Tag: Philippines

One of the pleasures of life is the luxury of being alone, reading a good book, and not having to wear a mask after several days of non-stop meetings. It is a joy coming home to this beautiful boutique hotel in Sorsogon City. It was designed and is owned and operated by a talented Filipino… Read more

One of the pleasures of life is the luxury of being alone, reading a good book, and not having to wear a mask after several days of non-stop meetings. It is a joy coming home to this beautiful boutique hotel in Sorsogon City. It was designed and is owned and operated by a talented Filipino… Read more

Mayon Volcano dominates the landscape as one approaches Legazpi City in Albay, in the southeastern part of Luzon Island, Philippines. It is a stratovolcano with a single conical crater. Named after a mythical fairy it has tempestously erupted at least 30 times say the seismologists. Its last eruption was in 2018. In 2013 four (4)… Read more

The convenience of air travel has been overtaken by fear of contagion. So what we see is a flurry of travel overland in the Philippines. What used to take a brief 45 min flight now is a slow 12 hour slog via “pony express”. Somehow scenes like this mitigates the tedium. This is a drive-by… Read more

Sometimes magic happens when we look at something familiar from a different angle. Taken during my walk in my neighborhood trails in Alabang, Metro Manila, Philippines

Hiking through the trails in the foothills of Mt. Banoy, Batangas City Philippines is an interesting proposition. The lower areas are more lush with a profusion of vegetation particularly buri palm, bamboo groves and coconut trees. As one ascends, the land feels drier and the vegetation becomes more scraggly. But then one is rewarded with… Read more

I found WEAVER ANT colonies on my hike today. They were hanging all over fruit bearing trees some nests a lotnbigger than my head. I have been bitten by these before. Their crawling over you is worse than their bite. Speaking of ant bites, fire ants are the absolute worst not only because of their… Read more

Spotted through the windshield in broad daylight was a sight I never thought I would see: the HEADLESS HORSEMAN on a motorbike. Even apparitions need to keep up with the times. On a side note, two clear advantages of being headless is immunity from CoViD infection and exemption from the law mandating mask-wearing when out… Read more

I was hoping this gelding would weave until I got to the chorus, the only lyrics I remember from this Stevie Wonder song. But Stevie Weaver did not oblige. So I will just belt it out here…. I just called to sayI love youI just called to sayHow much I careI just called to sayI… Read more