El Nido, Philippines Jan 24-Feb1, 2006 Temp: 25C-32C Snow Cover: negative My ‘round the world trip has come to an end. Before I lay out my conclusive thoughts, I will write a little about the Philippines which to say the least has been a very pleasant surprise. Again, here is a brief index to this, my last blog entry: 1) FILIPINO ADVENTURE 2) OVERALL TRIP THOUGHTS 3) SHAMELESS SELF PROMOTION 4) TRIP STATISTICS (North Americans are addicted to statistics… these, I presume you will find interesting) 1) FILIPINO ADVENTURE I flew into Manila via Hong Kong on January 23rd. I was expecting to find my pre-arranged hostel and hunker down for the night before heading to El Nido (north Palawan islands) early the next morning. After accepting an offer from the taxi driver, I found myself
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