by Calvin Sun | Jun 7, 2010 | Doctor in the House, Fail, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines
Before we begin Vietnam, let’s do one last review of The Philippines. The future doctor in me will review Health, the backpacker in me will review Money, and the Lodging is just good information for you to have. HEALTH Except for a few bug bites here and...
by Annah Kim | Jun 7, 2010 | Lessons Learned, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines, Vietnam
So my traveler’s checks have officially been redeemed. At the airport terminal, we discovered that we had to pay a departure tax in cash, which Corinne and I did no have. There were no ATM’s, just a bank where one could exchange money and traveler’s...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 6, 2010 | Epiphanies on the Road, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines
Already been gone a week and I feel like I know Manila well enough to give it a fond farewell. I find Manila to be that quieter, slightly distant third brother to cities like Cairo and Mumbai. It’s a huge metropolitan city, but grayer and more calm. Even the...
by Annah Kim | Jun 6, 2010 | Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines
1. There are police everywhere: outside stores and banks, in the subway, standing in the streets. They were all friendly and helpful and made me feel a bit more secure. 2. The subway system is fantastically clean and organized. There is a police officer whistling to...
by Annah Kim | Jun 6, 2010 | Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines
After… A ten-hour long bus ride from 6:30 pm in Banaue to 3:30 am in Manila, A four-hour session in an internet cafe to avoid having to pay for two nights in a hotel, A quick shower and then dim-sum, A torturously brief trip to the Mall of Asia, the third...
by Annah Kim | Jun 6, 2010 | Fail, How Did You Do That?, Lessons Learned, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines
1. Taking Care of Calvin: He discovered this morning that he indeed left his rain jacket on the Autobus last night (or this morning rather) that we took back from Banaue. Coupled with the loss of his point and shoot, we concluded that when Calvin is sleepy, he leaves...
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 Annah Kim | Jun 5, 2010 | Doctor in the House, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, The Philippines
11:30 pm: Woke up randomly at 11:30 to complete, pitch-black, darkness. No electrical lights, no fires, nothing. I fumbled around for my flashlight and walked outside my bedroom. There was no light pollution and so the sky was absolutely marvelous; you could see every...
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...
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