From Boracay, I took the outrigger back to Panay island and rode South to Iloilo city. The road is well paved and hugs the coastline for the first 50km before turning inland. Midway along the route sugar cane fields appeared. The trucks they used to haul the sugarcane from the field are the old 60’s and 70’s truck. Heavy and overloaded with sugarcane they damaged the road and created many potholes. Mud from the field and sugarcanes felt off from the truck made the road quite dusty and unpleasant to ride. The same condition is repeated in Negros island which has [View Full Entry]

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After Luzon, Mindoro was my next island on my way South. The ro-ro (roll-on roll-off) ferry from the city of Batangas, Luzon to Calapan, Mindoro is quite efficient. The ride is around 3 hours. The cost is around P600. The paper works needed are the bike insurance and registration. No bribing involves. The first thing I notice on the town of Calapan is its relative cleanliness. People are also friendlier compare to Luzon. It was dark when I arrived, so I stayed overnight. There was going to be a marriage banquet on the hotel premise. Disco and ballard music blasted through [View Full Entry]

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After ten months back from a motorcycle trip to Latin America, I quit my job at HP and start to travel again. For the Latin America trip, I felt like a school children on a summer recess. The trip had boundaries: take a leave of absence, travel, and go back to a job. For this trip, the job quitting is the only known boundary. The other boundary is unknown to me: Would I get tired of traveling? When will I stop traveling? Do I have enough money? Can I work again? Would somebody hire me if I want a job again? [View Full Entry]

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