#hog log

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26 Sept 2017 • Bohol

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3 Oct 2017 • Quezon—Manila

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25 Sept 2017 • Bohol

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24 Sept 2017 • Bohol

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22 Sept 2017 • Bohol

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20 Sept 2017 • Bohol

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095 . filipingenuity

If necessity truly is the mother of invention, then it’s hardly any surprise that no one improvises quite like a Filipino. And when you live on an island that pretty much requires you to have a mode of transportation, even poverty can’t stop you. Who needs to drop $1,000 on a new motorbike when you can just jerry-rig your own from an old bicycle frame and $200 worth of spare parts?

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089 . freedom

In much of the world, the further you go outside the cities, the scarcer cars and trucks become. They’re just too expensive for people living in the provinces, bot to own and maintain. Cheap, simple, light motorcycles, however, are everywhere, and knowing how to ride one can mean the difference between exploring every inch of a location and being stuck in the city, hoping to find a ride somewhere.

This is why, even if they never in their lives buy a motorcycle for themselves, I always highly recommend anyone genuinely interested in solo travel and “getting off the beaten path” learn how to ride a motorcycle. And by this I mean a proper, manual-shift bike. Scooters and automatics aren’t always going to be available, and the last thing someone wants is to be stuck in town because all the automatics have been rented out and the only thing left is a standard.

Next to CPR, I can think of no more valuable skill for a traveler to have.