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The Indie Travel Challenge week 5 prompt was, “If you’ve never been to Asia, tell us about your dream trip in the region. Would you rather find your own paradise among the Thai Islands, or shop for crazy Harajuku fashion in Japan? Are the uncrowded temples of Burma calling you, or are you [...] Continue reading Indie Travel Challenge Week 5 – Asia, oh Asia! 
Well, I love hand-made products. Everyday items like brooms, baskets, mats, rugs, really everything is so much nicer when it’s handmade. I think we’ve lost so much of that in the U.S. It’s cheaper and more convenient to head to a super-store for all of our needs. Oh, I’m definitely guilty, too. I just [...] Continue reading Things that Make Me Happy – Handmade Brooms 
If you have visited the Philippines you have no doubt heard of Balut. It is a nearly developed duck fetus that is boiled and eaten out of the shell. I wanted to try one, but really had no idea about how to go about obtaining one. That problem was taken care of one [...] Continue reading A Taste of the Philippines – Balut 
I don’t really understand why this jellyfish looks so inviting. It had been washed up close to the shore on Princesa Island in the Philippines. I could reach out and touch it if I wanted to. I’m pretty sure I would have regretted it, if I did. Why would something so beautiful be [...] Continue reading Nature’s Sting 
I love it when I’m traveling and see groups of other travelers. I have often seen nuns, but I have never seen them all in a boat to visit the subterranean river in Palawan, Philippines. They seemed so excited and happy. How can this photo not make you smile? What other groups of tourists [...] Continue reading Fellow Travelers to Make You Smile 
In many parts of the world, you might get away from really experiencing the local transportation, but I think you would be hard-pressed to avoid a jeepney ride in the Philippines. Not only are they everywhere, they are easy to navigate and probably the coolest way to travel. It’s hot there, even in [...] Continue reading Gotta Love a Jeepney! |
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