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Manila, Philippines
September 19, 2012
in Asia, Manila, Philippines, Round the World, travel

Christmas in Manila.

When I first arrived in Manila it was raining. Horrible rain that didn't stop for four days. I could hardly leave the apartment. Before leaving the Philippines for good (or at least for the time being), I came back for a few more days to...

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Eating balut - fertilized duck embryo - in Manila, Philippines.
September 18, 2012
in Asia, food, Manila, Philippines, Round the World, travel

And then i went to Manila, got drunk, and ate balut…

Balut is a fertilized duck embryo that is boiled and eaten from the shell. It's a popular street food in Manila and The Philippines. And it's...

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Singing karaoke in Puerto Princesa, Philippines.
September 15, 2012
in Asia, Philippines, Puerto Princesa, Round the World, travel

And then i went to Puerto, got drunk, and sang karaoke…

Singing karaoke in Puerto Princesa, Philippines....

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Palawan Island hopping tour C in El Nido, Philippines
September 13, 2012
in Asia, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines, Round the World, travel

Palawan Island Hopping: Tour C

I had wanted to do another island hopping tour while I was in Palawan, and so, when I found out my new Icelandic friends were doing tour C (there were four different set tours that everyone offered), I invited myself along. It was an incredibly fun...

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A night out at Balay Tubay in El Nido, Philippines.
September 11, 2012
in Asia, El Nido, Philippines, Round the World, travel

It’s somewhere between a compliment and I’m trying to kiss you.

I still wasn't sure I really wanted to leave El Nido. All that day I was considering moving my flight to Bangkok back up, giving up on the Philippines, a country I was loving until the night before. But there were still things I...

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Palawan Island Hopping: Tour A
September 10, 2012
in Asia, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines, Round the World, travel

Palawan Island Hopping: Tour A

We all felt like shit that morning. The night before our hostel was burglarized. And there was nothing we could do about it. We still went on the tour we had planned for. But it was raining for the first half of the day. We were...

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El Nido, Philippines
September 9, 2012
in Asia, El Nido, Philippines, Round the World, travel

to catch a thief.

"I can't find my laptop." Brad came out of his dorm room, looking for the computer he'd left on his bed. Victor had already been complaining that his phone was missing though we had been assuring him he had had it when he came back from...

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Beach Camping at Seven Commandos Beach
September 6, 2012
in Asia, camping, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines, Round the World, travel

Seven Commandos Beach – Overnight Beach Camping in El Nido

Photos from beach camping on Seven Commandos Beach in Palawan, Philippines....

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Skinny Dipping in El Nido, Philippines.
September 5, 2012
in Asia, Bad Decisions, El Nido, Life List, Philippines, relationships, Round the World, sex, travel

Life List #88: Go skinny dipping.

"When I met you I thought you were together," the Korean girl sitting across from Alex and I at the bar said, "you seemed really close." This was after we answered the other guy's question of "where did you two meet," with "at the hostel yesterday." And...

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El Nido, Philippines
September 4, 2012
in Asia, El Nido, Philippines, Round the World, travel

El Nido, Philippines.

El Nido is the base for exploring the islands of Palawan in the Philippines. The beach there is nothing exciting, the town has no ATM, and all the power is turned off between 6am and 2pm. But it was a nice little place to relax by...

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Hi, I’m Val. I spent most of my 20s in a standstill, unable to pick which path in life I wanted to take. I wanted the nomadic life of a traveler but also wanted the husband, the condo, and the teal couch. Unable to decide which life I wanted more, I did nothing. I lived my life in limbo. When I turned 30 I’d had enough of putting my life on hold and decided to start “choosing my figs.” So, I quit my job and bought a one-way ticket to Europe. After 3 years on the road I’m back in Chicago, exploring the city, learning guitar, decorating my apartment in too much teal, cuddling my cats, and planning my next adventures.

            

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