Rural – Gem's Photos and Videos

Bohol, April 2023 weekend trip

food Outside Manila People

Bohol, April 2023 weekend trip

Click here to view still images from my April 2023 weekend trip to Bohol. (link to highlights only) https://youtu.be/dj628HZXClk vlog runtime: 20 minutes 33 seconds I went on a short…

gem May 25, 2023

house

Outside Manila Photoblog Rural

Pozorrubio & Manaoag, Pangasinan trip July 2022

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…

gem August 28, 2022

Beach vacation at Balesin Island Club (Sept. 2021)

Landscape Outside Manila Rural

Beach vacation at Balesin Island Club (Sept. 2021)

https://youtu.be/qERBjEk17NI 06:27 video runtime 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…

gem April 22, 2022

La Union thumbnail

Landscape Outside Manila Photoblog

La Union, Philippines, April 2019 Trip Log

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.

gem October 7, 2019

cowboy town thumbnail

Architecture Outside Manila Rural

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…

gem October 7, 2019

Day 7 – Bangkok and Luang Prabang 2016

Laos Rural Travel

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…

gem December 4, 2017

Day 6 – Bangkok and Luang Prabang 2016

Laos Rural Travel

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…

gem December 4, 2017

Day 5 – Bangkok and Luang Prabang 2016

Laos Rural Travel

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…

gem December 4, 2017

Banaue Rice Terraces August 2016 trip log

Outside Manila Rural Travel

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,…

gem December 7, 2016

August 2015 Ilocos trip log

Architecture Outside Manila Rural

August 2015 Ilocos trip log

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…

gem October 1, 2015

signs and electric post

Metro Manila Objects Rural

signs and electric post

Baler, Aurora, Philippines, July 2013 (mobile phone photo)

gem April 18, 2014

two Hualien eateries

People Rural Taipei

two Hualien eateries

photographed a year apart:

famous iced dessert shop, Hualien, October 2012

gem April 11, 2014

graffiti in the middle of nowhere

Architecture Graffiti Landscape

graffiti in the middle of nowhere

Hualien, Taiwan, May 2011

gem March 26, 2014

sandwich shop seller

People Rural Taipei

sandwich shop seller

Hualien, Taiwan, October 2012

gem February 28, 2014

ten mini marts

Architecture Guam Indonesia

ten mini marts

Lina J Market, Guam, November 2012

gem January 24, 2014

rural sari sari store at night

Landscape Night Outside Manila

rural sari sari store at night

Cebu, May 2011

gem January 22, 2014

breakfast nook

Architecture Rural Taipei

breakfast nook

the chinese characters say "breakfast" Hualien, Taiwan, May 2011

gem January 5, 2014

tricycle passengers

Outside Manila People Rural

tricycle passengers

Baler, Aurora, July 2013

gem December 20, 2013

customized elevated BMX bike

Outside Manila Rural Transportation

customized elevated BMX bike

Baler, Aurora, Philippines, July 2013

gem September 11, 2013

three makeshift basketball hoops

Found Objects/ Structures Rural

three makeshift basketball hoops

Bulacan, December 2007

gem August 18, 2013

basketball eight photo mega post

Instagram Metro Manila People

basketball eight photo mega post

Metro Manila, Philippines, July 2013, mobile phone photo

gem August 8, 2013

Graffiti Rural Taipei

Che Guevara graffiti on red brick

Zoom In sanzhi, taipei county, taiwan, October 2008

gem October 9, 2011

Landscape Rural Taipei

small town structure

Zoom In sanzhi, taipei county, taiwan, October 2008

gem October 2, 2011

Landscape People Rural

cleaning a scooter in a small town gas station

Zoom In Taipei County, October 2008

gem September 28, 2011

Architecture Rural Taipei

cement mixer driving into UFO house

Zoom In accidental double exposure, Sanzhi, Taipei County, Taiwan, October 2008

gem September 21, 2011

Landscape New Zealand Rural

grassy souvenir shop

Zoom In Eglinton Valley, New Zealand, November 2009

gem July 4, 2011

Landscape New Zealand Rural

Cheep Liquor

Zoom In Rotorua, New Zealand, November 2009

gem June 28, 2011

Found Objects/ Structures New Zealand Rural

farm structure

Zoom In Queenstown, New Zealand, November 2009

gem June 20, 2011

Outside Manila Rural Scans

old photo of a blue car in a grassy field

Zoom In scanned found photo, Philippines, unknown year (scanned 2008)

gem May 31, 2011

Architecture Night Rural

provincial house

Zoom In Tainan County, Taiwan, July 2008

gem May 29, 2011

Landscape New Zealand Rural

high country salmon

Zoom In Ohau, New Zealand, November 2009

gem May 6, 2011

Landscape Rural Taipei

cars parked in a small town gas station

Zoom In sanzhi, taipei county, taiwan

gem April 1, 2011

People Rural Tainan

farmer transporting stuff

Zoom In Tainan County, Taiwan, July 2007

gem January 13, 2011

Architecture Rural Tainan

red factory

Zoom In Tainan, July 2007

gem December 15, 2010

Landscape Night People

late night Taiwan diner

Zoom In Tainan County, Taiwan, July 2007

gem November 25, 2010

Architecture Landscape Rural

rural buildings at sunset

Zoom In Tainan County, July 2007

gem November 16, 2010

Landscape Rural Taipei

sea coast

Zoom In sanzhi, taipei county, taiwan, October 2008 This is where these pod houses can be found.

gem November 10, 2010

Architecture Landscape Night

provincial house- night & day

kuantien village, tainan county, July 2007

Night:
Zoom In

Day:

gem October 31, 2010

Found Objects/ Structures Landscape Outside Manila

st francis of assisi chapel

Zoom In Tagaytay, May 2009

gem October 28, 2010

Rural Tainan Transportation

Mitsubishi truck at sunset

Zoom In Tainan County, Taiwan, July 2007

gem October 12, 2010