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Don't get taken for a ride.
Well after all I have made it to the Philippines! First impressions are a cross between Mexico, Thailand and Salt Lake City. The pace can be a frenzy or an endless Siesta depending on which direction you turn your head. I was picked up at the airport (nice place) by a guy with my name on his sign.....a comforting feeling when you touch down in a ' …
The House Saga Continues...
... They may not have even been local.
To add insult to injury, our insurance claim was denied since our house had been vacant for more than 30 days. Something we hadn’t considered and something they didn’t ask about when we earlier filed a claim after the renters had moved out. In the last few years we have found out we’re not covered for mold, not covered for a flooded basement and not covered due to vacancy. Just what ...
The Big Trip
... Das einzige! wollte 6 Euro fuer 30 Minuten. Nachdem ich ihn auf die Haelfte runtergehandelt habe, hatte ich 30 Minuten Zeit um zu entscheiden wann ich wohin fliegen wollte: In einer Woche nach Udon Thani (ueber Bangkok) um nach Vientiane zu kommen. Das ist viel billiger als direkt nach Laos zu fliegen. Zurueck zum Check-In und zum Gate.
Endlich im Flugzeug und um 5 Uhr in Manila angekommen. Am Flughafen geschlafen bis 10 Uhr fuer meinen Flug ...
Car Registration at the LTO
... Rizal he already has. Russ asks for an alternate number and they give him a mobile number for the chief.
- No one responds to the mobile number either. Russ continues calling other offices. One person hangs up on him. Another can’t speak English. Still another puts down the phone while they go find somebody to help. They were gone too long and Russ started yelling ...
Manila
... that these people were of the same religion as I, it just didn't feel right. It also irked me that the only reasons the Philippines is Catholic is because of the Spanish colonization. Of course the Philippines very clearly embraced Catholicism, but had history been different they would most likely be Buddhist or Zaoist or followers of Confucius, or have animist beliefs, no?
On Saturday we went to see the Taal Volcano, which is a volcano in the middle of ...