On Sunday, my colleagues and I took a van ride 40 kms. from Kampala to Entebbe dock. We were going on a speed boat trip to the island sanctuary of Uganda’s chimpanzees, the Ngamba Island. The boat ride took about 1 hour.

The island in sight

Getting closer…
We have arrived at the Ngamba Island Chimpanzee [...]

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The weeks have been hectic for me. I arrived in Prague from my three-week vacation in the Philippines on April 13. Then I flew to Uganda on the 20th. I barely had time to unpack and then pack up  and prepare again for another trip.
Our flight from Prague to Uganda with KLM airlines [...]

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Traveling in the rural areas of the Philippines, you’ll see interesting sights not only the sceneries but also the people and the activities around. The pictures I took would speak for itself.

Overloaded truck carrying sugar cane to the mill.

An old and rusty truck. Bumped!

Man sitting on top of a running bus.

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In search for more Negros beach getaway, we took up an offer of a family friend to their island. We were told it was opposite Jomabo Island. We’ve been to Jomabo before (it’s a narrow strip of white-sand island with several cottages) and we thought the island would be similar to the Jomabo. So imagine [...]

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I couldn’t get enough of seafoods. Another night was spent dining at Gerry’s Grill Bacolod until my stomach felt like bursting. What did we have?

Baked tahong

Kinilaw

Grilled squid

Grilled  blue marlin
We also had chopsuey and their famous Gerry’s Grill seafood soup which was very tasty and creamy.  All in all it was a sumptuous dinner and my craving [...]

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