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A regular reader of this site, “Bob New York” recently made his first visit to the Philippines.  He went to Iligan City, in Northern Mindanao.  Before going to Iligan, Bob did a lot of research about the place, including consulting with me more than once!  I gave Bob the “thumbs up” telling him that I thought that Iligan was a safe place to visit, and that he would enjoy himself.

Well, since his return to the States, Bob has really been telling me how much he enjoyed his trip!  He has put together a YouTube Video showing a slideshow of some of his photos from the trip.  Have a look and enjoy!

Thank you, Bob, for sharing your photos!  I’m glad that you enjoyed your trip!

This is the last episode in our series on Bizarre foods in the Philippines. This episode takes place on the beaches of Palawan. Let’s see what foods are in store for this episode!

This time, we are looking at Palawan Bizarre foods!  Let’s have a look and see if the foods of Palawan aren’t a little different from Manila!

Continuing the journey through Bizarre foods found in the Philippines, we start out looking at Jeepneys, and quickly move on to delicacies of the Philippines.

Don’t miss this latest installment in the series!

There is plenty of Bizarre Food in the Philippines.  This video moves on from Pulutan to a full Filipino meal at Balaw Balaw Restaurant.  Balaw Balaw is Ballut - a fermented Shrimp paste.  One of the highlights of this video is when the food expert tries the famous “Soup #5.”  If you don’t know what Soup #5 is, don’t miss this video for a full explanation!

A visit to the public market can mean a plethora of bizarre foods here in the Philippines! In this video you will see an American food expert going around the market area in Manila, and sampling street food along the way!

Watch this video for everything from fried whole chicks to ice cream on a bun!

There are a lot of bizarre foods in the Philippines, but perhaps the kind of bizarre foods is Balut. Balut is a fertilized duck egg that is roughly about 18 days old (the age can vary, and determines the “solid” state of the egg). The egg can contain the duck beak, even feathers of the maturing duck that is ready to hatch.

Watch the Video below to see an American trying his first taste of balut!

It always seems to me that having beautiful hair is very important to Filipinos, well particularly to Filipinas. There are so many different shampoos and other hair care items available here in the Philippines, and they are among the most advertised items on Philippine TV.

Take a look at the ad below to see how this lowly girl is treated by the “wealthy” sisters, but once they see her beautiful hair, their attitude totally changes!

As many of you probably already know, I live on the Island of Mindanao, which is in the Southern Philippines. While Mindanao has the reputation of being a dangerous place that should be avoided, that is not my experience at all! As a matter of fact, every person that I know who makes a trip to Mindanao loves the place by the time they finish their trip!

I wanted to share a video of a song called “Wow Mindanao” which is really a favorite of mine. The song is in Tagalog, but there are some nice scenes of Mindanao, and a really catchy tune! Give it a look!

The Jeepney is a quintessential mode of transportation in the Philippines.  Check this video to see what the Jeepney is!