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Baguio, Cordillera Administrative Region

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I didn’t make it for the flower festival, but we did finally go to Baguio in April. It was better than expected and we look forward to going again. The cool weather was an added plus after the summer heat in Manila

over 6 years ago

The New Ewe - Supplies For The Yarn Junkie, Nampa

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My friend from back home just started this little store up in the past few months and I am impressed at what she has to offer…cool yarn, handmade needles, buttons, stitch markers, totes, needle cases, patterns and kits. Adding a little bit of creativeness to a town that desperately needs it. They also have a knitting group that meets at the Flying M Garage in Nampa. Check out the website if you can’t go to the store in person: http://thenewewe.com

over 6 years ago

Rizal Park, Metro Manila

Rizal Park Calesa drivers-they will try to take all your money!

As we were walking through Rizal Park we came across a Calesa, a horse-drawn carriage. We thought this looked like fun, but we made the mistake of not determing the fee before we took off. I had read that a 15 minute ride should be about 100 pesos, so I wasn’t too worried. But after our driver tried to drive us all over town and get us to stop at tourist attractions in Intramuros, we told him we just wanted him to take us back to the park. As we pulled up to our vehicle, he tried to tell us our trip would be 2,500 pesos. Whoa!!!! How stupid do we look? We said no way, we’ll give you a 100. hehe Then he pulled out this little card that said a trip was 250 per person for a 45 minute ride and tried to tell us we had been clopping around for 2 hours. We did not know the exact time, but knew for sure it was not over the 45 minutes. He had said our baby would be free, so the most it should have been was a 1000 P for the rest of us, which I still think was the “American” rate and way too much. He seemed very upset, but we gave him 1000 P plus a 100 tip for himself, his boy, and the tour guide we picked up along the way and refused to pay more. He still was protesting, but we just said no and walked away. I think we still got ripped off.

Here is another story I found after we visited the park.

over 6 years ago
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