Above: Shana on the way to the airport
After a stressful past week and a grueling past 48 hours, we are on the road–the road being a huge of slab of concrete known as the 405, which now resembles a parking lot, full of Angelenos on their way to work. We’re moving slowly but surely over the Sepulveda pass towards LAX and our first destination, the Phillipines.
I have been fortunate to travel throughout South East Asia many times but I have yet to visit several countries, including the Phillipines. For many years I have heard stories of jewel encrusted white sand beaches where you can find your own piece of paradise, even if just for a day. I’ve also heard stories of tourist kidnappings, Manila Mafias, and all sorts of violence that makes your parents worry for your safety. We are choosing to write our own story and are looking forward to the slow pace, the turquoise colored snorkeling lagoons, and abundance of WWII wrecks to scuba dive off of that has drawn us to explore the island of Coron.
One of the main inspirations for our trip is filming a short documentary dealing with the trash problem at the Full Moon parties on Koh Phan Ngan in Thailand, and a web series about social/political street artists in South East Asia…but that can all wait as right now our first order of business will be to decompress, snorkel, dive, and get some color into our white complexions. Stay Tuned!
-Ben
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