No time to plan my trip before I left San Francisco, so my first country was the Philippines so that I could stay with family and get acclimated and draft an itinerary. I can't say I feel like I'm in a foreign country. I'm staying at my Uncle's house in the mountains of Tagatay... which is the equivalent of staying in Beverly Hills. He had a modern home built here and there's a country club, maids that do all our laundry, cook all our meals, and pick up the mess I make. I'm driven everywhere and spending $0 a day the last time I checked is within my budget.
It's been a good way to start my trip as I read my brand new copy of Lonely Planet. It's also been good because I got sick on the plane (did I mention I threw up at customs and didn't have access to water for another hour?). Plus I overdosed on malaria medicine. I guess that's why you read directions: 1 per day is not the same as 1 per week. Whatever, at least I'm not getting malaria anytime soon. I took 3 pills too many and WOW - it was like having 3 shots of tequila (constantly dizzy and I can't walk straight). Didn't prevent me from beating Adam in Uno.
So it hasn't been too different from home. I think I've eaten 10 mangoes in 3 days, but I'm still watching UFC and have access to clean water.
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