Roxas City, Philippines

... a nearly-developed embryo inside that is boiled and eaten in the shell. It is commonly sold as streetfood in the Philippines  Popularly believed to be an aphrodisiac and considered a high-protein, hearty snack, balut are mostly sold by street vendors ...

Dejamos la maravillosa ciudad de Boracay para viajar a Kalibo, desde donde teniamos que coger un vuelo  a Manila al dia siguiente. Llegamos al hotel tras coger un ferry, una furgoneta y dos triciclos (con los que tuvimos que regatear el precio). El ...

Woke  up really early to the sound of the roosters crowing right outside my window.  They started before dawn and didn't let up.  The family got up around 5, I tried to sleep until 6 when I got up too.  It was nice and sunny, but by ...

... us if we wanted to go see the cockfights in the afternoon, and decided we did.  It was part of the Philippines experience that I wanted.  Dong Dong is the cousin of Marbi, Allan's closest family member who lives in Toronto.  After watching ...