The morning I climbed Taal Volcano and smelled sulfur before seeing the crater lake
The jeepney dropped me at the lakeside dock in Talisay at 7:13 AM. I know the time because I checked…
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The Tamarind Tree Behind the No-Name Eatery
The bus from Manila dropped me at the Banaue town proper just after noon, and the first thing I noticed…
The Wet Concrete and the Steam: Finding Batchoy in La Paz Market
The first thing you notice isn’t the smell of the broth, which is what everyone talks about. It’s the wet…
Pig, Fire, and the Long Road South
The first lechon I ate in Cebu was also the worst. This was years ago, at a hotel buffet in…
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