We have a visitor from Arizona! Jeff came to visit my wife’s sister. We met him at the Sabang Airport in Calbayog City. Here is a picture of his plane, a PAL Express turbo prop.
This was their first time to meet in person.
Jeff is 6′ 2″ tall. As you can see by this next photo, [...]
Posted in Calbayog, Travel, Visitor, Welcome | Tagged airplane, arizona, Calbayog, foreigner, Jeff, PAL Express, Sabang Airport, tall, turbo prop, Visitor
Most people, who are not living in poverty, take many things for granted. One of those things is running water. You may have heard, or read, about a time when people used to have to go out and fetch water, but have you ever had to do it yourself? When I was a child, growing [...]
Posted in National Highway, Poverty | Tagged Almagro, Calbayog, Catbalogan, fetch water, filipinos, hand pumps, luxery, National Highway, philippines, poor, Poverty, running water, water containers
One of the reasons why it is so difficult to travel in Samar is because of the conditions of the roads, including the National Highway. Here are some previously unpublished pictures of the road conditions, from my recent trips from Calbayog to Catbalogan. Before I get started with the pictures, though, I want to appologize [...]
Posted in Calbayog, Catbalogan, National Highway, Travel | Tagged blacktop, Calbayog, Catbalogan, cement, National Highway, road construction, samar
I made 1 more trip from Calbayog to Catbalogan and back. This time I took an airconditioned bus. The aircon bus was a much more comfortable way to travel than the ordinary fare busses, or even the vans. The seats are nicer, and even recline. The aircon was evenly distriputed, so we did not get [...]
Posted in Calbayog, Catbalogan, National Highway, Travel | Tagged aircon bus, bus, Calbayog, Catbalogan, National Highway, ordinary fare, San Jorge, transportation, Travel, van
For our third, and final report, on travelling to Catbalogan, we will show some photos taken along the National Highway.
I have also included a little map, to show where we travelled.
Posted in Calbayog, Catbalogan, Travel | Tagged aircon, banana trees, bus, Calbayog, Catbalogan, children, copras, Gandara, map, National Highway, nipa house, ordinary fare, photos, rice fields, road construction, samar, school girls, Travel, trip
We just completed a couple of trips to Catbalogan, and I want to share some pictures and stories with you.
First, about Transportation.
The roads between Calbayog and Catbalogan are horrible! There is still a lot of construction going on, especially between Gandara and Catbalogan. We tried the “airconditioned” vans, and also the ordinary fare buses. Neither [...]
Posted in Calbayog, Catbalogan, Travel | Tagged airconditioned, bus, Calbayog, Catbalogan, Gandara, Grand Tours, ordinary fare, transportation, van
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