Travel update
Technology never ceases to amaze me. Right now my wife and I are on the small island of Panglao, just off of Bohol in the Philippines. We are enjoying beautiful beaches, amazing diving, and lots of visiting with the people.
Most of our trip has been spent visiting friends in Cebu. In the Philippines most of the people don’t have a lot of money, so you can imagine modern architecture and design is not a hot topic. I have however been admiring the DIY style of housing here.
For our transportation we have been riding around on tricycles, which are old motorcycles with elaborate sidecars. They cram the people on them, sometimes as many as 9 per tricycle, which leaves me riding on the roof of the sidecar. If that makes no sense, just wait for the pictures to come. Speaking of pictures I have taken a lot, some of them of the Guerrilla Architecture I alluded to before. Pictures to come.
I will be getting back into the states this Sunday, so look forward to a flury of new posts next week, including an exclusive interview with MAKR.
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Hi.
This is too late a reply already but I just started reading your blog a few months back. Which, by the way, is very interesting and informative.
Anyway, I’m from the Philippines and I’m glad you enjoyed your trip here in 2005. Panglao really is a gorgeous island, even us Filipinos are astonished by its beauty. It’s a far cry from the crowded, booze-oriented island of Boracay which is more popular than Panglao.
Also, I’m very happy to say that we do have modern architecture and design but it is true that not everyone here is well-oriented about it. In fact it has only been a few months since I started appreciating Eames and Panton chairs. Modern architecture here, I think, is a niche market. A market that only the affluent and well-educated belong to. But I’m hoping that it will change because Filipino tastes in design and what-have-you is on the uprise. You can see it in the malls and newly-built homes in the metro.
If you do decide to visit the Philippines again maybe this website can be of help. http://www.clickthecity.com. It’s very updated and contains a lot of information about what’s happening and where to go around the Philippines.