by Calvin Sun | Jun 6, 2010 | How Did You Do That?, Lessons Learned, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines
Climbed up a volcano? Check. Climbed up an active volcano? Check. Been to the world’s only island within a lake, within an island, within a lake within another island within a country of islands? Check. Compared to Batad, this is a relatively easy trek....
by Calvin Sun | Jun 5, 2010 | How Did You Do That?, Lessons Learned, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines
So Batad was quite an experience. It took us awhile to get there, but it was well worth all the sweat and twisted ankles. So it goes from Banaue – Private Jeepney to the saddle (around 2500-3000 pesos including return trip) – Hike from the saddle to Batad....
by Calvin Sun | Jun 5, 2010 | Fit for Foodies, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines
Figured I’d give a shotout to the food made by our very first “homestay” host: Rita’s Freshly killed Organic Free-Range Chicken We saw this poor bastard alive only moments before it was plucked, sliced, boiled and served straight to our hungry...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 5, 2010 | Epiphanies on the Road, Post-travel Reflections, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines
The nature here is so splendid, complete with the sounds of villagers preparing rice, the caw of roosters, the buzz of inects, you’d think the world never changed in the last millenia. The life is so rustic and simple, you would wonder why we all have...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 5, 2010 | How's the weather?, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines
After nearly 5 miles of climbing up a mountain (see the roofs of little houses in the background of the photo below? That’s where we started) with 2 backpacks weighing over 50lbs and a DSLR in one hand. . . . A lot of people have been e-mailing me asking...
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