Have you ever experienced finding something when you're not looking for it and not finding something when you're desperately searching? It has happened to me. Many times. … [Read more...]
An afternoon in Phuket’s Patong Beach
February 2, 2010 By 7 Comments
When people ask how I found Phuket, I always say I loved the food. The truth is, the food is just about the only thing that I liked about Phuket. Which is not to say that it's … [Read more...]
Boracay in January
January 21, 2009 By 16 Comments
I couldn't have been more empathic -- except for the frolicking on Puca Beach, I didn't like Boracay very much. In fact, my first reaction upon seeing the beach was, "Where's … [Read more...]
Reef walking in Boracay
January 18, 2009 By 1 Comment
So Speedy arrived last night with a thousand photos from their four-day stay in Boracay. They went reef walking, an activity I didn't know about when we were there last … [Read more...]
Under the sea in Puerto Galera
June 5, 2008 By 9 Comments
Somewhere between the excitement over buying a new house and the horror of surgery are the forgotten photos from Speedy's Puerto Galera trip last month. I remember saying I'd … [Read more...]
Sunset in Puerto Galera
May 8, 2008 By 15 Comments
Speedy and his officemates were in Puerto Galera for three days last week. It was a company-sponsored outing so I couldn't go with him. He did bring home a lot of photos … [Read more...]
Boracay photo gallery and WordPress 2.5
March 31, 2008 By 12 Comments
I had version 2.5 installed before the public release came out. This blog had been running on the RC2 (Release Candidate 2) version for a couple of days and I had been playing … [Read more...]
Coral, sand and sea
March 27, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Dead coral washed by the sea. At Crystal Cove off Boracay Island. … [Read more...]
Taking back what is ours
March 27, 2008 By 5 Comments
If you think Boracay is paradise, you'd only be half right. True, the quality of the fine white sand is not exaggerated, and the water is still cleaner and clearer than a lot … [Read more...]
Dragons, crocodiles and artists
March 26, 2008 By 23 Comments
Across the entrance to the Mandarin Spa in Boracay is a stall of native artworks. Okay, not exactly a stall but a large table. We stopped by that table two or three … [Read more...]
The Boracay experience
March 25, 2008 By 60 Comments
For years, I had been dreaming of going to Boracay. But we kept putting it off. First, the kids were too young and the transfers from plane to land vehicle to boat to land … [Read more...]
Six days, six nights
March 23, 2008 By 13 Comments
I'm back. Two nights in Boracay, one night at the Sampaguita Gardens Resort in New Washington, Aklan and three nights in Roxas City. We went island-hopping and snorkeling in … [Read more...]
World’s most endangered coastlines
March 7, 2008 By
Eastern Philippines is listed among the most endangered coastlines in the world. Reason: "over-fishing and the conversion of mangrove forests into aquaculture ponds with low … [Read more...]
Sunset at the beach
January 22, 2007 By 6 Comments
The fourth in the series of photos taken by my daughter Sam at the pawikan conservation site in Morong, Bataan. [tags]Philippines+beach, sunset+photos, … [Read more...]
Beach volleyball
January 22, 2007 By Leave a Comment
The third batch of the photos taken by my daughter at the Pawikan Conservation Project site. It wasn't all work and study for the kids at the pawikan conservation site in … [Read more...]
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