The Sumo Experience
Here’s the fourth instalment of our recent adventures in Japan. May 11, 2015: Sumo is traditional Japanese wrestling with a history dating back nearly two thousand years. One of the […]
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Weekend in Kyoto
Here’s the third instalment of our recent adventures in Japan. May 8-10, 2015: Not long before our trip to Japan, we met a young Philippines Navy officer named E during […]
Twelve Days of Tokyo
Here’s the second instalment of our recent adventures in Japan. May 4-17, 2015: With twelve days to spend in Tokyo awaiting Chris’ visa, we had plenty of time to take […]
Shinjuku, Our Home Base in Tokyo
Here’s the first instalment of our recent adventures in Japan. The idea for this trip came about because Chris needed a visa so he could go back to work. We […]
Palawan 2015: The Home Stretch
March 19-22, 2015: It was time to leave the protected waters around Busuanga Island and continue on our way north. I was dreading this moment. We had about 200 nautical […]
Palawan 2015: Coron Wrecks Revisted
March 16-17, 2015: After a couple of relaxing days doing next to nothing but eating and sleeping, we felt the urge to get wet and revisit a couple of Japanese […]
Palawan 2015: Matinloc’s Dark Secret
March 9, 2015: There’s trouble in paradise. I’m not talking about the amount of garbage left behind by the hundreds of tourists that descend on Matinloc Island every day. There […]
Palawan 2015: Matinloc Island
March 9-11, 2015: Approaching the southern tip of Matinloc Island, we didn’t get much of a sense of what lay in store for us. Looking at our chart, we knew […]
Palawan 2015: Around Bacuit Bay
March 7-9, 2015: A week in El Nido was more than ample time for us. We were ready to get away from it all and see some more of the […]
Palawan 2015: A Week in El Nido
February 28 – March 7, 2015: Our first order of business after setting the hook on our arrival in El Nido was getting the kayaks in the water and paddling […]
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