| A hidden lake on an island in Coron |
| Me being a dork amidst some of the most vividly colorful and alive coral Ive ever been fortunate enough to swim around |
| Me swimming under a Japanese shipwreck from when we bombed them. Thanks America. |
| Me and Corey swimming with Whale sharks. |
| A whale shark feeding. |
| Jeepney's are a main source of transportation in the Philippines. We rode them frequently. Sometimes even on the roof if they have a roof rack. |
| This was basically the style of every boat in the Philippines. |
| Some beautiful islands in Coron. Many hidden lakes behind those humps. |
| A cove we ventured into. |
| We did a small hike to overlook some of the coves. |
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| This is what almost every starfish looked like. And they were everywhere. |
| Our boat guide Raymon. Him and his buddy JoeJoe took us around much of the islands. Really cool guys. |
| Amazing foods. Everyday. |
| These are called trikes. We rode these most of the time. Its a motorcycle with an enclosed sidecar. |
| This was off our balcony at a hostel we stayed at. |
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| A 5am hike atop the city. |
| Typical streets in the islands. |
| This was Corey leading the way to the secret beach. You swim under these rocks, into a small cave, until it opens up into a massive enclosed beach area. |
| Another landscape photo. |
| I just enjoyed this picture in the middle of the sea. |
| Another beach in El Nido. |
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| Mt. Mayon the day before we hiked it. |
| The church ruins that remain after a 1941 eruption. |
| Me and Corey hanging the day before our hike of the volcano. |
| Atop the volcano |
| To prove we were not in an airplane, and that we were truly the side of Mt. Mayon, here is a pic with ground in it. |
| I enjoyed all of the rice paddy fields. |
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| My legs took a beating from some wicked plants during the climbing of Mt. Mayon. |
| Dinner at our hostel. Caught daily. |
| Port of Cebu. Ready to head to another island. |
| 2 little brothers that sat in front of us on the ferry. Almost all of the kids in the Philippines wanted to play with you or have their photos taken. I always obliged. |
| His shy brother. |
| The culture show we were able to watch on the river before going on our FireFly tour. The people in this town were amazing. |
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| The Tarsiers in Bohol. |
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| Yes they look like aliens |
| Our hut in the rainforest we stayed in a night |
| our last day at the beach gave us plenty of sun. |
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| the walkway to the beach... |
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| We went and watched cockfighting on our last day in Bohol. |
| Betting with the locals at the cockfighting stadium. |
| Intense. The experience was unrivaled. |
| A park in Beijing. |
| The Forbidden City in Beijing. |
| The cuisine in China. |
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| The night markets of China. |
| More cuisine |
| More cuisine |
| 16 long days of travel and another night of sleeping in an airport. A bit delirious, but still laughing. |




