Welcome to Manila
21 listopada 2017, Filipiny ⋅ ⛅ 29 °CManila is very different than expected...New York like skylines, absolutely huge and absolutely crazy...well the latter two were kind of expected.
Manila is very different than expected...New York like skylines, absolutely huge and absolutely crazy...well the latter two were kind of expected.
Palmoil and Fishmarkets...that summs up the general impression I had when visiting the small town of Semporna in the malaysian part of Borneo. We went there to take a look at the local tuna fishery Czytaj więcej
We were on Mabul Island to get to know the local fishermen there and to learn about their ancient fishing technique which allows fishing for big yellowfin tuna with less than 2% bycatch. A stone, a Czytaj więcej
A few hours outside of Manila in the province of Batangas lies Lake Taal, the Phillippines third largest lake, filling the Taal caldera. The reason it is quite well known is that in the middle of Lake Czytaj więcej
Every party in the Philippines can easily be summarized with just four words: drinking, smoking, gambling and karaoke (everywhere, all the time!)
These four activities are the pillars on which every Czytaj więcej
Let's say it like this...If you are looking for an Asian city that has plenty to offer from a cultural point of view and which will please your eyes with its charming corners and views...well, in this Czytaj więcej
Founded in 1594 by the Spanish to keep Chinese immigrants out of Intramuros (where they wanted to live for themselves), Binondo is the world's oldest Chinatown. And as everywhere where Spaniards Czytaj więcej
Back to Intramuros! The last time I left Intramuros I had the impression that I probably missed quite a lot of pretty spots...and indeed I did. Not in your face beautiful but every now and then a nice Czytaj więcej
I have been invited to my first Malay, and actually also my first Islamic wedding. Some very distant relative from one of the tuna boys got married but that was no reason not to join for the free Czytaj więcej
I am back on Borneo again for our Sustainable Tuna Project in the Sabah region (northeastern corner of Borneo). Janni, the chief of the fishermen of Mabul Island, invited me to stay at his place for Czytaj więcej