Outside Manila – Gem's Photos and Videos

Bohol, April 2023 weekend trip

May 25, 2023
Bohol, April 2023 weekend trip
Posted by gem on May 25, 2023
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food, Outside Manila, People, Rural, Travel, Videos, Water
Tagged with: beach, bohol, travel, travel diary

Click here to view still images from my April 2023 weekend trip to Bohol. (link to highlights only) I went on a short weekend trip to Bohol on April 14-16, […]

Pozorrubio & Manaoag, Pangasinan trip July 2022

August 28, 2022
Pozorrubio & Manaoag, Pangasinan trip July 2022
Posted by gem on August 28, 2022
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Outside Manila, Photoblog, Rural, Travel
Tagged with: church, Manaoag, market, Pangasinan, Pozorrubio, provincial, Rural, travel

I went with some buddies on an overnight road trip to Pozorrubio in Pangasinan, a little over 200 kilometers north of where I live in Quezon City, Metro Manila, from […]

1st half of 2022 Food & Drink

July 12, 2022
1st half of 2022 Food & Drink
Posted by gem on July 12, 2022
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food, Metro Manila, Outside Manila, Videos
Tagged with: Baguio, BGC, dessert, food, makati, noodles, tagaytay, travel

Click here to see all my other food-related videos in this playlist. Click here to see January to June 2022 still photographs. All footage in this video are from my […]

Barasoain Church and Malolos Cathedral, Bulacan, Philippines, Holy Week 2022 trip vlog + photography

July 6, 2022
Barasoain Church and Malolos Cathedral, Bulacan, Philippines, Holy Week 2022 trip vlog + photography
Posted by gem on July 6, 2022
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Architecture, Outside Manila, Videos
Tagged with: Architecture, Bulacan, church, historical, Malolos, travel

I went on a day trip to Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines on Black Saturday of my Holy Week 2022 to check out two significant sites in Philippine history: Barasoain Church and […]

Shooting Decade old Expired Film in Parks

May 17, 2022
Shooting Decade old Expired Film in Parks
Posted by gem on May 17, 2022
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Landscape, Metro Manila, Outside Manila, Street, Videos, Water
Tagged with: 120 film, expired film, film, Film photography, Holga, photowalk, travel

February 27, 2022, Ninoy Aquino Parks & Wildlife Center, Quezon City I went to Ninoy Aquino Parks & Wildlife Center, Quezon City, Philippines, on February 27, 2022. 7artisans Lens Philippines […]

Trip to Baguio, February 2022

May 1, 2022
Trip to Baguio, February 2022
Posted by gem on May 1, 2022
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Landscape, Outside Manila, Videos, Water
Tagged with: 120 film, Baguio, film, Film photography, Holga, travel, video blog, video diary, vlog

I went to Baguio from February 9 to 11, 2022. It’s 250 kilometers north of where I live in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. This is my trip log, containing […]

Beach vacation at Balesin Island Club (Sept. 2021)

April 22, 2022
Beach vacation at Balesin Island Club (Sept. 2021)
Posted by gem on April 22, 2022
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Landscape, Outside Manila, Rural, Videos, Water
Tagged with: Balesin, beach, video diary, vlog

Click here for my album of still images. 00:00 Day 1- Alphaland Hangar/ Airport in Metro Manila00:09 ATR-72 turboprop plane00:35 checking in00:42 Bierstube German restaurant lunch01:01 our villa at Balesin […]

First live car race I’ve ever attended, Clark

March 9, 2022
First live car race I’ve ever attended, Clark
Posted by gem on March 9, 2022
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Outside Manila, Photoblog, Transportation, Videos
Tagged with: automobile, cars, Clark, racing, travel, video blog, vlog

I got the opportunity to watch the Vios Cup at the Clark International Speedway last July 9 and 10, 2021. This was my very first time to watch a car […]

La Union, Philippines, April 2019 Trip Log

October 7, 2019
La Union, Philippines, April 2019 Trip Log
Posted by gem on October 7, 2019
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Landscape, Outside Manila, Photoblog, Rural, Travel, Videos, Water
Tagged with: beach, historical, La Union, province, provincial, travel, video diary, vlog

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.

Vintage Warplanes, Clark

October 7, 2019
Vintage Warplanes, Clark
Posted by gem on October 7, 2019
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Outside Manila, Transportation
Tagged with: airplanes, Clark, history, planes, vintage, warplanes

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

October 7, 2019
Cowboy Town Replica
Posted by gem on October 7, 2019
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Architecture, Outside Manila, Rural
Tagged with: Clark, cowboy, tourist spot, travel

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 […]

2016 and 2018 Travel Videos (HK, Banaue, Bangkok)

June 25, 2018
2016 and 2018 Travel Videos (HK, Banaue, Bangkok)
Posted by gem on June 25, 2018
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Hong Kong, Outside Manila, Thailand, Travel, Videos
Tagged with: banaue, bangkok, Hong Kong, travel, videos, vlog

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 […]

seven animals (October 2015 to May 2016)

January 15, 2017
seven animals (October 2015 to May 2016)
Posted by gem on January 15, 2017
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Animals, Metro Manila, Outside Manila, Shanghai
Tagged with: cat, dog, monkey, rooster

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, […]

Banaue Rice Terraces August 2016 trip log

December 7, 2016
Banaue Rice Terraces August 2016 trip log
Posted by gem on December 7, 2016
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Outside Manila, Rural, Travel
Tagged with: banaue, rice terraces

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

November 30, 2016
three barber shops
Posted by gem on November 30, 2016
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Metro Manila, Outside Manila, People
Tagged with: barber, barbershop, storefront

Quezon City, Philippines, May 2015 Manila, Philippines, April 2016 Cebu, Philippines, January 2016 Tweet

religious themed vehicles

September 10, 2016
religious themed vehicles
Posted by gem on September 10, 2016
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Metro Manila, Outside Manila, Signs, Transportation
Tagged with: god, religion, religious

Jehovah’s Witness jeep with a sign that says “The Watch Tower”: March 2016 tricycle that says Gift of God: May 2016 Jeep that says Thanks God: Quezon City, Philippines, April […]

Subic Bay Scuba Diving trip log – January and April 2016

May 6, 2016
Subic Bay Scuba Diving trip log – January and April 2016
Posted by gem on May 6, 2016
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Outside Manila, Travel
Tagged with: diving, scuba, subic, subic bay

I’ve scuba dived with Arizona Dive Shop in Subic Bay a few times already. I first dove with them in 2015 and went on day trips to dive with them […]

Sinulog Festival – January 2016

May 4, 2016
Sinulog Festival – January 2016
Posted by gem on May 4, 2016
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Outside Manila, Travel
Tagged with: cebu, crowds, cultural, historical, parade, People, Sinulog, travel

Sinulog is an annual cultural/ religious festival held in Cebu, Philippines. It’s held in honor of Santo Nino, the baby Jesus. (more on Wikipedia) There were dancers and drummers. Click to […]

three small town stalls

December 16, 2015
three small town stalls
Posted by gem on December 16, 2015
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Found Objects/ Structures, Landscape, Outside Manila
Tagged with: Rural, sagada, stalls, storefront, structures

Sagada, Philippines March 2015 Tweet

rural waiting shed with a mural of Mother Nature

December 10, 2015
rural waiting shed with a mural of Mother Nature
Posted by gem on December 10, 2015
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Found Objects/ Structures, Landscape, Outside Manila
Tagged with: batangas, mural, Rural, waiting shed

Batangas, Philippines, March 2015 Tweet

August 2015 Ilocos trip log

October 1, 2015
August 2015 Ilocos trip log
Posted by gem on October 1, 2015
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Architecture, Outside Manila, Rural, Travel
Tagged with: ilocos

I went to the northern tip of the Philippines for a weekend in August 2015.* Got to Vigan, Ilocos Sur just before sunrise. It was pitch black except for a […]

Sagada trip log

April 21, 2015
Sagada trip log
Posted by gem on April 21, 2015
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Outside Manila, Travel
Tagged with: Rural, sagada, travel, travel diary

Sagada is a small town that lies 275 km north of Metro Manila (according to wikipedia). Went there for two days in March. Here are some of my favorite photos […]

Bohol, Philippines, trip log, January 2015

April 18, 2015
Bohol, Philippines, trip log, January 2015
Posted by gem on April 18, 2015
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Outside Manila, Photoblog, Places, Travel
Tagged with: beach, bohol, travel, travel diary

Flew from Manila to Bohol’s domestic airport in Tagbilaran City. Stayed on Panglao’s Alona Beach. Went on some great dives with Philippine Fun Divers. Bohol Bee Farm had some […]