For the 4th time since last October I am coming back to the Philippines. I already know why, I like this country, but this time I will get a compressed version of what it is all about and let me tell you something already at this point. Throughout my world trip I fell in love twice. Once with a cat (David’s Mushi (yes I know it’s... Read More »

“Come with me please!” says the security officer at Manila airport after screening my bag. I am cool but as he pools out a book of regulation and informs me that I violate the Philippine law my heart starts to beat a bit faster. “Only 10.000 Pesos (about 300 Dollars) are allowed and you are taking 25.000 Peso out of the country... Read More »

Some of you might wonder why I did this world trip. Some of you might remember that I asked myself this as well. Here is one of the answers…………………. I am a bit tired of the back packing (dust, busses, cold showers), I catch myself thinking in two weeks I will have a Starbucks (Manila, Singapore…..) again, in... Read More »

My second attempt to leave Manila again succeeded but only just. That is because I really like Manila, the people and the poker game but also I was not really eager on going to Vietnam. Throughout my trip I met many travelers and 7 out of 10 would straight forward say that Vietnam is the worst from all of Asia. However, the other... Read More »

Warning: The following text might not be suitable to everyone due to socially questionable, partly sexual as well as gambling content. Having said that it probably becomes the most red article of my world trip…………….smile. After Cambodia and Singapore for some reason I did not feel that going straight to Vietnam is what... Read More »