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Philippines Day 10

MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Philippines Trip Day 10 – April 17 2017 It was my last full day here and the boy’s Saturday so we start off with some Filipino breakfast. I had heard many times how good bone marrow is supposed to be. I had heard it called gelatinous gold by Anthony Bourdain

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Philippines Day 9

MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Philippines Trip Day 9 – April 16 2017 After sleeping for about 6 hours, we are all picked up by our driver. Some of their work friends invited us to go out for drinking and karaoke at a local bar. It’s 8AM for me but 6PM for the rest of

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Philippines Day 8

MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Philippines Trip Day 8 – April 15 2017 We woke up and went back to Wild Flour for some pastries and coffee. Afterwards, we walked around a bit until we were hungry for lunch. Mike and I headed to Din Tai Fung, a soup dumpling restaurant Mike goes to often

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Philippines Day 7

MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Philippines Trip Day 7 – April 14 2017 We slept in a bit and headed out for some pastries and coffee for breakfast. We stopped in to a cute cupcake shop and a brunch cafe for milkshakes and coffee. A healthy breakfast! After a bit of a walking around and

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Philippines Day 6

MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Philippines Trip Day 6 – April 13 2017 Mike and I were getting breakfast alone today, so we decided on yet more ramen. This time, a different restaurant, though. It was not nearly as good as the first place, but we still enjoyed ourselves. Mike went to bed quickly and

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Philippines Day 5

MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Philippines Trip Day 5 – April 12 2017 Before Mike and his friend head to bed after their workday, we went to breakfast at a café called Wild Flour. They specialize in baked goods, which are some of the best we have had, which was a wonderful surprise. Alongside our

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Philippines Day 4

MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Philippines Trip Day 4 – April 11 2017 Mike didn’t have to leave for work until 10PM, so he and his friend offer to show me around the city that I will soon be navigating alone while they work for the week. We got coffee and breakfast and walked around

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Philippines Day 3

MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Philippines Trip Day 3 – April 10 2017 Waking up with the gorgeous views out our villa was amazing. After getting ready, we enjoyed a breakfast of local fruits, bread, and eggs. We spent some more time on the beach, skipping rocks and relaxing. Come the afternoon, it was time

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Philippines Day 2

MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Philippines Trip Day 2 – April 9 2017 Mike and I got moving around 6 and headed to the hotel gym and pool. After cleaning up, we met up with our friend and driver, packed for our overnight adventure. Another US employee is in Manila and we pick him up

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