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Cycling to Guiuan, Samar

October 13, 2013 – 9:11 am
Two Girls at the Waterfront in Guiuan

I didn’t have a chance to see my hostess from the hotel of videoke horror before I left. As I went downstairs to take a shower in the common bathroom and such things, I had to pass the kitchen, and though many people said good morning to me, it seemed that my hostess was avoiding me. I couldn’t really blame her. In the cold light …

Cycling from Naval back to Tacloban

September 26, 2013 – 12:19 pm
Local Shop in Naval, Biliran

Well, I’m back in Tacloban. I decided it made more sense to return here to renew my tourist visa rather than try to reach a different town. I know for a fact that it can be done in Tacloban, and there’s no way to be sure about other places.
On my ride back here, I encountered something new, something to add to the travails of Doug …

Cycling to Carigara

August 23, 2013 – 2:47 pm
Hotel Room in Carigara Beach Resort

It has been a long while since I’ve broken out the NEO. I guess just hanging out in Tacloban didn’t inspire any journal-keeping. I did write when I first got there and was busy. I wrote about my last few days on the road before arriving there. And I wrote about my various errands, such as getting my visa extension and buying some things for …

Cycling to Tabac; Ferry to Catanduanes

April 14, 2013 – 3:18 pm
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Wednesday April 10, 2013
6:00 a.m. Boat from Tobaco, Luzon to Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines
I almost didn’t make it out of Legazpi yesterday. I woke up feeling that I just wanted to hang out for another day. That feeling was reinforced by everything – the relative comfort of my private room (despite the presence of a family of very large cockroaches in the bathroom), the cloudy skies, …

Cycling the Slopes of the Mayon Volcano

April 5, 2013 – 11:38 am
Meet Carlo - Recent Computer School Graduate

Friday April 5, 2013
7:45 a.m. Mayon Backpackers Hostel, Legazpi, Philippines
Dogs, I’ve come to realize, are common in the Philippines, at least in Legazpi. I know that not because I see them but because I hear them. Occasionally, in response to some unknown signal or danger, one dog in the neighborhood of the hostel will begin to bark and all the other dogs will join in. …

Bike Touring and Cycling in Taiwan

December 8, 2011 – 8:41 am
Scenery on the East Coast of Taiwan

Recently, two people who are cycling around the world asked me if I had any tips about cycling in Taiwan. They were in China at the time, and asked me if I knew about the ferry that was supposedly running from Kinmen (a group of small Taiwanese island off the coast of China) to the main island of Taiwan. They also asked about the possibility …

Wulai Weekend 002

November 8, 2009 – 11:33 am
Headstand Man in Wulai

Sunday November 8
Well, it’s Sunday morning and my sojourn in Wulai is almost at an end. I did not get in my 200 km of cycling, but I enjoyed this very much. The hordes were out in full force yesterday evening, and after my train ride, I wandered about the place just absorbing the atmosphere. It’s nice to be in a place where you don’t …

Wulai Weekend 001

November 7, 2009 – 11:19 am
Wulai

November 7, 2009
I am in Wulai. I had plans to go much further than this. Wulai is so close that it hardly counts as leaving Taipei. However, things seem different when you are on a bicycle, and I do feel like I have gone on a trip. Had I come here by city bus or something, it might not feel like that.
My original plan was …