, 13 May 2009 | Photo Gallery
Back in Silang & the new house
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Wednesday, 13 May 2009 | Views [1439]
Wed 22nd Apr - A domestics day today. Spotted a bit of old culture yesterday in a
small store on the way in to town. When I was in Cebu, a made a comment about
seeing Gugo drying out along the
roadside. The bark of the Gugo tree, it ... Read more >
Monday, 20 Apr 2009 | Photo Gallery
Holy week in Nueva Ecija province
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