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Sailor Sam
Why the Philippines is so much better than Thailand
I lived in Thailand for almost three years and in the Philippines for more than ten. Here is my take on both countries. My wife and I now offer tours in the Philippines. Feel free to write to us if you’d like help organizing your travels here. Food and general perspective Sure, the food is … Read more
Peru
Our trip through Peru One could say our stay in this country was rather uneventful, considering we mostly stayed in the town of Cusco (a popular tourist town recommended to us by a world traveling friend of mine), where we stayed at a youth hostel volunteering for more than a month. I was working on … Read more
Rummy 600 (500) card game rules
I’ve played a lot of different card games over my lifetime, such as President/Asshole, Rummy 500, Hearts, Spades, Cribbage and Yuker, but I find that our self-invented and adapted card game of Rummy 600 is the most fun. And practical, because you can play with any number of people. In case you don’t know the … Read more
Canoa, Ecuador, beach bum paradise
This is an invitation to all my friends who would like to escape the frigid winter of the north to come visit us here only a few kilometres south of the equator. Unfortunately, we are renting only a single room: But you can borrow my windsurf board (only stored inside when we go out somewhere) … Read more
Mel and Karel
For about three years I had managed my own kitesurfing nature camp in the Philippines, having as many as 200 volunteers over a two year period, with a slowly increasing number of paying guests. During this time I had one French volunteer on her way, who met a Chinese traveler in Puerto Princesa by the name … Read more
Third party advice
Here are some pages we found which can provide additional information for happy and safe family travelers: Wanderlusting storytellersFamily travel associationTraveling full time and homeschooling the wanderlust family