Ah, fruit shakes! Pick your fruits and it is all blended up with milk, shaved ice, and some sweetener. P38 ($1) for the extra-large. At the Magayon Festival grounds in Legazpi, Philippines.
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Load Na Dito! – Get Your Load Here!
“Load na dito!” The Philippines is powered by cell phones. They can do just about anything with them here, and you can’t turn a corner without seeing a sign saying that you can buy credit for your phone, or, as the Filipinos put it, “Load na dito” – Get your…
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Meet Ultra-Marathoner Jojo
Meet Jojo. Jojo came down to Legazpi from Manila to compete in the Mayon 360 50-Mile Run ultra-marathon. (That’s 80 kilometers!) It’s called 360 I believe because the route goes entirely around the base of Mayon Volcano. I set off on my bicycle the other day to ride the 80…
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Water Pump in Legazpi, Philippines
A water pump on a street corner in Legazpi, Philippines. Many homes in Legazpi do not have running water, and it is part of the daily chores to get water from one of the many wells and pumps scattered around the city. There are pumps like this one every few…
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Waiting His Turn at Street Pool
A young man in Legazpi, Philippines, waiting his turn to play the local version of pool. The guys playing the game were all tricycle drivers and they were simply passing the time between customers. If a customer showed up that needed a ride on a tricycle, they would quickly abandon…
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Street Pool In Legazpi Philippines
Meet the local street version of pool in Legazpi, Philippines. It’s an ingenious set-up. Instead of balls, this game uses round plastic disks with one larger disk as the “cue ball”. The disks are numbered just like in regular pool. The object of the game is the same, too. You…
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Cycling the Slopes of the Mayon Volcano
Friday April 5, 2013 7:45 a.m. Mayon Backpackers Hostel, Legazpi, Philippines Dogs, I’ve come to realize, are common in the Philippines, at least in Legazpi. I know that not because I see them but because I hear them. Occasionally, in response to some unknown signal or danger, one dog in…
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A Completed Tricycle for Sale
This is a completed tricycle with the covering over the sidecar and the motorcycle itself. I don’t have anything like accurate figures, but a couple of people told me that to purchase a full tricycle like this would cost around P75,000 (about $1,900 US). I was also told that a…
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Motorcycle Mechanic
This man was one of the mechanics at this garage. He is working on a very typical local motorbike. I have heard them referred to as “underbones”. I’m sure there is another name for them in the Philippines. They are like a cross between a scooter and a motorcycle. It…
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Tricycle Shop in Legazpi
A tricycle is a common form of transportation in the Philippines. It is essentially a motorcycle with a hand-made sidecar attached. They are, along with the jeepneys, the workhorses of the Philippines. A tricycle can carry one, two, three, or four or more people. But it can also carry quite…