I first discovered the Philippines in 2008 while living in Tokyo. Although the food pales in comparison to its neighbors, Filipino people are some of the friendliest people in all of Southeast Asia. One of the most common phrases that I heard time and time again throughout the country is: “we may be poor but we are happy” 😃
Although I have spent a lot of time in the Philippines, most of it was spent in a relationship. As such, I’ve been to a few places there a lot of times, rather than a lot of places once — so much thanks to the guest authors who helped write all the travel guides, tips, photographs and stories found below.
Passed All The Towns & Barangays, Headed For The Jungle! We were traveling through Quezon province headed towards Agos-Agos barangay near the coastal town of Infanta on an 8-hour drive past Manila to the eastern side of the island. And you better believe it was a trip! This was my first experience at spending a … Read more
The first thing to realize about life in Subic Bay is that the US military has had a navy base there since 1898, when we took control of the Philippines after defeating Spain in the Spanish-American War. Actually, it was the biggest overseas naval base of the United States. Granted, it was finally closed in … Read more
Well, made it back alive. Had the time of my life too! Got 1,086 new pictures and a few dozen videos as well. And I have to say, I was not sure what to expect. Claire had warned me that he family was poor, but happy. I told her no worries, my family had money … Read more
Well, glad I updated the ‘Daze early this morning (or I guess yesterday morning, since it is technically after 4am here), because that typhoon that was coming in the night I arrived, and building up the next day, finally hit full force yesterday morning. Not ten minutes after I had finished updating the site and … Read more
Angeles City, otherwise known as the ‘City Of Friendship’ or simply AC, has a bit of a mixed reputation. On one hand the city is becoming increasingly popular as a tourist destination, particularly for visitors from South Korea. It’s center, Balibago, is especially known for its fine restaurants, hotels and shopping malls. Within Balibago is … Read more
Well guys the time is coming for Jared and I to head back to Tokyo. As I write this we are sitting at our bar on the beach-side here at Subic Bay in the Philippines. It is 6pm on Monday night right now, which means we have just 9 hrs left. Because our flight leaves … Read more
Oh man, oh man. I realize you have seen those four words a lot recently in our posts these last few months, but that is really how we both feel. But tonight we are utterly speechless, abso-fucking-lutely speechless! We just got blasted in the Philippines with this local guy that we have been chilling with … Read more
I can’t believe it. All these women here treat us like mother fucker celebrities. These PI girls, they all just want our nuts. And probably our money come to think of it. Jared and I will talk to one or two girls one night, and the next night they will come back to work glammed … Read more
Oh man oh man where do I start? So we arrived in the Philippines a few days ago and our first impression was immediate shock. The airport in Manila looked like it was built in 1950 and never upgraded. There was not so much as a single computer anywhere throughout the terminals, even at customer … Read more
Some of you may have heard me mention the acronym LBFMPBFR prior to my departure to Southeast Asia, a term I was introduced to by some older friends who spent most of the 1980s stationed in the Philippines and quickly adopted into my vocabulary. It is an absolutely wonderful term, commonly known as LBFM for … Read more
