by Annah Kim | Jun 5, 2010 | Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, What to Pack
Hiking Gear: The Filipino woman who was traveling with the apparently short Australian man had some great hiking gear. She was wearing these hiking cargo shorts and tights – keeping relatively cool but still protecting herself from forest elements. She then had...
by Annah Kim | Jun 5, 2010 | Doctor in the House, How Did You Do That?, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines
What turned out to be an epic adventure to Banaue/Batad started with an overnight 10-hr Autobus ride — a bus which Calvin had first depicted as an unpleasant ride. It turned out to be any old bus trip. Maybe it was the 32-hr crammed bus ride to Mississippi that...
by Annah Kim | Jun 3, 2010 | Fit for Foodies, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
Walked 7.2 miles today according to my pedometer Adobos: a classic Filipino dish of chicken and pork, in our case just chicken, cooked with garlic and rice. Pretty tasty but nothing too exceptional. Halo-Halo: This fantastic Filipino dessert with ube ice cream (taro),...
by Annah Kim | Jun 2, 2010 | Fail, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Nightlife, The Philippines
After the epic journey across and throughout Manila, we had a change of scenery and socioeconomic environments and went out with a friend of Calvin’s – Shyama – who took us around to her favorite bars and clubs. At Pier 1, this bar that used to be...
by Annah Kim | Jun 2, 2010 | Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines
Day 2 in the Philippines: After my pickpocketing issue this morning, I came to this wonderful Internet cafe to email my mother and contact my cousin. My cousin’s response was an immediate burst into hysterical laughter and then an inquiry into what exactly the...
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