Monthly Archives: February 2012

I referred to some Filipino food at the close of my last post, and in this one I’ll give the cuisine its due.  The first thing you’ll notice when you peruse a Filipino menu is that they really, really like … Continue reading →

My time in Manila was actually sandwiched around a couple day trip to northern Luzon (the principal island in the Philippines, and where Manila is located).  The object of the trip was the town of Banaue, and the 2,000 year … Continue reading →

After going solo in Taiwan, I got a nice change of pace in the Philippines accompanied by my old Peace Corps traveling buddy, Alex (by the way, if a picture from the next few posts impresses you, it’s probably hers).  … Continue reading →

The original plan for my trip had included getting up to some of the less-visited parts of the Taiwanese highlands, but the constant rain and once-a-day buses ended up dissuading me from hazarding it.  However, the one spot I wasn’t … Continue reading →

One of the first things I noticed about Taiwan during the hour ride from the airport to Taipei was how wet, green, and fecund everything was.  I have to confess that I really had no idea what Taiwan’s climate was … Continue reading →

Well, vacation’s finally over (of a sorts- I have one week back in school before graduation, then another couple of weeks of “spring vacation.”  Public school is grand).  Regardless, the days of warm temperatures and flexible deadlines are over, and … Continue reading →