Day Seven in the Philippines We have made it to Boracay! This is the most touristy area in the Philippines and it is blatantly obvious. Surprisingly though it has not completely lost its island charm. The main beach (also called White Beach) is beautiful and it is not more dirty or tourist destroyed than any other place we have been to so far. The only difference is that it is a bit more crowded and there is a "promenade" with a lot of shops and resta...

Day Three in the Philippines:We arrived safe and sound, though a bit haggard, two days ago in Manila. The 13 hour flight was a doozy, but China Airlines does a pretty good job of taking care of you. They had blankets and pillows and served two meals, and there was one of those personal TVs in the back of the seat with a bunch of movies. The movies probably saved my life on that flight because I could only sleep for so long. Once we got into the air port at Manila...

So the flight leaves in t-minus 33 hours, which means in 48 hours I will be in the Philippinies. I am nervouse about the flight, but hopefully excitement will take priority. Everything's packed and now all I have to do is hang out with Alex and his parents until we head to the air port. Okay that is all. Truthfully this is just a test blog to see if I knew what I was doing. I do, so I am done now. - V