Tagaytay Country Hotel

... whatsoever. In the evening we went looking for a place to eat but only found a fast food joint that sold pizza, hamburgers and fried chicken. There is not much in this town (or village). Talisay sits at the edge of Lake Taal. In the middle of Lake Taal sits an island, which is the Taal Volcano. In the middle of volcano there is a lake. To get to the volcano we had to take a bangka (a type of boat). We left at 09:30. Once on ...

... you can request a tourguide for small groups free of charge. If you also want to ...

... Altogether I got 3 flights for sixty quid. Because I'm running out of time it makes more sense to fly anyway. Managed to get some writing done and rested in the hammock. Chatted to some new arrivals and persuaded them to hire some bikes to tour the island..well worth it. August 12th Today I leave the beautiful island of Palawan and fly to Cebu city to see one of the top tattooists in the Philippines...a fellah called Inkin Ian (I need some ...

... in line with the 5th floor so that the doors could open and I wasn't caught between floors. I rang the bell a couple of times, hit a couple of other floor buttons to see if it would move but in the end, nothing was happening so I stepped out on to the fairly dark 5th floor, hit the elevator call button and waited for another elevator. It was kind of eerie standing in the elevator lobby at ...

... a cashier change so I got to stand there a little bit longer than normal. When I was finally done I headed outside only to be greeted by a driving rain. I thought I was prepared though as I dug through my bag and brought forth the small umbrella that Danielle and I purchased in Sorrento when we got caught in a rainstorm. Of course as soon as I stepped out from the covered walkway I was literally buffeted by the wind and the rain making the walk ...

Getting ready to head on out here in a couple of hours so I'm sitting in the Mabuhay Lounge at the airport just relaxing before the 14 hour hop to Los Angeles. Of course, once there I'll have to stay overnight as I don't have a domestic leg flight that leaves ...

Easter is a very big holiday in the country of the Philippines. Starting Thursday evening everyone begins traveling to family and out of the city... by Friday everything is closed so we bought some groceries after work and planned to have a dinner of our own at my flat. Good thing too as the city is empty. The roads are empty. No one and I mean No One is moving around... except us that is. Patrick ...

... they were so adamant about the Guide. It was no path for a Sunday walk. This was a trek! Gradually, we made our way to the bottom. As we approached the lake, we walked towards a Geyser (which we saw steaming from the top), bubbling a grayish liquid, and fumigating various gasses and smells. It was upon our approach to this distinct hotspot that I reveled my true intention for this trek..... A few days beforehand, I ...

... you put your hand up to it, was really hot. We reached the top and had a look around, and was really disappointed with the view, as you did not really get to see the actual crater of the volcano, but we still got to see the island within a lake within an island within a lake, which was still quite impressive, with the toxic yellow stuff round the outside of the lake within the island, and lots of kind of vents where smoke was coming out, and the ...

Pat and I ventured over to the "other" mall that is near our flat... yes that's really all that's close... two super giant malls and a driving range/pub. I guess if I was a typical consumer larva I might think that was grand, but no. We typically go to the mall at least every other day or more, to buy groceries and/or eat dinner. As normal, there are plenty of "mallish" shops and more ...