Tag: Travel
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Photo of the Week: Wonder Weavers of Basey
A month ago, I was in Basey, Samar, where weaving is a primary source of income for a lot of women. In this photograph is a woman cutting pieces of cloth which will serve as lining for a banig bag. The weavers make all kinds of wonderful things – bags, wallets, laptop sleeves, and mats – out of a plant called…
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In the Mountains
To relax and not worry – now that’s a luxury you can’t afford these days, especially when you live in the city. To be able to sit and watch the clouds drift idly by, the leaves quiver in their branches, and the day gradually fade into night. No, in this day and age, you’d be called lazy for…
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To The Enchanted River And The Vast Marshlands
“Bakit nga ba natin ‘to ginagawa uli?” (Why are we doing this again?) The question makes us laugh as the habal-habal makes its way across bumpy and dusty roads, causing us to bounce up and down. We squirm in our seats to try and find a good position for our already sore bottoms, but there’s hardly any space as…
Trish in Transit 