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Tagaytay
... us. When they see a white guy with a Filipino girl, all they can think about is dollar signs. Well, to bad for them, I am neither rich, nor do I have any dollars left. Strictly Pesos for me. I can tolerate some of the basic questions, "Sir, boat ride," and "Sir, I'm your guide", but after having numerous touts asking the same thing over and over, I start to get mad. No, I don't need a boat, directions, souvenirs, ...
Corregidor Island.....A Historical Marvel
... the senior officers, the parachuters landing ground, the pacific war memorial, the spanish light house and finally the dissapearing guns of corregidor.
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Nasty Nathalia
... At times, the sulphur smell at the top was horrendous but it was interesting to see the water bubbling and the smoke emerging from the ground as you looked down at the lake below.
We got back to shore and to our lovely host, Nathalia who greeted us with yet another yelp of 'you owe me money for the salad - you ordered and did not pay' to which I replied; 'if my salad is ready now, I'll eat it and pay you' but of course, she hadn't prepared it so ...
Sailing on Lake Taal
... to worry about.
When you first go to Lake Taal Yacht Club you first have to erase from your mind all western notions of what a yacht club should be. There's no docks full of expensive sailing vessels, no fancy members-only restaurant or facilities, no snooty rich people looking down their noses. Basically, the yachts consist of Hobie style catamarans of various sizes and levels of maintenance lined up on ...
Pit stop on the way to Tagaytay
Our driver thought we would be interested in stoping here on the way to Tagaytay. It was pretty cool. Originally called The Palace in the Sky, this compound was to be built as a guesthouse for American President Ronald Reagan. Due to the troubles that faced the Marcos' at the time, Reagan never showed up and the palace was never completed. Palace in the sky is now better known as the People's Park in the Sky. ...
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