I’m back here in good ol’ US of A ! !
And I didn’t bring any Corona Virus from the Philippines ! ! Hah ! !
Though I did get a bit apprehensive coming home. The Philippines had temporarily banned travelers from South Korea from going to the Philippines. My plane was Korea Air, and my trip had a 3 hour layover in Seoul and a change of plane going to the US. ( By the way, Korea Air was almost empty ! ! ! I’m not kidding . ) That was indeed worrisome. FYI, South Korea is # 1 in tourist arrivals in the Philippines, about 2 million a year, not including the large number of South Koreans studying in the Philippines and the huge Korean community living in the country. So, the ban was a huge blow to tourism industry in the Philippines. ( China is #2. USA is #3. ) Of course, the Philippines allowed travelers going to Korea to leave the country…. the question was, would the US allow us to disembark without getting us, all US citizens, quarantined for 14 days on US soil ?
Anyway……
All’s well that ends well. I’m back ! ! ! So happy ! !
Above is photo of Taal Volcano that erupted on Jan. 13, 2020. ( view from Starbucks ) It’s still emitting smoke from the crater.
Volcano on upper right of the photo. That’s me in the photo.
View of the volcano from the restaurant named Balay Dako. . Steam/smoke can be seen emitting from volcano. It’s still on Level 3 alert, but, tourism is the people ‘s # 1 source of livelihood, so yeah, screw it. Business is open.
Delicious food at the restaurant.
This is all for now. This is just to let you know I’M BACK ! !
More about my Philippine vacation later.
Bye ! !
Am a Molecular Microbiology student, love to read books, and I play the violin. 
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