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• I Spy With My Little Eye: Japan's Fashion Contradictions

  

  Observations of an unfashionable mustache in a land where the modern and the traditional commingle, where simplicity and outrageousness walk side by side. Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2017 TRAVEL

• An Ignoramus in Japan: Manhole Covers

  

  There were so many interesting things to see in Japan. Even the manhole covers! There are over 6000 designs and I have only seen 0.30% of that number! Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2017 TRAVEL

• An Ignoramus in Japan: Bathrooms and Toilets

  

  I am not a caveman. I do not poop in a hole nor wipe by butt with a leaf. I know what a bathroom, a shower, a faucet, a bathtub, and a toilet are. Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2017 TRAVEL

• An Ignoramus in Japan: Vending Machines

  

  I am not a complete dummy when it comes to vending machines. We do have vending machines in the Philippines but they are rather few and far between. Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2017 TRAVEL

• Toledo Treasures

  

  Forty-five kilometers west of Cebu City or a 1-hour/100-peso van ride that cuts across the width of the province lies the city of Toledo, where one can take a... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2017 TRAVEL

• No Laswit in Lagoon

  

  I visited Surigao del Sur around the third week of February with these two places in mind: Cabgan Island in Barobo and Laswitan Lagoon in Cortes. Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2017 TRAVEL

• Cabgan Island in Surigao Del Sur

  

  After half an hour's boat ride from the sleepy poblacion of Barobo in Surigao del Sur we landed on the beach of Cabgan Island. Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2017 TRAVEL

• Wisdom from the Road #53

  On WazeWaze may give you the shortest and fastest route but it may not be the best route.Finding our way to an Airbnb house in San Remegio, we didn't use Waze... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2017 TRAVEL

• What's in a (Business) Name? Sesenta y Dos

  

  The perfect combination!Spotted by Fred of The Exaggerated Zeal in SM City Cebu.For more amusing business names, please visit Go Random. Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2017 TRAVEL

• UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Kansai Region

  

  Prefectures of Japan | Photo from wikipedia.orgThe Kansai Region of Japan is comprised of seven prefectures (see purple area in... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2017 TRAVEL

• Japanecdote: Learn From Your Mistakes

  

  Learn from your mistakes they say. Learned from my mistake I surely did. After that Where is Bentencho Station experience I was more careful with my train... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2017 TRAVEL

• Osaka Adlaw, Osaka Ako Sa Osaka

  

  On the last day of our trip, we all went our separate ways: one was leaving on an earlier flight than mine, two were extending their stay and going to Nara,... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2017 TRAVEL

• Japanecdote: Where is Bentencho Station?

  

  On our first night in Osaka we lost our friends...and eventually found them. When we were together at last, we continued on our journey to Bentencho Station,... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2017 TRAVEL

• Osaka Accommodations: Osaka Airbnb, Hotel Raizan, Hotel Mikado

  

  These are where I stayed in in Osaka. In 2015, an airbnb apartment. In 2016, economy hotels. All three are near subway stations. Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2017 TRAVEL

• Japanecdote: How to Lose Friends

  

  From Himeji, we took the shinkansen to Shin-Osaka Station where we arrived during rush hour. After retrieving our bags from the coin lockers, we went to the... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2017 TRAVEL

• Remembering the Past in Hiroshima

  

  The afternoon of our ninth day in Japan was dedicated to remembering the past by visiting the city of Hiroshima.History Lesson 1: Life in a Castle TownOur... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2017 TRAVEL

• Strolling and Snacking in Miyajima

  

  For our last three days (of our ten days) in Japan, our home base was Osaka, but we opted to do day trips from there to other prefectures, intending to make... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2017 TRAVEL

• Japanecdote: Am I an Alien?

  

  There were only a handful of visitors in Engyoji Temple and as far as I could see we were the only foreigners there. A Japanese man kept looking at us—at me,... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2017 TRAVEL

• Day Trip to Himeji: Himeji Castle and Shoshazan Engyoji Temple

  

  Our stop was announced and I said my goodbye to my seatmate, Mr Yamamoto. My friends and I shuffled along the aisle to the door, ready to jump out of the... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2017 TRAVEL

• Japanecdote: If Only I Could Speak Nihongo

  

  On the 8th day of our trip, we left Kyoto early in the morning and in 15 minutes, we alighted from the shinkansen at Shin-Osaka Station where we dumped our... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2017 TRAVEL