Philippines
Pico Iyer Speaks Again
On yesterday’s topic of the Philippines, Pico Iyer again comes to mind. “The jeepneys they rode, plastered with girlie pictures, Rolling Stones tongues, garish stickers and religious symbols, looked like nothing so much as graffitied pinball machines on wheels.” -Pico Iyer, Video Night in Kathmandu From this book, which I highly recommend:
Zip It Up
On the island of Buhol in the Philippines, the city of Danao hosts the “Sui-slide”, a zipline 480m long and (at its best) 200m high. Quite a ride.
Feasting in the Philippines
Not every day in the Philippines can be about swimming with whale sharks or going to cockfighting tournaments. Sometime you just need to hike to a jungle lagoon. Have a giant barbequed feast. And catch a ride home in the ridiculous local transport that is “the jeepney.” It’s a good country, the Philippines.
Indiana Jones
One of the best ways to ever start a morning in a foreign country: Stumble across a marching band playing the theme song from Indiana Jones. Does it help this scenario that I was staying in a wooden hut most easily reached by a boat ride up a muddy river? Perhaps. That after I left … Continue reading
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