Next stop on our trip was Banaue - rice terrace country, via a small town called Bontoc. We got a jeepney (think brightly coloured miniature American school bus) part of the way which once again, was quite a hairy experience. There was leftover rubble along the roads from recent landslides and road signs warned of 'crash prone areas'. Banaue has incredible views of the rice terraces and which have been there for over 2000 years. We were told that if you lined ...

We are in the Philippines now and absolutely love it. We almost missed our flight to Manila because the airline wouldn't let us board without a print out of our flight out of the Philippines. One massive argument later we landed in Manila. We arrived at our hotel, which was hidden behind a massive metal gate and were welcomed by security guards with guns. The next day, we only made it a few blocks before finding a shopping mall and spending most of the day in t...