lazy sun days

well that r&r that i’ve been crying about for weeks has finally happened.  i’m leaving el nido feeling recharged and ready to hit the road once my leg heals up.  i forgot how easy it is to fall asleep in hot weather but in this 30+ degree heat, i’m half asleep as soon as i […]

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the day i cheated on lechon

this seems to be a recurring theme for the last few weeks.  we find a great place to eat and have revisted them at least once before leaving the city.  i usually prefer going somewhere different for fear of missing out but i haven’t had regrets over any of the places we’ve gone back to […]

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first 24 hours in el nido

jojo: what do i like? -beaches – i’ve never seen white sand this fine -food – lots of tourist trappy food in el nido but also tons of locals only shacks.  we stumbled on a killer bbq joint to get some lechon but found something even better… -r&r – i’m starting to feel pretty run […]

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Kittens and Wishes

Our second day in Ruifang area was spent in Houtong and Shifen. We hired a taxi for the day to drive us around to the different villages for 2000 NT. Our first stop is the Houtong Cat Village. So many cats, so little time to take their pictures! I had a giant grin the whole […]

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