Janelle on January 19th, 2009

Something I’ve always wanted to do is learn how to scuba dive. Imagine my delight when I found out that not only does my cousin dive, but she was willing to take us out somewhere to go on an intro dive. We drove out to Anilao in Batangas to a small resort. When I arrived, [...]

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Janelle on January 2nd, 2009

While in the Philippines, my cousins and uncles have been trying endlessly to gross out Hugh with “exotic” Filipino food. I think this is a pretty common practice around the world, where rather than be embarassed about some local delicacies, most people consider Americans (and its usually Americans who are so grossed out by foreign [...]

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Janelle on November 25th, 2008

Hey foodies! This post and photos are for you! In Luang Prabang, we decided to check out the cooking class by Tamarind (a restaurant) which was highly regarded (and turned out to be good). The class started out with a market tour led by our Lao teacher, Jack. He pointed out various herbs, meats, and [...]

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Janelle on October 10th, 2008

Today began as many of our days in Asia have: with a trip to Starbucks. Now, let me preface this by saying that I have drank Starbucks in America approximately 3 times in my life. However, as any expat will tell you there are certain things that you just sometimes miss. Western food has something [...]

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Janelle on September 13th, 2008

I’m currently editing a video of some of our eating adventures, but I thought I’d share a sneak peak.. =)

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