March 1 (4:00 AM Eureka time) to March 3 (early morning Cebu time_), 2016 What the heck have I gotten myself into? I have learned one thing about long distance travel: Hydrate, Hydrate, Hydrate. I flew into San Francisco, leaving my house at 4:30 AM. I drank some water, got two sodas ($3.50 for a…
Month: March 2016
Day 5: The Adventure Begins Part I
Sunday March 7, 2016 Okay. Let’s backtrack to yesterday. Imagine this scenario: You meet someone on an International dating site. You correspond with them and agree to meet them. She stated that she was taking a taxi to your hotel, but then shows up driving her “sister’s car”. Do you get in? Is she going…
Day 4: Maybe getting my strength back
Saturday, March 5, 2016 I still haven’t eaten any Filipino cooking yet. As I’m a little under the weather I’m going to pick American specialties such as cheese omelettes for now. I planned to watch tv yesterday after my trip to the mall, then have dinner at the restaurant downstairs. I was going to get…
Day 3.5: The Elephant in the room
As stated in my previous post, I fit the profile of the American Sex Tourist. Retired 60ish, overweight, balding (nope, NOT ME). The Philippines are a 3rd world country and the local red light district is only a 70P taxi drive away. A companion can run, from my research, from $20 US to $120. Not…
Day 2: Start of my trip in the Philippines
March 3, 2016 What the hell have I done? I want to hide in my room for 25 days and then go home 🙂 I am now faced with a bunch of chores, along with surviving the onset of the Humboldt Crud I incubated with 17 hours of flight time and 8 hours of total…