La Union is a province in the northern part of the Philippines, in the Ilocos Region. I went to Urbiztondo Beach in the town of San Juan for three days in April 2019. This beach has a small strip of hostels and food places catering to the burgeoning surf scene there.
Quanzhou, Fujian, China 2018 Trip Log
14 minutes 48 seconds, Direct YouTube Link Click here to see ALL PHOTOS of the trip on Flickr, sequenced by date and location. Quanzhou is a city in Fujian, Southern […]
Vintage Warplanes, Clark
I went to Clark Air Force City, formerly Clark Air Base, in Angeles, Pampanga, hree hours north of Metro Manila here in the Philippines on April 27, 2019 and photographed […]
Cowboy Town Replica
I went to Clark, Angeles, Pampanga, three hours north of Metro Manila here in the Philippines on April 27, 2019 and photographed this replica cowboy town at the El Kabayo […]
Bamboo Organ Church and Sarao Jeepney Factory
I went south of Metro Manila on Black Saturday 2019 ( April 20, 2019 ) to the Bamboo Organ Church and the Sarao Jeepney Factory in Las Piñas, Philippines. Direct […]
Bali December 2018
1 minute 11 second video, direct YouTube link I went to Bali for three days in December 2018. Stayed mostly in Seminyak. Click here to see all the photos from […]
Ten food videos
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Three slice of life videos on the Philippines
October 4, 2019: 20 second video about sudden floods after a short downpour, Quezon City, Metro Manila August 26, 2018, Poblacion, Makati, 37 seconds March 3, 2019, Quiapo, Manila, 2 […]
5 Quezon City graffiti spots, 2019 (two short videos)
Timestamps: graffiti set 1: 00:03 (A. Roces) 2: 00:36 (Scout Gandia) 3: 01:40 (Scout Tobias) 4: 01:52 (Sto. Domingo Ave.) bonus (grotto) 02:05 Don A. Roces Ave. parking lot in […]
2016 and 2018 Travel Videos (HK, Banaue, Bangkok)
2016: Banaue: 7 minutes 45 seconds Click here to read about this trip. Hong Kong: 4 minutes 19 seconds Click here to read about this trip. 2018: Bangkok: 32 minutes […]
Four Slice of Life Videos about the Philippines
6/11/2017 vlog – Cockfights (sabong) and Graveyards, Manila, Philippines (07:58) My original video got deleted by YouTube in September 2018 for violating community guidelines even though I only shot this […]
Five Graffiti Videos (2016- 2018)
Vacant Lot Graffiti, Scout Chuatoco, Quezon City, Philippines (6/8/2018) Two Sets of Great Graffiti- Scout Tobias Street, Philippines, March 2018 Bangkok, Thailand Graffiti Seen from a Canal Ferry, March 2018 […]
Bangkok Holy Week 2018 travel log
Went to Bangkok, Thailand, over the Easter holiday on March 25 to April 2, 2018. The 30 minute video below is my travel diary. I also made shorter individual clips […]
Day 2 – Bangkok 2018
March 26, 2018 I took the ferry that runs along one of Bangkok’s numerous canals at Pratunam pier. I got off at the Wat Si Bun Ruang stop. Airplane […]
Day 3- Bangkok 2018
March 27, 2018 Watch day 3 starting from 27:05 of my trip diary video: I followed the chapter on the Bangkok Yai canal in the book 22 Walks in Bangkok. From […]
Days 4 to 7- Bangkok 2018
Day 4: March 28, 2018 Here’s the view outside my friend’s place. I left around noon to check into the Sofitel Sukhumvit Hotel. Another friend flew in from Singapore to […]
Day 8- Bangkok 2018
April 1, 2018 It was Easter Sunday that day. I went out for a late lunch at a small diner near my friend’s place. Grabbed some snacks too from the […]
Day 9- Bangkok 2018
April 2, 2018 Click photos to enlarge: I took the train to the Saphan Thaksin metro station and took the ferry that runs alongside the Chao Phraya river to go […]
Day 10- Bangkok 2018
April 3, 2018 I flew back home to Manila in the morning. Click here to see the Flickr album. Watch the full 30 minute video of my trip. Back to […]
Day 1 – Bangkok 2018
March 25, 2018 Chatuchak Market After leaving my bags at my friend’s place, we went to Chatuchak Weekend Market. We took the BTS to the Mo Chit stop, but left […]
Bangkok and Luang Prabang 2016 travel log
I went to Bangkok, Thailand and Luang Prabang, Laos on October 19-27, 2016. Trip log: Click each day to see posts. Day 1: October 19, 2016– flew to Bangkok, Thailand […]
Day 9 – Bangkok and Luang Prabang 2016
October 27, 2016 Click photos to enlarge: On my last day, I went to the Jim Thompson House before heading to the airport after lunch. Jim Thompson was an American […]
Day 8 – Bangkok and Luang Prabang 2016
October 26, 2016 (back to Bangkok) Click photos to enlarge: I took the metro to the Saphan Taksin BTS station that’s a staircase away from Sathorn Pier. There are ferries […]
Day 7 – Bangkok and Luang Prabang 2016
October 25, 2016 (Luang Prabang departure day) Click photos to enlarge: Early in the morning, I biked around again and took some photos of the Royal Palace Museum since it […]
Day 6 – Bangkok and Luang Prabang 2016
October 24, 2017 (Luang Prabang Day 3) Click photos to enlarge: I started the day with a great breakfast at Lotus Villa. I had this every morning of my stay […]
Day 5 – Bangkok and Luang Prabang 2016
October 23, 2016 (Luang Prabang Day 2) Click photos to enlarge: I woke up right before sunrise to catch the early morning alms-giving ceremony. It was so early, it was […]
Day 4 – Bangkok and Luang Prabang 2016
October 22, 2016 Click photos to enlarge: I arrived in Luang Prabang around 5:30 AM in the morning via the bus I boarded in Chiang Rai 16 hours before. I […]
Day 3- Bangkok and Luang Prabang 2016
October 21, 2016 (Luang Prabang Day 1) Click photos to enlarge: Total ground covered on this day: The train pulled into Chiang Mai early in the morning. I went to […]
Day 2- Bangkok and Luang Prabang 2016
October 20, 2016 Click photos to enlarge: I walked around Bangkok’s Chinatown in the morning, then headed to the Bangkok Train Station late in the afternoon to take the overnight […]
Day 1- Bangkok and Luang Prabang 2016
October 19, 2016 Click photos to enlarge. I took Philippine Airlines to Bangkok: After exiting immigration, my first order of business was to get a sim card – for Google […]
Vespa on a truck
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Minions on a jeepney
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Three days and Two Nights in Hong Kong (2016)
This is my 4 minute video journal for my trip to Hong Kong last October 8 to 10, 2016: (choose 720p HD quality on the lower right hand corner for […]
seven animals (October 2015 to May 2016)
dog perched on a push cart with plastic bags, Quezon City, Philippines, October 2015 rooster, Fairview, May 2016 roadside monkey, Subic, April 2016 cat behind grilles of a corner store, […]
pedicab on rainy street at night
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street tableau
Quezon City, Philippines, March 2016 Tweet
Banaue Rice Terraces August 2016 trip log
Jump to: Day 1(views of the rice terraces from different viewing decks) |Day 2 (Market Day + Downtown) | Day 3 (Batad Village) In August 2016, I went to Banaue, […]
three barber shops
Quezon City, Philippines, May 2015 Manila, Philippines, April 2016 Cebu, Philippines, January 2016 Tweet
scooter delivery
Zoom In scooter delivery, Tainan City, June 2007 Tweet
guy selling bottles of pink stuff
Quezon City, Philippines, March 2016 Tweet