Two Weeks in the Philippines: Part III: Bantayan and Cebu City We arrived in Cebu City around 5 p.m., much later that planned, and had to decide whether to stay in the city for the night or try and take a private car up to Bantayan. I knew we wouldn't make it for the last ferry, so either way we would be spending the night someplace other than where we planned. Charito called up one of her friends who lives in Cebu and she said she has a friend who drives to Bantayan all the time, so we called him up [View Full Entry]

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Boracay James Dylan Part II: Boracay The trip was short and after just 45 minutes, we landed in Caticlan, a small "banana republic" airport with a very short runway lined by coconut trees. It was so short that when we landed, the pilot immediately hit the brakes, and when we slowed enough to turn around, I could look down and see the grass at the end of the runway directly under my window. Caticlan is located on the large island of Aklan, which also has a larger airport in Kalibo, about 90-minutes away. Luckily I [View Full Entry]

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Route to Crater of PInatubo James Dylan Two Weeks in the Philippines: Part I: Angeles City and Mt. Pinatubo I was working as a contractor on a one year contract with a telecom company in Doha, Qatar, and 6 months in I decided to start planning my two week vacation. I was dating a cute girl from the Philippines at the time, and decided to take her advice and go to the Philippines with her, as a girlfriend/guide. I was working with many other contractors in Qatar, and almost every one of them has a house or business [View Full Entry]

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