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Landed: The Philippines

February 10, 2012 By Laura Dal Farra 1 Comment

 

boy-bawang-adoboMy interest in the Philippines can be traced back to, I believe, my introduction to corn nuts. It was pre grade six when a kid agreed to a lunch goody trade off. What did I give her? No clue, but I distinctly call to mind gleefully crunching on a Filipino corn nut variation that had traveled back with her from the islands that past summer.

 

And so began my curiosity of the Philippines, which as the years passed was nourished by samplings of longanisa, steamed fish with eyeballs and tales of cheese ice cream. It wasn’t soley about munching on things, however when I try to recall what initially got ahold of me…what zaps in my mind are memories of hanging in the schoolyard at Bishop J.C. Cody School laughing and tasting corn nuts for the first time with a Filipina kid sporting a mushroom cut.

 

 

What does this have to do with anything?

 

The ocean has been calling pretty consistently and when I decided to answer it, thoughts of the Philippines filtered into my brain cavity and were received by bites of Filipino culture exposure back home in Canada. Which included corn nuts.

 

The answer? By the time you’re reading this, I should be in Manila.  Perhaps gleefully eating cheese ice cream.

 

At the present time of writing, I have no idea what I’ll find myself doing past a surf tour with Surfista Travels.

 

Generally, tours initiate a sinking feeling in my core, I try to avoid them, however, something about Surfista Travels struck me.  I came across them I believe a couple of days proceeding the release of the following two videos.  It was these two babies that sold me.  I’ve signed up for their first tour.

 

I plan to approach content in the Philippines differently than my last On The Road adventure through Thailand although I have no idea what form the content will come in.

 

In the meantime….

 

 

 

For San Juan hotel reviews and info, check out my post Surfing The Philippines.

 

 

Filed Under: The Philippines Tagged With: On the Road, surf

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About Laura Dal Farra

After a six month adventure training Muay Thai in Thailand in 2007, Laura Dal Farra returned to her native Canada, sold most of what she owned, and boarded a plane set for Bangkok alone. She spent the next 3.5 years training in traditional Muay Thai gyms, pushing her limits, and embracing the unknown. Realizing little was being written on the subject, she began to blog about it. Laura Dal Farra is the founder of Milk.Blitz.Street.Bomb.

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  1. Sheila says

    February 10, 2012 at 23:09

    Hey, just checked out those videos….fun!! Make sure to try this well-known filipino food called mamon – ts a yellow sponge cake…sooo good!! Can’t wait to hear more about your experience there….

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