Preparing For Planting Time

A farmer prepares a rice pond for the planting season.

January 16th 2015
We are about 20 minutes into our tricycle ride from the town center to the Batad Junction Point when I realize I can’t stand the cold. We have left Baguio City and crossed into Ifugao province in the dead of the night, but to everyone not of this territory – I, Joseph and Dave included – every provincial boundary disappears and this becomes only a place of cold. It’s a shivering cold and e ... 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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Jay Exiomo

JayExiomo

Although he lived much of his toddler years abroad in the US and spent his early childhood roaming around the Philippines with his parents, Jay didn't really catch the travel bug until much later in 2006, when he was dragged to a microfinance conference in Thailand. He considers it his first true taste of travel, with his childhood already but a vague, distant memory. Something about being in a foreign place stirred his wanderlust, and his feet have constantly itched since. After graduating with a degree in Multimedia Arts, Jay worked as a news writer, then as a high school teacher. Presently,... full info

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5th February 2015

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Philippines
Ok, I'm always eager to read your blogs but they make me want to come back to the Philippines. You'd have to live there a couple years to scratch the surface on all the things to do.

6th February 2015

JayExiomo
Jay Exiomo

Thanks!
Yeah, I understand. I've lived here almost my entire life and I haven't been to all the places I want to go to.

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