Siquijor Island December 28, 2011September 20, 2017g8erchum That beach bungalow in the pic above is our home for the next few days on the island of Siquijor (pronounced “see-key-hor”). Our [...]
Scuba Diving Apo Island and Pura Vida Resort December 26, 2011September 20, 2017g8erchum In addition to being a wonderfully serene tropical island, Apo Island also has fantastic scuba diving. The Liberty Lodge (our hotel) has a [...]
Apo Island Life December 25, 2011September 20, 2017g8erchum 1 What’s wrong with this picture? Did the foreigner girls grab the best seats on the boat? No, the Filipinos who take this boat [...]
More Motorbike Exploring around Dumaguete December 24, 2011September 20, 2017g8erchum We cruised around on motorbikes again and went to the Malatapay market which is well known for its spit fired roasted pig (sometimes [...]
Off to the Visayas December 23, 2011September 20, 2017g8erchum We bid farewell to Pandan Island after 3 days and a good amount of scuba diving and beach bumming. It took almost a [...]
Diving Apo Reef December 19, 2011September 20, 2017g8erchum Waking up to the sight of a beautiful beach in the Philippines is fantastic. Our beach bungalow was pretty basic but the location [...]
Serenity on Pandan Island December 17, 2011September 20, 2017g8erchum We woke up early and bid farewell to Manila on our way to the very chaotic airport. We hopped on a very short [...]
A Good Dose of Military History on Corregidor December 15, 2011September 20, 2017g8erchum Those are American graves in the Philippines. 17,000 buried here alone – many of them unidentified. The Philippines was a massive theater in [...]
Meeting Shannon in the Philippines December 10, 2011September 20, 2017g8erchum After 6 weeks in India, I took two flights to get to Manila, Philippines to meet up with my girlfriend, Shannon, who I [...]