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April - September 2022
Raus aus dem Alltag, raus aus der Komfortzone.
Rein in Veränderung, rein ins Leben.
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  • Let's go South East Asia
    Day 9

    Two sides of the same coin

    April 9, 2022 on the Philippines ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    Manila is a very big and busy place. It's a city of skyscrapers, cars, tricycles, big shopping malls and food everywhere you go.

    Manila is a city with many modern and chic buildings and people who eat at expensive restaurants after shopping luxury designer brands from Greenbelt Mall. There are even a few green spaces where you can relax and sit for a while.

    Though, Manila is also a city where you find a lot of poverty, misery and trash (lots and lots of trash). In Manila, I've seen more poor people than in Cambodia and Myanmar combined, which are the most poor countries in southeast asia together with East Timor. There are so many people living on the streets, sleeping on cardboard and looking malnourished, it's really heartbreaking. I don't know if it's been like this before the pandemic, but a friend, who lived here, told me that the situation worsened a lot during the last two years due to travel bans and missing money from tourists.    Read more

  • Let's go South East Asia
    Day 9

    Andere Länder, andere Früchte (2)

    April 9, 2022 on the Philippines ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    Das ist Kalamansi. Man sagt, sie schmecken zitronig, fruchtig, lecker.
    Das ist gelogen. Es sind teuflische kleine Sauermonster, die man dringend entschärfen muss. Und ich hab gleich nen ganzen Beutel davon gekauft. Uiui. Aber ich schaff das.
    Irgendwo hat Laura Kalamansi-Limonade gekauft. Die war saulecker.

    Geschmack 3/10
    Erlebnis 9/10    Read more

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    Day 11

    F wie Fahrzeug und Ferkehr

    April 11, 2022 on the Philippines ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C

    Eine Vielzahl and Transportmöglichkeiten.

    1) Trycicle. Motorrad mit anschraubtem Beiwagen. Gibt es ist auch als BMX, da wird kräftig in die Pedale getreten. Teuer (man kann aber die Touristenpreis herunterhandeln), doch überall verfügbar und kann kommt überall hin.

    2) Trycicle Cabs. Preis wie Trycicle, aber es passen bis zu fünf rein. Das macht es dann günstiger. Man kann auf einheimische mit dem gleichen Ziel warten und den Preis aufteilen.

    3) Jeepney. Sehen aus, wie Proll-Schulbusse. Davon gibt es viele und in ebenso vielen Ausführungen. Jeder Jeepney Besitzer legt Wert auf Individualität und schraubt und schweißt und bringt Zusatzteile an, Hauptsache, es sieht protzig aus und ist laut. Fühlt sich nach den Customizing Modi aus Need for Speed oder GTA an.
    Offene Tür, zwei lange Bänke, es quetschen sich bis zu 22 Personen rein, man schreit wo man hin will und für wie viele man zahlt, das Geld wird über die Fahrgäste nach vorne gegeben. Anfangs schwierig, aber wir haben mittlerweile den Dreh raus. Günstigstes Verkehrsmittel!

    4) Pferdekutsche. Für die Romantiker. Preis keine Ahnung. Nie benutzt. Die meisten Pferde sehen relativ gepflegt aus, was eigentlich überrascht.

    5) Taxi. Selbsterklärend. Teuer.

    6) Busse / Reisebusse. Super günstig und die sicherste und bequemste Möglichkeit lange Strecken zurückzulegen. Meistens ist es ihnen so kalt wie in einem Kühlschrank dank der Klimaanlage. Manche haben Fernseher installiert, zur Belustigung oder Belästigung der Passagiere.

    7) Vans. Sowas wie Langstrecken Taxis, ca. 4x so teuer wie Reisebusse aber ähnlich komfortabel.

    Anschallgurte gibt's übrigens fast nirgendwo. Und wenn es dann mal welche gibt, werden sie nicht benutzt.    Read more

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    Day 11

    A home made of bamboo

    April 11, 2022 on the Philippines ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C

    On our way to El Nido we stopped in Puerto Princesa for one night and immediately regretted not staying for a longer period of time.

    This was the prettiest accommodation we've been to during our time in the Philippines. The place is built with lots of bamboo and a lot of beautiful details. The owners are super friendly and there are a lot of dogs around. It felt like sleeping in the jungle. I saw a little brown frog in the shower and there were centipedes and many other animals roaming around the house.

    The owners told us that most hotels and hostels had to close due to the pandemic and the rules and restrictions enforced by the governments and they could only keep the place because they got a double income. The wife is a teacher, that's why they could earn money even without guests and tourists. Maybe we'll one day come to really comprehend the negative impact the pandemic had (not only regarding physical health, but mental health, the economic system, trade, cultural exchange, and the peoples existence in poorer countries as well) on the world.    Read more

  • Let's go South East Asia
    Day 11

    Fahrt von Puerto Princesa nach El Nido

    April 11, 2022 on the Philippines ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C

    Nach nur einer Nacht im Bamboo Nest geht's weiter in den Norden der Insel Palawan. Natürlich mit Zwischenstopp beim Cousin des Fahrers, damit alle Essen können. Schlau.
    Die Fahrt dauert zwischen fünf und sieben Stunden ist sehr holprig.

    Unterwegs sieht man eingefalle Hütten, gebrochene Straßen und Brücken, lose Bauteile, umgestürzte Bäume und Palmen, zerstörte Flusspromenaden, Häuser im Aufbau. Und jetzt fällt mir auf, dass es gar nicht unbedingt daran liegt, dass die Leute es hier nicht draufhaben mit organisiert und langlebig bauen. Sondern vielleicht daran, dass es einfach jedes Jahr ein bis drei Tsunamis gibt, die durch den Gemüsegarten fegen. Mit dem, was übrig bleibt, baut man wieder neue Hütten, da dann eben aussehen, wie Flickenwerk.

    Die Natur außerhalb der Ortschaften ist A-TEM-BE-RAU-BEND! Regenwald, wie in Tierdokus. Kann kaum erwarten, darin herumzulaufen. Hoffentlich gibt's ein paar Wanderwege.
    Bilder aus dem fahrenden Auto habe ich gemacht, aber die einzigen, die einigermaßen etwas wurden, sind die, auf denen zu sehen ist, wie mein dicker schlafender Sitznachbar seine zierliche Frau begräbt. Dann gibt's halt nur das zu sehen 😁.    Read more

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    Day 12

    Streetfood

    April 12, 2022 on the Philippines ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C

    Ich habe eine Mission zu erfüllen. Alles unbekannte muss probiert werden.
    An jeder Ecke lauert eine neue Aufgabe. Entweder in der Form von kleinen Buden oder fahrbaren Grills und Fritteusen. Es wird gebrutzelt, gekocht, geraucht, frittiert, gebuttert, gespießt, gebeutelt undundund. Praktisch: alles gibt's in kleinen Mengen für kleines Geld.

    Was es zu kaufen gibt ist schwer zu durchschauen, vor allem, wenn es im Teigmantel steckt. Doch keine Angst! Sofern keine Leiche herumliegt, ist es wohl genießbar. Und fragen kann man immer. Mit der Antwort etwas anfangen, manchmal.

    Unter anderem versteckt sich in der Geschmacks-Wundertüte Squidballs, gebratene Fleischspieße, halb ausgebrütete Eier, Banane, Innereien, Fleischbällchen, Suppen etc.    Read more

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    Day 13

    Streetfood (1)

    April 13, 2022 on the Philippines ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C

    In the Philippines, there's food everywhere. Small streetfood stalls huddled next to each other, selling all kinds of food. If you're a carnivore, you will find plenty of options. The Filipinos love their meat.

    If you're a vegetarian, you won't starve but you should be ok with a very imbalanced and one-sided diet (and very unhealthy in my point of view). 😅 One of the vegetarian food options you can find are bananas: raw bananas, fried bananas, bananas put into something and then fried, of course with a lot of oil, which makes the healthy banana less healthy but more yummy. 😋
    In El Nido we found "Crunchy Banana" (fried banana with crunchy stuff) and "Banana Burrito" a banana put into a sweet tortilla and the fried). The price was 0,20€ per piece, which is super cheap even for Filipino prices.

    If you're a vegan, you'll probably need to supplement a lot of nutrients or cook yourself, as you'll only find rice, corn and a few raw fruits.

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    Crunchy Banana (8/10)
    Banana Burrito (7/10) -> a bit too greasy    Read more

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    Day 15

    Into the jungle

    April 15, 2022 on the Philippines ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

    We went into the jungle today. Well, we actually live in the jungle right now, but we went further into the jungle. A 45 minutes hike led us through grasslands with coconut trees, very thick rainforest, many bamboo trees, lots of big insects and several rivers we had to cross by walking straight through them. It was hot but lots of fun and the wet clothes from the rivers were really refreshing.

    At the end of our short hike, we reached a waterfall: "Nagkalitkalit waterfall". There, I found one of my declared enemies. 🧐 I first encountered them in Tagaytay and was just horrified by the sheer size of their bodies. The big black and yellow spiders I saw back there were around 15-20cm in size and there were so many of them chilling in their nets on the sides of the road that the walk back after I spotted them was like a creepy horror trip for me.

    Today, luckily there was only one and it was veeeery far away, hanging out way up over the waterfall. In the first photo, you'll see it was very far away and then I zoomed in. 😅 I think my arachnophobia is getting a bit better. Still, they are not my friends. But the waterfall was beautiful and it was very peaceful there.    Read more

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    Day 16

    Ille Cave

    April 16, 2022 on the Philippines ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C

    We rented a "motorbike" (which was an automatic scooter 🛵) to drive to Ille Cave without spending a fortune on tricycles. We first heard about Ille Cave in Manila and were really looking forward to going there if we had the chance to.

    Excavation at the cave started in 1998, led by a German archaeologist. They found human bones, pottery and burial atrifacts there dating back 6,000 years (some even 10,000 years according to Wikipedia). Furthermore, they found lots of shells (theory: sea levels were higher or people brought the shells with them from the sea) and tiger bones, which means Tigers once used to live here.

    The area directly in front of the cave has been used as a graveyard for thousands of years. Our guide showed us where the archaeologists discovered many of the artifacts and bones and showed us the other areas where they didn't do excavations yet (meaning there are probably a looooot of human remains and burial artifacts in the ground waiting to be discovered 😀).

    After visiting the cave, we took the better road (the other road was a gravel / dirt road and very muddy after the rain) and met Sven from Germany. The first German we met up until now! 😁

    Driving around the island was lots of fun, we took turns driving so we could both enjoy the beautiful views.    Read more

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    Day 17

    We're on a boat

    April 17, 2022 on the Philippines ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

    We did two island hopping tours to explore the Bacuit Bay and we looooved it. 😍

    We were snorkeling a lot and saw many fish, corals (we were already able to identify and name many of the corals), anemones, sea cucumbers and starfish.
    We saw these animals: 🐠🐟🦀🐚🦋 and many more. There was a baby shark but we were too slow. Some of the others saw it. 🦈 Maybe we will see one in negros. I would love to see some sea turtles. ☺️

    Oh, and we made some friends: Joy and her husband Joy from Negros (last pic). 😀    Read more

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