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- December 31st, 2009
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Randyc has posted a new entry on: Journey to Samal
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- December 30th, 2009
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- December 29th, 2009
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- December 28th, 2009
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Randyc has posted a new entry on: Journey to Samal
Mixed Voltages – Watt to Do
As most of you know, or will find out when you visit the first time, the electricity in the Philippines is 220v instead of the 120v that we are familiar with here in the States. What does that mean t…
- December 25th, 2009
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Randyc has posted a new entry on: Journey to Samal
Christmas on Samal
As I was attempting to finish up the details for another Christmas in Spokane (my 20th) I started to consider how different this will all eventually be once we are living on Samal. Sure there would b…
- December 12th, 2009
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Randyc has posted a new entry on: Journey to Samal
Samal Experiences Increased Vacancies
I’ve not written about the massacre in Maguindanao previously, partially because I don’t feel qualified to speak on political matters in the Philippines and partially because that’s…
- December 5th, 2009
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Randyc has posted a new entry on: Journey to Samal
Mindanao Tourism Map Launched
In a previous article, Mindanao Tourism Map, I referenced the building of a new 3-D map to help promote tourism in Mindanao. The initial version of the map was unveiled this past August at the Mindan…
- November 26th, 2009
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Randyc has added samal island the real deal to his favorite blogs.
samal island the real deal
This is all about the dailies of the samal island from people to places for community events and town trivials.. - November 24th, 2009
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Randyc has posted a new entry on: Journey to Samal
ONB to Add Samal Island Branch
The banking situation on Samal Island is about to take a positive turn as ONB (One Network Bank) has announced intentions of adding a branch on Samal Island. While no specific date was given, it will…
- November 19th, 2009
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Randyc has posted a new entry on: Journey to Samal
New Samal Island RORO Port Announced
It appears Samal Island is set to receive another RORO (Roll On Roll Off) ferry port. The new port will serve the east side of the island and connect with Pantukan on the mainland of Mindanao. This h…
- November 15th, 2009
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Randyc has posted a new entry on: Journey to Samal
Where’s that confounded bridge?
Note: this is a repeat of an article (comments included) from a year ago. As you can see, despite an occasional mention in a news article, nothing has changed. Do you think it’s possible…
- November 11th, 2009
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Randyc has posted a new entry on: Journey to Samal
Samal Island Map
Though the Samal Island Map has been available on my sidebar from virtually the beginning, it seems many have trouble finding it. So here it is. Related posts:IGaCoS Official Site I’ve had a…
- November 6th, 2009
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Randyc has posted a new entry on: Journey to Samal
Samal Island Sports an Adventure Island
Adventure sports seem to be one of the more popular reasons for people to visit Samal Island currently. The on again, off again zipline has always been one of the most searched for items at my site.…
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Randyc has posted a new entry on: Journey to Samal
Samal Island Gets an Adventure Island
Adventure sports seem to be one of the more popular reasons for people to visit Samal Island currently. The on again, off again zipline has always been one of the most searched for items at my site.…
- October 27th, 2009
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Randyc has posted a new entry on: Journey to Samal
200 Shanties Burn on Samal Island
Fortunately though 200 homes were destroyed, none of the 200 families had any loss of life. But an article such as this makes me realize how little I really know about Samal Island and even the Phili…
- October 7th, 2009
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Randyc has posted a new entry on: Journey to Samal
Samal Isalnd Eco-Park
Plans are underway for a multimillion peso Eco-Park on Samal Island. The park which will occupy eleven hectares is to include the first sanitary landfill on Samal. The landfill will be about one thir…
- October 4th, 2009
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Randyc has posted a new entry on: Journey to Samal
Camp Holiday Beach Resort Update
My friend Ellen has posted a nice a nice article about the recent developments at Camp Holiday Beach Resort. In my previous post on the resort I had mentioned that it was mostly a camping destina…
- September 20th, 2009
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Randyc has posted a new entry on: Journey to Samal
Shaving on Samal
I don’t know if this classifies as a hobby, since it is also part of my daily grooming…but shaving took a change for me about 4 years ago. I got interested in the straight blade, I believ…
- September 2nd, 2009
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Randyc has posted a new entry on: Journey to Samal
Durian Festival sa Tagum City
OK, this isn’t on or about Samal Island, at least not directly. But it is something I’d like to attend someday when we do live on Samal. Maybe I’ll get a chance to go to the festival…
- August 27th, 2009
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Randyc has posted a new entry on: Journey to Samal
Samal Casino Resort Reopening Confirmed
Several reports have surfaced recently confirming the reopening of the Samal Casino Resort, as was suggested in a previous article last May. This new information comes from a meeting in early August a…
- August 11th, 2009
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Randyc has posted a new entry on: Journey to Samal
WowSamal Web Magazine
For those who aren’t yet aware, Bob Martin (aka Mindanao Bob) has a new web magazine all about Samal Island, WowSamal. Bob has a number of excellent sites, most of which are geared towards the…
- July 31st, 2009
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Randyc has posted a new entry on: Journey to Samal
Right Here, Right now
Somewhere, over the rainbow, way up high. There’s a land that I heard of Once in a lullaby. Somewhere, over the rainbow, skies are blue. And the dreams that you dare to dream Really do come true…
- July 27th, 2009
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- July 26th, 2009
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Randyc has posted a new entry on: Journey to Samal
Samal Island and the Mosquitoes
I’ve never liked mosquitoes. I don’t know too many people that do for that matter. For whatever reason it seems that I’ve always been more susceptible to mosquito bites than those I…
- July 24th, 2009
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- July 21st, 2009
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- July 19th, 2009
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Randyc has posted a new entry on: Journey to Samal
Waiting for the Page Load
It’s been about a week since I made the host/server change. Things seem to be running smoothly, at least from my vantage point. This is the first time I’ve had to move my Wordpress blog an…
- July 18th, 2009
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Randyc has updated his friends list.
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Randyc has added Life In The Philippines to his favorite blogs.
Life In The Philippines
A blog about an American who sold everything and moved to the Philippines to be with a girl he met on the internet. Details what one might expect if considering something like this. -
Randyc has added Visayan Teacher to his favorite blogs.
Visayan Teacher
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Randyc has added Ang Dakilang Lakwatsera to his favorite blogs.
Ang Dakilang Lakwatsera
A blog about my travels around different places in the world based on first hand experience - July 16th, 2009
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Randyc has posted a new entry on: Journey to Samal
Bisaya iFlash Cards Update
I’ve added Bisaya (Cebuano) iFlash cards Lesson 21-29 to the Journey to Samal Shop. As such I’ve also added a combo for all cards, Bisaya (Cebuano) iFlash cards Lesson 1-29, everything I h…
- July 13th, 2009
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Randyc has posted a new entry on: Journey to Samal
Downtime
If you tried to reach the site from yesterday afternoon until late his morning you may have noticed it was down. Due to erratic performance and very slow load time from my previous host, I won’t…
- July 12th, 2009
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Randyc has posted a new entry on: Journey to Samal
Samal Island Resorts Double in Numbers
So it’s not really my imagination. The number of resorts on Samal Island has increased dramatically in the last few years. As recently as 2007 there were only about 20 resorts on Samal. Today th…
- July 11th, 2009
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- July 3rd, 2009
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Randyc has posted a new entry on: Journey to Samal
Mindanao Tourism Map
One of the (many?) things that I find frustrating about the Philippines, and Samal Island in particular, is the lack of good detailed maps. I’ve always found maps to be a very useful tool. I muc…
- June 27th, 2009
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Randyc has posted a new entry on: Journey to Samal
Other Samal Island Updates
While I’m working on coming up with some new articles and at the same time trying to get my life settled a bit, I suggest you check out a couple of recent articles from some friends of mine. Ell…
- June 21st, 2009
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Randyc has posted a new entry on: Journey to Samal
Banking On Samal Island
My time on the Samal Island has been limited. There is so much more I’d like (and need) to know about it, and I really want to spend more time there exploring. Not only the sights but the towns,…
- June 13th, 2009
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Randyc has posted a new entry on: Journey to Samal
The Amazing Coconut
I first started to get an idea of how truly special the coconut when I began using coconut oil for cooking. Previously I hadn’t cooked much but when circumstances changed and I had to fend on my…
- June 4th, 2009
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Randyc has posted a new entry on: Journey to Samal
Davao Apple Store
I’m of fan of Apple. In particular, the Mac or as it was initially called, the Macintosh. I bought my first Macintosh in October of 1984. That was the one piece 128k model, the original Mac. Thi…
- May 30th, 2009
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Randyc has posted a new entry on: Journey to Samal
Samal Highlands Garden Resort - More Info
A couple of recent articles provide more detail about the upcoming Samal Highlands Garden Resort that I mentioned in a previous post. This is going to be another large high class resort along the line…
- May 28th, 2009
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Randyc has added
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