Ben and Joy

The monument to Quezon, in the heart of Quezon City. This park was just down the road and was visible from our hotel. A typical city street...

The main event during our trip to the Philippines was the family reunion. There was a representative from each of the eight siblings in my ...

During our trip, we visited the grave site of my grandparents. My grandfather passed away before I was born and I only met my grandmother t...

Here is Dad, me, Shannon, Judah, and Ben in front of our hotel, the Great Eastern Hotel. Shannon, Judah, Jason, and Dad with the Jollibee. ...

While in Subic Bay, we got to experience a fairly new attraction called Tree Top Adventure. It was a lot of fun to ride from tree top to tr...

Philippine Bird Checklist I saw 43 birds, including 8 endemics, in the Philippines, but only had one real chance to bird outside of Metro Ma...

During our stay in the Philippines, we had the opportunity to experience lots and lots of authentic filipino food. Every family meal was li...

There were so many butterflies in the many gardens. There were some of the nicest gardens in the neighborhoods we saw in Metro Manila. I h...

One of the coolest experiences in the Philippines happened in Subic Bay. I was running along a road through the rain forest. I saw somethi...