After a long 14-hour flight, I’ll finally be in Seoul, South Korea. Excited, nervous, scared, fearless all at the same time. I’ll be back in a year, but for now, goodbye New York City.
- Phil
P.S. – Updates may be sporadic for the next few weeks as I get adjusted, but I’ll try and keep you all in the loop, and there may or may not be a video on the way. More tk.
Things are looking up (but not for the kid below). I’ve finally gone through all of my photos from the Philippines, which was a pain in the ass to say the least. Changed the blog to allow for bigger pictures. A lot of projects in the pipeline. Some I’m working on now, others, maybe later. Here are a few photos from some of the projects and the past few weeks:
Pure badassery.
More after the jump.
Traveling around the Philippines is an adventure in itself. Depending on your mode of transportation, your chances of getting into an accident/dying increases exponentially. While I was there, I took all sorts of vehicles – rickety cars to rickety planes. For example, I took these a lot:
Tricycle
This is a tricycle, which is basically a motorcycle with a sidecab. Tricycle designs are unique depending on the region of the Philippines you’re in. I could put up photos of all the different designs, but that’ll get boring fast. Instead:
The view from inside.
The inside of the tricycle cab has “In God We Trust” inscribed on about half of the tricycles you ride in and drivers tend to pack five or six people in these small vehicles. Needless to say, that doesn’t leave a lot of room for the word “safety.” But they are the fastest way to get around towns, even though they don’t follow traffic rules, ever. Rating: 7/10.
Then there’s the jeepney.
Jeepney
Constructed out of old Jeeps left over after World War II, they’re colorful, crafty, and very very hot. Basically the public bus (but privately run) of the Philippines. You could probably cram about 30 people inside, and four or five people hanging on the back. They’re pretty safe, but thats probably because they’re weighed down by people, luggage, and farm animals strapped to the roof. Rating: 5/10.
And then there’s the not so safe forms of transportation. More after the jump.
A 15 hour flight, plus a two hour layover, plus another three hour flight sounds exhausting. And it definitely is. Although, in that time span, I took a few obligatory airport photos:
The Lone Security Guard
South Korea's Blinding Lights
The long-ass flight wasn’t that bad, however. The plane ride was definitely eventful. More after the jump.
