Off to Northern Palawan (Day 1)
April 6, 2013: After a final flurry of preparations (which ended up taking us two days instead of the usual one), we were ready to set off on our first […]
Diving in Sabang
January & March 2013: Sabang is a crazy place. There are dozens of dive shops scattered along the beach. Dive boats of every shape and size zip newbie and experienced […]
Puerto Galera Revisited
March 20 – April 5, 2013: Our friends Grant and Wendy arrived in Subic the day after my dad’s departure. A whirlwind tour of the Olongapo market wrapped up with […]
Road to Recovery
March 19, 2013: Week two wasn’t the best part of dad’s visit, so we tried to end off on a better note. Chris was back now, so there was another […]
Ups and Downs of Tropical Travel
March 10, 2013: Tropical travel isn’t all fun in the sun. Just ask my dad. Week two of his three week visit started out just fine. We still had the […]
Out for a Drive
March 4, 2013: My dad arrived in the Philippines last week. It’s his first trip outside of North America. Not bad for an octogenarian, although he was pretty tired by the […]
A Tale of Two Shipments (part 2)
If you thought part one was bad, hold on to your hat! You ain’t seen nothing yet! Shipment #1 Shipped first. Arrived first. Received last. written on February 17: This […]
A Tale of Two Shipments (part 1)
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of […]
Year of the Water Snake
February 10, 2013: Today ushers in Chinese (or Lunar) New Year. 2013 is the Year of the Snake. People born in the year of the snake are complex beings. They […]
A Travel Guide to Puerto Galera
February 8, 2013: We always reckoned that Puerto Galera would be our first cruising destination in the Philippines. And for some very good reasons. First off, it’s an easy, two-day […]
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