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Travel Blogs from Batangas
Service with a Smile, or Not
... Mark and Jacob from Texas, it made for some good chats and adventures. Sacha and I enjoyed witnessing this duo’s first breaths underwater, although they were swarmed by reef fish, who are obviously accustomed to being feed by divers and snorkelers, they looked like they had a great time. Sacha and I both commented on how well these two Texans did even as they were hungrily attacked by damsel and parrot fish.
The diving was very cold, ...
Banaue
... ufatteligt.
Vi fandt en restaurant med udsigt udover det hele og fik serveret den største portion ris. Vi sad begge som forstenede og måbede.. vi kunne slet ikke fatte hvilket arbejde det måtte være at have lavet det. Ejeren, en gammel mand fortalte om området, han havde haft besøg af præsidenten for Filippinerne og den amerikanske ambassadør, hvilket fotografier på væggen vidnede om. Han fortalte at han engang havde været til et vigtigt møde i Manila ...
Last day
... Asian supermarkets, but canned versions are available. I'll have to look a little harder though.
With the clock ticking, we made a brief stop in Taguig to pick up my bags (Zel would spend the night there), then stopped at Market Market for a quick farewell dinner at another of Zel's favorite restaurants, Gerry's Grill. Neither of us were in the mood though, separation depression had already taken hold on both of ...
A la montagne ... non loin de la Bretagne
... ou plutôt imposé) leur bonne parole comme jamais et en ont fait le seul pays asiatique à majorité catholique (90% quand même), et ce malgré le fait que la religion musulmane était déjà un peu implantée à leur arrivée. C’est curieux de se dire qu’ici les gens ne sont catho depuis « seulement » quelques centaines d’années, cela se voit d’ailleurs aux églises qui sont souvent un peu à l’écart de la ville, ...
Xmas with Spa and diving
For Christmas we left Manila and went with my friends family to Batangas, a great region for diving. We did 3 dives to amazing sites and I saw many great things I have never seen before.
We spent the 24th in a great spa, called the Farm which is an insider but high profile. Great setting ...