Philippines
Time for Lime
Many tasty dishes have paved our way up to here. If I had to list my five favorite culinary discoveries so far it would be Korean Bulgogi just for the taste, spicy hotpot in Sichuan/China because it’s great food and entertainment at the same time, the caramelized bananas sold everywhere in the Philippines because I … Weiterlesen
Photos: Philippines
09 Philippines, a set on Flickr.
Catholics in paradise
If you had asked me before our trip about religion in the Philippines, I would have probably guessed that they are Catholic, having been a Spanish colony. However, I had no idea just how religious people are here. It struck us as soon as we stepped out of the airport onto the lively streets of … Weiterlesen
Walk and eat
While we were still in Coron, chilling out in a resort on a little island, we received an email from Mike. He had found us through the couchsurfing website and asked whether we wanted to meet for lunch in Manila on our last day in the Philippines. We’re always keen to meet locals, so we … Weiterlesen
Stations #33
Superferry port, Manila
Die versenkte japanische Flotte von Coron
Am Morgen des 24. September 1944 starten 24 „Helldiver“ Bomber der US Navy eskortiert von 96 „Hellcat“ Kampfflugzeugen von der USS Lexington aus in Richtung der Inselgruppe Calamian. Sie vermuten dort das Versteck einer der größten Nachschubflotten der Japaner im zweiten Weltkrieg. Die Bomber finden und versenken insgesamt 12 japanische Schiffe, darunter Frachter, Öltanker, U-Boot-Jäger … Weiterlesen
Stations #32
Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines
The new diver
Mario did his scuba diving training during our vacation in Zanzibar two years ago. Every time since, when he got back from a dive all enthusiastic and excited, I’ve been tempted to join him for these underwater adventures. But being slightly claustrophobic, it took me until now that the temptation outweighed the irrational fears I … Weiterlesen
Keeping our heads down
Typhoon Nesat (called Pedring here) has hit the Philippines yesterday, as you might have heard from international news.
Stations #31
Kalibo airport, a gateway to Boracay
Stations #30
Ninoy Aquino Airport, Manila