Here’s what many a morning boat ride in the Philippines is like: You wake up at dawn, take a bath, and pack your things as the rain pitter-patters on the roof. Once it stops, you walk to the shore. You see your boat docked on the beach, foregrounding the sunrise breaking through the clouds in… Continue reading Travel Tales: Bulusan and Barcelona, Sorsogon
Three Days in Albay and Sorsogon (an overview) From Bacacay, we took a van back to Legaspi. There, we bought supplies at Savemore near the terminal, then took another van to Sorsogon City. Here’s where we had the first of many unexpected mini-adventures: originally we’d planned on going to Paguriran Island, then to Barcelona, spend the… Continue reading Travel Tales: The long and winding road to Subic Beach
There was a light rain when we got to Daraga, Albay to see the Cagsawa ruins. I’d expected this, but it was still disappointing to find that the Mt. Mayon I always saw in postcards, encyclopedias, and my elementary textbooks was hiding behind thick clouds. Still hoping the sky will clear up, we had breakfast… Continue reading Travel Tales: The elusive Mayon and the black sands of Bacacay
Ang Lakwatserang Guro 