Taal Volcano Island

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

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Taal Volcano is a major attraction for tourists from around the world. As thrill seekers come to hike the volcano and walk its rim, many are offered photo services, horse rides, tours, as well as golf tee offs into the volcano crater. Tourism plays a major roll in stimulating local economy on Taal Island.

With 33 recorded eruptions since 1572, Taal Volcano sits peacefully surrounded by Taal Lake on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Considered the second most active volcano within the Philippines, it has become an attraction for foreigners and thrill seekers from all over the world. Many of which have come to see the sight of an island in a lake in a volcano on an island on a lake on a bigger island in the ocean.

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Life on Taal Volcano island remains mundane with limited resources and few opportunites for improving quality of living and well-being. After a long day of catering to tourists and thrillseekers, a father spends his evening with son bathing him on their family boat along the shore of the island.

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Taal Volcano Island

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

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