Real Taal

A view of the real thing from the boat. We were wondering why we weren't headed to the usual Taal that we were used to seeing from Tagaytay/postcards and as Mang Jimmy informed us, it was the small ugly looking island that was the real deal. Not the picturesque one. Bummer.

Tales from Taal: Poop Island

January 15th 2006
Waking up at around 4am in the morning was a major pain in the bum. After all, we were up, whole day and night frolicking the highlands of Tagaytay. Plus, it's so frigging cold! It's so nice to sleep, cuddled up inside a warm blanket and dream in a lucid state. But, we couldn't. We needed to get up so we can hike Taal Volcano before we encounter the morning heat of the sun. Another thing was th ... read more

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The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. In 1935 the Philippines became a self-governing commonwealth. Manuel QUEZON was elected President and was ta... ... read more

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