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Now then, anyone who knows me, knows that I love the Philippines, awesome places, awesome beaches, food, people, culture.
However, it’s like anywhere else in the world, nowhere is totally perfect. You have corruption from the government, high temperatures, crazy humidity, rain like you have never seen but there are some things that just make living there so much fun.
Have a look at some of these crazy pictures, it happens only in the Philippines, mind you, you will probably see this in many far flung eastern countries also.
Food and Drink
Soda in a plastic bag
This is probably one of the craziest things, you go to a local store and buy a soda, which comes in a bottle only for them to open it at the cash till and pour the contents into a plastic bag and stick a straw in it.
Balut is a local delicacy and is really not for the faint of heart.
This a picture from the recent Tropical Think Tank (get the low down here) I recently attended when some of the attendees actually tried Balut for the 1st time.
Tropical Think Tank 2015 – Balut Eating Competition
These brave people all deserve a name check from l-r you can just see Grant Merriel then we have the awesome James Schramko, the unforgettable Victor Lazzaro, the super funny Matthew Kimberley, the beautiful Amy Schmittauer, the youngest attendee Claudio Quezada, the gorgeous Merrymaker Sisters and finally the amazing Lewis Howes.
You will notice that Lewis is showing the contents of the egg which is making the Merrymaker Sisters wish they hadn’t been so hasty to give it a try and the reason why is…….
The Philippines has some of the most amazing white sandy beaches. I have never seen sand so white before. The country has over 7,500 islands and you can see some awesome sunsets and views too.
In Western countries you simply wouldn’t get away with what you’re going to see in this next lot of pictures because there is too much health and safety and people saying we can’t do this and we can’t do that without a risk assessment. It’s a bloody nanny culture and simply a time and money wasting exercise.
Just get on with it like they do in the Philippines.
Jeepney in the Philippines. Who says you can’t get 100 people in a 10 seater