1143 Arriving WAY too early for check-in at next hostel. So out if character, right? Is it a bad sign when your driver doesn’t seem to be able to understand your directions and then …
1315 Having the “jeepney experience” as I and my little last landlady called it. Am on way to San Augustin inside Intramuros. Shall see. Beside us at light, others doing same. Around the inside …
First, went to grocery store for stuffs. That Mountain Dew is radioactive, by looks. Couldn’t sleep tonight and so went out around 2300-2400 to walk down the street I’m on and check things out. Came …
Across kiddycorner from my hostel is a major mall. I’m taking a forced-relaxation day because arrival makes me feel like I HAVE TO GO GO GO GO to see things like on past tourist trips. …
Caution, this one is total randomness of talk points in a very varied discussion between three people. I failed to note a bunch of things, didn’t explain a ton, just jotted down a lot. …
Birgit ran to the nearby mini-grocery and asked a couple of us if we wanted anything. They didn’t have what we asked for so she brought us back cans of coconut water. It’s my first …
This is basically going to be a pics, vids, and audio clips post. It had been a few days since arrival for me and there’d been a little social hanging out with others at …
Added next day (10-13-16): The summary is above in talk format, not sure how this’ll go. Am working in a low Internet zone, so Evernote + mishmash entry. Am gonna try to use …
So, here we are hanging out early for a train sign says will likely be late. Happily I have a good amount of layover time to help this. Did my nails, thumbs last as always, …
0245 Standing at gate 74 in Port Authority for the DC bus listening to a guy who’s been homeless and talking about the fun of train-hopping (illegal sort), hitchhiking, free money and food, busking, …