It’s easy to forget, when you have started to become accustomed to a place, what makes it different from other places. Everyday things like pavements, roads, the vehicles on the roads, the weather, the air conditions, the shops… it was my intention when I started this blog, that I would highlight some of the things …
A taxi ride from Ortigas to Makati, Metro Manila Read More »
My posts tend to be so long, but then I tend to have a lot to say about the places we’ve been. I don’t tend to get much feedback about the blog, so I don’t know if this is a problem or not! If you have any feedback (posts are too long / too short …
This past weekend Simon and I ventured back to Puerto Galera on Mindoro, an island to the south of Luzon (the island Manila is on). We first visited Puerto Galera in our second month here – at the start of February 2013. Whilst there we’d taken a walk up behind Sabang town and had ended …
Is it possible to find quiet in the Philippines? Read More »
English is widely spoken in the Philippines, in fact it’s one of the official languages here (there are 2 – the other is Tagalog). Almost everyone you speak to will be able to speak back to you in English, and mostly it’s flawless. What I’ve noticed though, is that there are certain turns of phrase …
This weekend I climbed another volcano! Mt Pinatubo. This is the volcano which erupted in 1991 causing a fair amount of chaos and climate disruption. I must confess that I didn’t really know all that much about it until it was suggested we go and climb it. I did a bit of reading in the …
We’ve now moved into our more permanent abode here in Makati. The apartment is in a great location – right next to the Greenbelt shopping area and a 10-15 minute walk from both of our offices. Here are some photos, which I feel do not accurately represent my camera skills. Although I’ve never proclaimed to …
It’s been a busy few weeks… I started work on 1 March, so I have far less time on my hands. We’ve also recently moved apartments and now have no permanent internet access. We’re off for a week’s holiday from Friday. Hopefully when we return we’ll be connected back to the web and normal service …
Upon arriving home from work at about 7:45 on Friday night, Simon asked if I fancied going for a few drinks with some of his work colleagues at a local bar – Handlebar. We didn’t have any plans at all for the weekend, so why not? There was a good crowd there – a mix …
The price of being spontaneous in The Philippines Read More »
Heard of it? I hadn’t either. This was one of the ingredients on a recent snack of Baconette Strips, a ‘Bacon-flavored snack’ with ‘No-meat goodness’! Look out for the ‘Nature-Identical Bacon Flavor’ too.
Taal Volcano Island’s lake On Friday 8 February, I received another forwarded email from Simon. This time a bunch of his colleagues had arranged a day trip to the nearby volcano town, Tagatay. There were 7 of us, so we hired a car with a driver to take us the 60km South to Tagatay. The …
