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Philippine Travel Log: Laoag City

Posted on September 30, 2008 by Jeff Block

Following our death defying, icy bus ride, we arrived in Laoag City, capital of Ilocos Norte.  The sun came up at 5:30AM (having no affect on the temperature in the bus), and we rolled into town at 6:30AM.  A big … Continue reading →

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Philippine Travel Log: Ice cold bus ride

Posted on September 30, 2008 by Jeff Block

We arrived at the Manila bus station long before the departure of our 10PM bus.  I had anticipated that the bus would not be air conditioned, so I wore a pretty flimsy short sleeved shirt with my jeans.  I had … Continue reading →

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Philippine Travel Log: An Unexpected Day of Rest

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Jeff Block

We woke up early on Monday (6AM) because we expected to be checking out of the hotel, visiting an orphanage outside of Mnila (not John’s orphanage), then touring a rather famous (in the Philippines) volcano nearby, then taking the bus … Continue reading →

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Philippine Travel Log: Mother Maximus vs. the Jetlag

Posted on September 28, 2008 by Jeff Block

We designed Sunday, 9/28 in our schedule to be a day of rest. Ambitious as we are, we figured we’d need a whole day to get over the jetlag. As it turned out, I slept a grand total of 24.5 … Continue reading →

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How God provided for our travel to the Philippines

Posted on September 28, 2008 by Jeff Block

It has been almost 48 hours since we left our home to head to Manila. Tomorrow, we visit Chosen Children (a ministry to children in Manila who will likely never be adopted), and then take an overnight bus to Ilocos … Continue reading →

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Philippine Travel Log: Safely Arrived in Manila

Posted on September 27, 2008 by Jeff Block

Our flight from Hong Kong to Manila touched down about 9PM. We were praying that we would actually get our luggage and that everything we packed would still be there. We found the baggage claim easily, and our bags were … Continue reading →

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