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Continuing Our Selfish Year

Mr. Selfish and I have been in the States since Dec. 16th. We have truly enjoyed our time back “home”. Even though we are technically homeless (since we rented out our house), we consider the States to...

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Our First Day in the Philippines: Taal Volcano

Mr. Selfish and I spent nine lovely days in the Philippines with our friends and their adorable son. As I’ve noted previously, we are a little travel planning fatigued, so it was nice just to tag along...

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Hanging Out on the Islands of Cebu and Bohol

After spending a day in Manila, we flew south to Cebu, which is a province in the Philippines consisting of approximately 168 islands. I was excited about Cebu since the lechon (roasted suckling pig)...

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The All-Encompassing Bohol Countryside Tour

Mr. Selfish and I took an epic countryside tour of Bohol with our friends. It was an all day affair, and I dare say that we hit up every major attraction in the area. First, we went to a tarsier...

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Luxuriating in Paradise: El Nido Resorts

While Mr. Selfish and I did a “Homeland Honeymoon,” in which we visited Halong Bay north of Hanoi, our friends went to El Nido Resorts on Palawan Island. Both places have beautiful limestone cliffs and...

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Enjoying the Activities at El Nido Resorts – Part I

Mr. Selfish and I enjoyed the many activities at El Nido Resorts. During our first evening, we went on a sunset cruise. It was a bumpy ride on the boat, but Dek had a good time. Although it was a...

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Enjoying the Activities at El Nido Resorts – Part II

During our third day at El Nido, we decided to visit Miniloc Island, which is another island belonging to El Nido Resorts. We were originally slated to stay on Miniloc Island but we were upgraded to...

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Malls, Massages, and Meats in Manila

Mr. Selfish and I learned that Manila had quite the mall culture meaning that because it is so hot out, people usually hang out at the mall. We accordingly acted like locals and spent time at the mall....

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Our Last Day in the Philippines

On our last day in the Philippines, Mr. Selfish and I spent some quality time with our friends in Manila. We went to Intramuros, which is the historic portion of Manila. We attempted to go into the...

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Our First Day in the Philippines: Taal Volcano

Mr. Selfish and I spent nine lovely days in the Philippines with our friends and their adorable son. As I’ve noted previously, we are a little travel planning fatigued, so it was nice just to tag along...

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Hanging Out on the Islands of Cebu and Bohol

After spending a day in Manila, we flew south to Cebu, which is a province in the Philippines consisting of approximately 168 islands. I was excited about Cebu since the lechon (roasted suckling pig)...

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The All-Encompassing Bohol Countryside Tour

Mr. Selfish and I took an epic countryside tour of Bohol with our friends. It was an all day affair, and I dare say that we hit up every major attraction in the area. First, we went to a tarsier...

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Luxuriating in Paradise: El Nido Resorts

Editor’s Note: This is the first post in a three part series on El Nido. Check out our other posts: Enjoying the Activities at El Nido: Part 1 Enjoying the Activites at El Nido: Part 2 While Mr....

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Enjoying the Activities at El Nido Resorts – Part I

Editor’s Note: This is the second post in a three part series on El Nido. Check out our other posts: Luxuriating in Paradise: El Nido Resorts Enjoying the Activites at El Nido: Part 2 Mr. Selfish and I...

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Enjoying the Activities at El Nido Resorts – Part II

Editor’s Note: This is the final post in a three part series on El Nido. Check out our other posts: Luxuriating in Paradise: El Nido Resorts Enjoying the Activites at El Nido: Part 1 During our third...

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Malls, Massages, and Meats in Manila

Mr. Selfish and I learned that Manila had quite the mall culture meaning that because it is so hot out, people usually hang out at the mall. We accordingly acted like locals and spent time at the mall....

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Our Last Day in the Philippines

On our last day in the Philippines, Mr. Selfish and I spent some quality time with our friends in Manila. We went to Intramuros, which is the historic portion of Manila. We attempted to go into the...

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