TripAdvisor – exception confirms the rule
TripAdvisor and other rating portals can be useful when planning a journey. They even can be funny when you look for the lonely complaint. I dedicate this pictures to all our friends who got...
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Camiguin vs. Langkawi Part 5 – the end
Camiguin vs. Langkawi had to wait. Here in Camiguin we had all kinds of weather last week. Thunderstorms, floods and sunshine changed in a furious rhythm. Camiguin vs. Langkawi – The mountains When it comes...
Cebu Pacific Air react on fine
Cebu Pacific Air, Philippines’ biggest Low Cost Carrier (LCC) reiterated that it provides compensation to passengers with flight delays of three hours or more, as well as flight cancellations due to causes within the...
Bridge in Balingasag repaired
PIA reports: Alignment of the Mambayaan Bridge I in Balingasag town, Misamis Oriental has been restored to its original condition as of Jan.18. However, it is not yet passable as DPWH is still settling the...
Extremely heavy Thunderstorm in Camiguin
An extreme thunderstorm woke up Camiguin this morning. Especially the coastal region between Mambajao and Yumbing experienced blinding lightnings and shaking thunders. Butch woke up around 4 a.m. by torrential rainfall. I got shaken in...
More Milk for Camiguin Children
“More Milk for Camiguin Children” has been announced by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA), Camiguin branch. More children get daily supply of fresh milk here after a government subsidized dairy farm was established in 2013....
Camiguin Tourism – New Impulses Needed – Now!
Camiguin Tourism depends completely on airlines and maritime transportation. Without them, Camiguin remains a completely hidden pearl in the southern Bohol Sea. Camiguin Tourism is going up and down like a cork in the waves....
Cebu Pacific Fined 25 Million
Cebu Pacific Fined 25 Million Pesos for Holiday Disaster. The airline was fined based on the 10,400 passengers that were affected by the operational glitches from December 23 to 26. According to Victor Luciano of...
Of Volts and Mice – the LED Drama
The LED Drama – In our house some 150 LED lamps, stripes and spotlights give us wonderful light in the night. From the beginning we opted for LED lamps because of their energy efficiency and their...
Camiguin vs. Langkawi Part 4
Camiguin vs. Langkawi – Let’s explore the island. First of all we had to organize transportation. We prefer a motorbike because one can stop anywhere, drive nearly anywhere and the top is always open. To...
This Theory May Explain Malaysia’s Bad Luck With Plane Accidents in 2014
[Editor’s intro:] This article is a copy of Erica Ho‘s original article published in ‘map happy‘ on January 7, 2015. We re-publish this article, because it also could explain many things happening in the...
Tropical Storm MEKKHALA/Amang now over Naga City
Tropical Storm MEKKHALA/Amang now over Naga City. After having made landfall on Samar’s east coast the storm lost some power. It still carries extreme quantities of water which now rain over Bicol. Relatives living in...
Severe Tropical Storm will hit Samar today
Severe Tropical Storm MEKKHALA/Amang will make landfall this afternoon in southern Samar. The cyclone has now almost typhoon wind speeds. Only 9 km/h more and it becomes a Typhoon Category 1. The central pressure of the...
Camiguin vs. Langkawi Part 3
Camiguin vs. Langkawi – The flight from Kuala Lumpur to Langkawai needs about 50 minutes. When you are lucky, you can see Penang from your aircraft. Skyscrapers on an island – oh, no! The approach...
The Pope will get wet – Tropical Storm Alert
The Pope will get wet when he’ll travel to Tacloban tomorrow. Tropical Storm MEKKHALA / Amang is just a step out of Samar. Even if the storm won’t make landfall tomorrow, the outer rainbands will bring heavy downpours...
Camiguin vs. Langkawi – Part 2
Camiguin vs. Langkawi – two cultures! Before we take the plane from Kuala Lumpur to Langkawi, I show you some eye catching differences and an almost perfect betrayal. After having arrived in the city of...
The Pope’s Depression
The Pope’s Depression is approaching Samar. The Tropical Depression 01W will intensify and arrive in Samar when the Pope will visit Leyte. Currently the TD is about 1,565 km east of Siargao Island. The Pope’s Depression...
Camiguin vs. Langkawi – Part 1
Camiguin vs. Langkawi – two islands of similar size in two different south-east Asia countries. Philippines vs. Malysia. We’ll write about our 2 weeks experience in a series of articles. Why compare Camiguin vs. Langkawi ?...
AirAsia troubles
AirAsia is in troubles. After the regretful crash of AirAsia (Indonesia) flight QZ-8501 the sister company AirAsia-Zest (Philippines) records again three incidents. AirAsia plane priority landing at NAIA Yesterday afternoon, a Manila-bound AirAsia plane made a...
Low Pressure Area approaching
A Low Pressure Area is approaching from the Pacific Ocean. At this moment the LPA is south-east of Guam and moves west at 10 kts (18.5 km/h). This low pressure system got better organized during...
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