Cebu city is full of contrasts with new condo developments dotted with slums and shacks. On a random whim, I visit some children living in shacks near me and ask if they want anything.
One thing I noticed later is that new Western toys like Hot Wheels actually cost a bit more in the Philippines than here. I think a good idea is to buy a bunch of new condition toys on a buy/sell website and bring them to the Philippines.
In a previous episode, I went on a seafood buying binge at the Tagbilaran morning fish market, picking up soft-shelled crabs, sea grapes, swordfish, tuna, and some veggies. After a day of…
Self-catering for the win! Restaurant seafood in the Philippines is surprisingly expensive and harder to find than pork. However, the Philippines is an island country, and here in Bohol, I head to…
Street food episode! I hop into a random street food stall where I get to experienced pungko pungko – Filipino squatting style deep fried foods. Pungko pungko is one of the fodos…
Today’s episode is really wild. I went out to the Tigray region to do a little bit of rock climbing. While climbing around an area near (but not at) the famous cave…
1987 Toyota Corolla vs newer Tesla Model X. Today I’m out in Vancouver and experiencing a world of contrasts in cars. One vehicle is a Tesla Model X owned by some crazy…
Last time, I took you on a whirlwind tour of Stone Town in an episode dedicated to the late, great Anthony Bourdain. I feasted high above Stone Town’s meandering alleys and dined…
Today’s episode is a tribute to Anthony Bourdain. I’m devastated by his passing. He travelled the world responsibly with an amazing cultural awareness. He made “weird” Asian food cool. He had such…
In this episode, I’m crashing a few weddings in Ethiopia. Weddings seem to be a huge deal in Ethiopia. If a wedding is happening, you’ll know, because there’s deafeningly loud music, dancing…
This episode’s a bit more thoughtful – I befriend the security guard hired to accompany us in the Simien Mountains, and in the end I exchange my shoes with his. The Simien…