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The Smartest Pilot in the World

Posted in Flight, tagged , , , , on July 29, 2009, Wednesday | Leave a Comment »

Stranded in Vigan, one of the prettiest towns in the Philippines.  It was too rainy for the beach, but I could have puttered around the pottery kiln, explored the Crisologo museum, or hopped on a bus to Laoag or Abra province.  Instead . . .  .
  
  
  
  
I hunkered down in the Salcedo Hotel, moping over the weather.  Thunder woke me up the [...]

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Photography in Flying in Crosswinds

Posted in Flight, tagged , , on June 1, 2009, Monday | 14 Comments »

Kit posted a question about a photo in “Here There Be Dragons.”   We also get a lot of verbal comments from friends about photography.  Ranging from offers to do coffee table books to disdainful questions about which version of Photoshop we use.
  
  
All photography in Crosswinds is digital, with minimal post-production.  We don’t even own Photoshop.
I was a film guy.  Post-production, other than cropping, feels [...]

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Paoay, Pinakbet, Pipian, Poki-Poki

Posted in Adventure, tagged , on April 25, 2009, Saturday | 11 Comments »

Vigan isn’t the end of the earth.  The scenery doesn’t go south as the airplane flies north.  Ilocos Norte, home province of former President Ferdinand Marcos, is barely within our fuel radius.  Enough for a quick but unforgettable aerial survey.
It’s a wonder that WordPress didn’t censor this title.
  
  
  
  
Vigan is as pretty on [...]

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Voyages to Vigan

Posted in Adventure, Flight, tagged , , , on April 22, 2009, Wednesday | 7 Comments »

I flew to Vigan four times during the Easter Holidays.  Enough for honorary citizenship in Diego Silang’s Yloko Libre.
We found a charming boutique hotel.  Ate the best dishes Ilocos has to offer.  Sat quietly in the 18th century Cathedral.  Prowled the flea market on Maundy Thursday, fasting on balut and twin popsies.  A real Holy Week hardship.
Explored a bookstore full of quaint old editions — Isak Dinesen essays, [...]

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Ilocos

Posted in Adventure, tagged , , on April 17, 2009, Friday | 7 Comments »

For two years now, Carlo and I have had a tradition of Flying North during long vacations — Christmas, Holy Week, Thailand’s Songkran.
This year we crisscrossed Luzon – Pampanga, Zambales, Pangasinan, Benguet, La Union, Ilocos, Nueva Ecija, Aurora.  Always looking for the best food, the friendliest people, the most spectacular views.
The verdict?
  
  
  
I first discovered [...]

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