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Mayon Backpackers Hostel & First Meal
Mayon Backpacker’s Hostel and Legazpi
Monday April 1, 2013
6:33 a.m. Mayon Backpackers Hostel – Legazpi, Philippines
Good morning, all. As you can see from the time, it is somewhat early in the morning. Maybe not farmer early, but it is certainly backpacker early. Everyone else in the place is still sleeping, including my two dreadlocked dorm mates. In fact, I never even saw my two dorm mates …
Festival in Legazi, Philippines
I was very lucky in that a month-long fiesta was just getting started in Legazpi when I arrived. Every day brought new and exciting things to see on the streets – parades and dance contests.
From Taipei to the Philippines
Leaving Taipei with my bike to Philippines
Sunday March 31, 2013
4:20 a.m.
I’m not sure that I have any energy to write. I’m in the Philippines. Well, in the airport in Manila anyway. Though it’s already super clear that I am in the Philippines. Everyone smiles and everyone seems happy and everyone is friendly. There are English songs from the fifties playing over the speakers and every …
Arriving in the Airport and Hostel in Legazpi, Philippines
I took these pictures shortly after I arrived in the Philippines. I had chosen to land in Legazpi instead of Manila. I wanted to land in a smaller place so that it would be less stressful. It was a very wise decision because Legazpi was a friendly place and I was able to assemble my bike at the airport easily and really take my time. …
Trip Preparations – Tent Waterproofing, Philippines Visa
Sunday March 10, 2012
On my Chinese New Year scooter trip, I noticed that the waterproofing on my tent was coming apart. The tape over the seams had turned brown and was peeling off and disintegrating. Worse, the inside of the fly felt tacky. I did a bit of reading online and people said that this tackiness meant that the waterproofing was breaking down. This happens …
Day 9 CNY Scooter Trip 2013
Day 9
Friday February 22, 2013
7:30 a.m. Taipei
It’s Friday today, a few days after my trip ended. I had to go back to work on Monday and a bunch of other stuff happened, so I haven’t been able to finish up my trip journal. I’ve got some time today, so here I am to put a period on that epic scooter trip.
I woke up in my …
