Tricycle Transport

gen_san_200.jpgTricycle transport

Unlike the tuk-tuk of Thailand or the becak of Indonesia the Filipino tricycle has a side car that is used to haul just about anything. Some are rigged up to haul live pigs and others haul tuna fish but most haul people
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Air Asia

airasia_009.jpgAir Asia

Air Asia has regular service between Clark Int. in the Philippines and Kota Kinabalu in Sabah.
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Karaoke

img_2031.jpgKaraoke

The funny thing is that if you spend a bit of time in the Philippines you start to get tempted to be a star yourself. Then one day someone hands you the mike and you finish a song.
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Wreck Diving Subic Bay

subic11Wreck diving Subic Bay

This is a place for wreck divers! I am not a serious diver but had to check this out. There's lots of history down there - no battleships but there are transport ships, patrol boats and other wrecks resting on the bottom.
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Western Union

img_2586.jpg Western Union money transfers in the Philippines

Western Union is even more deeply ingrained into the Filipino's life than the Jolibee hamburger chain.

Girls with internet boyfriends have them show their love by sending money through Western Union.

Overseas foreign workers send money back to the family using Western Union.

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Pics from the bus window

philippine-pictures-001.jpgPictures from the window

Motorbikes in Samar and Leyte often have roofs to protect from sun and rain. 4 passengers is considered to be a full load.Cere
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Apartment in the Philippines

apartment-fils-020.jpg Apartment in the Philippines

In most areas you should be able to come up with something for 5,000 pesos a month or less (125USD).

Some things to consider are security, cost, location to the town center, internet access, tv etc. I don't care for living way out in the boonies but if that is what you like you might be able to get a place for 1000 pesos a month or less. If you don't know a family or have friends there you might bet bored after a few weeks.
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Horse Eating Coconuts

img_3345.jpgHorse Eating Coconuts

One of the strangest thing you will see in the Philippines is dogs and horses eating Coconuts.
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Going Going Gone

philippines-mi-010.jpgGoing, Going, Gone!

I took these pictures as I was passing a pig and a cow on a tricycle in Cebu.
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Crispy pig nose

angeles_024Yummy!

How about some crispy pig nose?
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