Articles tagged with: Mayon Volcano
Legazpi and the Mayon Volcano
Legazi is a very friendly and attractive town in the Philippines. It is dominated to the north by the Mayon Volcano, which offers lots of photo ops. It’s a great area to explore by bicycle if you can stand the heat of the summer. The volcano erupted while I was in Legazpi and several climbers, including foreign tourists, were killed. The volcano was shut down …
What Exactly Is a “Barangay” in the Philippines?
I made some changes in my plans. I had a flight from Taipei to Manila on March 1st at one o’clock in the morning. There were some problems with that date and I decided to postpone my departure for a month. I could have paid a fee and simply changed the date of my flight. However, the fee for changing the date was as much …