Rick
RiceFedWanderer
Rick
As a native of the Philippines, I grew up in a district of Manila known as the poorest and the most densely populated area in the country. During that time, I didn’t get a chance to see the beauty of its 7,107 islands. In fact, I didn’t even realize such places even existed within the country and outside the confines of what I conceived was the “true” Philippines.
All that changed during a trip to the Philippines to attend my 25th year high school reunion. That was the first time I have been back to my birth place since I immigrated to the US after my high school graduation. It was during that return that I briefly visited Boracay, an island located in the Visayas region, and fell in love with the clear blue-green waters and white sugar sand of its beaches. So I made a promise to myself and borrowing the famous words of General Douglas McArthur that “I shall return” to explore more of Asia especially my nation of birth.
Five years later, I am fulfilling that promise. Returning to attend my 30th high school reunion, I plan to explore El Nido – a place many refer to as the Philippines’ last frontier, Ilocos Sur – the Philippines’ best preserved example of a planned Spanish colonial town, Singapore – many would argue has the best food in the world, and Seoul –the South Korean capital.
This blog site will serve as an avenue to post highlights and photos of my much anticipated trip. Mabuhay!