Pulp Fiction (1995 – Miramax films) The weather has been nice here the last day or so with no rain or even much wind, Today is Wednesday and after our Commute down the coast yesterday we are feeling a little Lethargic as riding a scooter for 2.5 hours around a winding costal road can be […]
Back to Mainland Philippines
***** Firstly i Apologise for the lack of photos, transit days are hard to get lots as we have tight connections and navigating *** Sunday Morning was a Early Rise, we had to be on our way to the Airport from the depths of inefficency at around 9AM The hotel breakfast was the worst we […]
Coffee Shop Blues.
Saturday is like most Saturdays for anyone, it comes down to a bit of planning for the weekend and also coffee at a local café to put you in the mood for making those plans. its 9AM and Marge’s Phone is ringing ….I think its rung twice but I’m still in a state between dreamland […]
Dumaguete Stinks!
Friday was relatively slow starting after our run in with the local police department and Marge was trying to convince me to go to the local traffic office to pay the damn thing.me being stubborn I’m not even contemplating it, and the fact that they don’t give you any guidance on local laws really annoys […]
The Local Fuzz
Thursday was Checkout day, we said our goodbyes to Agustin and caught a trike to the ferry Terminal.the Ferry booked was defiantly the fast one this time and it would depart Tagbilaran and head to Dumaguete. the Ferry Ride will take around 2 hours on the calm seas and arrive at the next port at […]
Mercury arose to the challenge and kept us safe!
Augustin is a man of Many talents, one of the being the ability to be a great host and the second being basically a walking talking google map. Mercury is one of the 12 Roman gods and is also Known as the God of Traveling, His Temple is the Aventine in Rome upon the date […]
Alona Beach….. BALD!
i decided it was time to go for another walk on Tuesday as i felt my Tequila fuelled weekend of painting the curb in the finest Kiwi attempt of Garlic Rice and Ribs was taking its toll on my health i had worked hard to right before i left New Zealand…. not to mention the […]
Turns out Im Never allowed to Book a ferry Again
a Weekend in Cebu Lead to Tequila…… a belated birthday celebration to my surprise from Marge and her best friend and some nice citizen of Cebu becoming the proud new owner of my iPhone 13….. and no it wasn’t a gift. turns out in Cebu police don’t really care about stolen mobiles as it happens […]
The Royal Mountain Police of Canada meets a kiwi
Lance is an older gentleman and after breakfast at the Southwind Palawan Hotel I sat down next to him to strike up a Dunhill, it is the first pack of cigarettes I have purchased since quitting 5 weeks ago. I purchased this pack of cigarettes for one very good reason, these are the genuine original […]
A walk throughout Suburbia at 7AM
I had been letting myself down on the walking front for the past week and hadn’t taken my daily 10 KM walk. traditionally this walk has been taken in the cool autumn air of Otago with a waggy tailed friend called Spock the Dog, however over here in the Philippines when ever i wake up […]
Warp Speed a Head Mr.Zulu
praying to the gods of speed is your only savior in this country. The Alarm went off at 6AM, the room was already stuffy and hot so the AC was powered up with its Dilithium crystals and I packed my bag. I went to the breakfast hall ad experienced the first piece of PH Toast……. […]
A Taxi Ride, A must do death ride
Saturday-Don’t leave perishable humans outside waking up in a nice hotel room defiantly has its perks, the AC had been on all night and there is complimentary water. the Breakfast was a buffet style…. not amazing but not bad. Philippine breakfasts are a cross between Romanianand Chinese if anything. you can have a curry at […]
348,918,356.16 Km Further
The Earths orbit is Approximately 92,960,000 Km each orbit of the sun and it has been exactly 1390 days since Gerald and I Left New Zealand for another Adventure. Gerald had acquired a lot of dust sitting on the top shelf of the bookcase and looking rather sad…. Spock the dog had been looking longingly […]
why a Money Clip…. what even is that
Being Tuesday back in manila had some form of normal civilisation, and after spending 3 weeks in a something between a 3rd world country and developing country does make you forget what a normal day in a city feels like. Being back in manila you are soon reminded that its not a beautiful city by […]
Lets Buy Viagra for good measure
Monday – Kiwi meets Australian in Makati buying Viagra Monday is the last week of the trip and will consist mainly of Commuting and getting the final Ducks in a row before I leave the country on Thursday. Makati Manila is located in the CBD of the main city. Manila city is made up of […]
A Battle between 2 gods!
Sunday was Locked and Loaded (forgive the pun) for Airsoft all day.for those who don’t know what Airsoft is… its basically adults who play with high powered BB guns (plastic BB’s) and go out to a field with a bunch of other men and pretend they would actually survive on the Battle field in real […]
Lake Placid…
Saturday. Waking up I didn’t feel any worse that what I did on Friday ad I think part of my sweating had subsided a small amount. marge had been texting some of her friends during my morning sleeping and the plan was set in stone to head to Lake Pandin. Marge’s mother made me a […]
First time sick in many years.
I Apologize for the lack of posting over the last 7 days. Here I what you need to know.after Tony’s Titty bar that was the Floating barge in the middle of the Harbour at Puerto Galera there was a busy weekend of the following! Friday As I have always Said, getting anything interesting to report […]
Tony and his Bikini bar
^lightening storm from evening before ^ Thursday arrived and we didn’t have much planned for the day , I had set aside the morning to get up-to date and we had also extended our accommodation for one more night. The hotel didn’t have the same room available so we got an upgrade to the White […]
Let me tell you about how disappointed i am with KFC!
Tuesday is here and last night the discussion of fried chicken came up and i mentioned that i hadnt tried Filapino KFC. It is 29 Degrees at 9AM and we have just had our hotel breakfast, the breakfast is 3 options……. Filapino Breakfast american Breakfast eggs on toast not amazing but hey its better than […]
The Port Of Galleons
Puerto Galera is situated at the most northern tip on island of Mindoro. The Island was originally settled by the Spanish in the 16th Century and was a sheltered harbour for the Spanish to repair their sea fairing galleons and restock their supplies. today there is not much left of the original structures and serves […]