After two overnight flights the previous night this was my first night in the Philippines to have a proper sleep in a bed. I was so tired I had passed out the previous night at 8pm. I heard the gentle sound of rain on the tin roof and was hoping it would clear by morningI had to ask for towels the previous nite and when I took a shower in the morning, which was only in lukewarm water, there was a blackout. This was my first shower since leaving Taiwan almost 2 da...

After an almost five hour drive I had finally reached the Mindanao State University Campus where my hotel was. Accommodation was to be another problem in MarawiThere are only two choices for accommodation in Marawi. Stay in the university campus dorm rooms for 250P ($4) or stay in the private Marawi Resort hotel for 1500P ($38). As I hadnt slept all night on my two flights to get here I wanted the private room at the hotel and thought this would be safer than sle...