I’ve been slacking on the blogging front, mostly due to my workload and recent travels to Indonesia and Puerto Galera, but also due to the fact that I’ve been posting in various other places (Google+, Twitter, Facebook, 500px, etc). I realize many bloggers have jumped ship for an easier, micro-blogging style of presenting a lifestream, but I have no desire to abandon this blog no matter how busy I get. Here are some of the other ways to keep trackRead more
Posts tagged: #Puerto Galera
Christmas in Manila
We’ve decided to hang out in Manila for at least part of the 24 day break I’m currently enjoying. We debated heading to the island of Palawan but considering we were just in Jakarta and Bali last month, sticking around home sounds appealing. We may head down to the island south of Luzon, to Puerto Galera, but I was also just there two weeks ago so not sure if that’s a go. In all of Asia, I’d wager that theRead more
Video of dolphins following our boat to Puerto Galera
This was pretty awesome. About halfway into the two hour boat ride to the island of Mindoro, a group of dolphins surfaced and followed us for a few minutes. Watch the clip. (this is my first SmugMug video embedding, so please let me know if you can’t view it) Pardon the wind noise, but I grabbed the nearest camera which happened to be my iPhone 4.Read more
Aninuan Beach, Puerto Galera
We just returned from a fantastic week in Puerto Galera on the island of Mindoro south of Luzon (four hours of travel time from Manila). It proved to be an excellent escape from Manila and a worthy alternative to flying to other islands. I’ll post a full write-up soon with some recommendations for getting there and what we enjoyed most.Read more
March update
My brother decided to leave Tokyo after 5 years. He’s now in Florida for a while and may or may not return to Japan in June. — We’re leaving early tomorrow morning for Puerto Galera – white sandy beaches on the next island south of Luzon (the island we live on here in the Philippines). I’ve heard many mixed reviews of how to best get there. Essentially there are three main ways: small open catamaran style ‘bancas’ (one sank inRead more