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Monthly Archives: May 2008

The Philippines - island hopping, snorkeling, 4/30/08

Saturday, May 3, 2008

We slept kind of late, which felt good. I woke up pretty sore from all the rock climbing the day before, and it seemed like a very good idea to take it as easy as possible. We went to Jammers for lunch, and then met up with Felix and John, who came to our hotel [...]

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The Philippines - Dune Buggies, Fruit Bats, and Bat Cave, 4/29/08

Saturday, May 3, 2008

On our third day on Boracay, we got up surprisingly early and went out for a swim and then breakfast (I had that omelette again). Then we headed down the beach looking for a guy selling dune buggy rides, since Leif and Lily had a blast doing that while they were there. The nice thing [...]

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The Philippines - Manila to Boracay, White Beach - 4/27/08-4/28/08

Saturday, May 3, 2008

When we woke up the next morning, though, our plight didn’t seem quite so desperate. We walked up the street, which during the day was a totally friendly, fun place, with brightly colored funk buses (called jeepneys) running up and down, roosters crowing, and people smiling. We got breakfast at McDonald’s, and I looked at [...]

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The Philippines - Nanjing to Manila 4/26/08

Saturday, May 3, 2008

By the time we arrived at our final destination, we had traveled by taxi, train, subway, maglev, plane, van, bus, crop duster, tricycle (a motorcycle with a little side car attached), banca boat, and feet. Getting out of China was easy enough (always a surprise) – we woke up, grabbed a taxi, sat down on [...]

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