Overwhelmed In Bangkok

OK every time you get to Bangkok, it just totally drains you. It's busier now then it was 6 years ago. One day of the hustle bustle, and the polluted air, and you just want to find your way to a secluded beach. We have decided the Philippines will be our first beach destination. A flight to Manila, then south to Cebu city, wow this place is 15 to 20 years behind Thailand as far as development and very very poor. Not what I expected, Well I find it's best to go into a travel without expectations, that way you will never be disappointed. So that has just what we have done. Roll will it.
We have determined that we don't like taking the planes and the fancy buses as much as the public buses and cheaper means of transport. You really get a feel for the country much better on the public transit, as you can see how 90% of the country lives. I heard a fact whether true or not that this country has a 10% employment rate, that means a 90% unemployment rate. Yes that's how it is here so far. I thought that Thailand was bad, but there are like no tourist here. Very Surprising being so close to all the other touristy Asian Countries. Larisa has been getting tons of people staring at her blond hair. She feels very special here.

OK reality here is tough but they all seem to be fine with it, very family oriented, and catholic. I can't believe how many children and schools they have here. This Catholic families are so big. The population here is a big problem. But just like my trip to Brazil everyone is still very happy with having the big families.

We finally made it to our first beach on Panglao Island off of Bohol Island. Alona Beach very beautiful. Apparently one of the best places to Scuba Dive, to bad we both aren't into that. First Day at the Beach and I have already injured myself. I cut up my foot on some coral,while playing Frisbee. It should be OK Larisa is nursing me back to health with her trusty first aid kit.

Yesterday was our first big Adventure, rented a motorbike for the day $5 each, and $2 for a full tank of gas, and off into the jungle to find the Chocolate Hills. Weird shaped mountains that all have the exact same shape, and no real explanation as to why there are over 1700 in this one area and no where else.
Then we found some beautiful underground caves, and met some nice Filipino man that showed us how to use all the advanced settings on our camera to capture all of our great moments. Today we are off to Camiguin to climb a volcano. We will try to keep the posts coming more frequently.