Philippines
Explore this land of ancient rice terraces, sparkling waterfalls, and exotic marine life and you will find what really makes this country so special is the people!
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Basic Rooms Hotel
Basic Rooms Hotel - Philippines
This place also goes by the name Budget Hotel but Basic Rooms Hotel is the name on their calling card.
The best place to stay in Tacloban, Leyte that I have found is the Basic Rooms Hotel on the waterfront.
A very nice deluxe room for two goes for 580. pesos for 12 [...]
Attacked by Giant Butterfly
Attacked by giant butterfly
While riding on the Lite Shipping ferry from Ormoc to Cebu I was awakened by the whoosh of flapping wings of this cool looking butterfly trying to land on my face.
Then it touched down on a life jacket.
What a beauty…
It was strange to find a perfect butterfly on a boat at sea.
…anyway, [...]
Zenaidas Chateau
Zenaida’s Chateau Tourist Inn and Restaurant
Ormoc is not a major tourist destination but it has a connecting port to Cebu and other major cities. Some foreigners with Filipina wives live here but most are just passing through.
There is plenty of lodging available but most of it is spartan and noisy with in house [...]
Kalinga tattoos
Kalinga tattoos
LegLeg was just a teen when she got these tattoos. All of the Kalinga women from her generation have these full sleeve traditional tats.
Charcoal is made into a paste and then thorns from the calamansi trees were used as needles to decorate their bodies.
Some women have a tattoo necklace in addition to the full [...]
Surf Siargao Island - Cloud 9
Cloud 9 Siargao Island
January is low season for surfing on Siargao Island but here are some pictures off the pier taken today.
There was only one surfer but the waves were cooperating and he had a few good runs.
This guy was having a great time!
Pier at Cloud 9
Siargao - Cloud 9
Feb 3 pictures
Cloud 9
Cloud 9
Feb - [...]