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BACK AFTER NINETEEN YEARS. MY TIMING COULDN’T HAVE BEEN BETTER! I should have suspected something was up when I couldn’t book a room, any room in Tokyo. Some capsule hotels and youth hostel bunks were still bookable, but honestly, I would rather brave it out in a sleeping bag at Shimbashi train station. Now I’m … Continue reading “Cherry Blossom”
BEACH BUM ON BORACAY I’m slumped on a cozy chair gazing at the sunset. A glass of frozen Mojito is lodged in one hand, a Gabriel Garcia Marquez book in the other. A beautiful blond just entered my peripheral vision. Which hand should give way to grab the camera?
Your car might handle it, but can you?
PART TWO: TUBBATAHA BELOW WATER Amazing sunsets aside, nobody ventures that far off to Tubbataha Reef for what’s up there in the air. The main attractions lie beneath the waves and include a fantastic tropical marine biodiversity found in very few places around the globe. With that in mind, we took on the role of … Continue reading “The land of amazing sunsets, and sharks”
PART ONE: TUBBATAHA ABOVE WATER “I think I see Purple there is that a Purple?” Asks my brother Guy as we both stare at must be of the most staggering sunsets, ever. “Neah, I think it’s Violet,” I think to myself. Gosh, the sunsets in this land contain almost all shades and colors – from … Continue reading “The land of amazing sunsets, & sharks”
IF THE WATER FEELS PLEASANT, RUN FOR YOUR LIFE! It’s another hot and humid day in the Northern Philippines, and we’re all sweating profusely. No big surprise, having spent the previous two hours trekking up our way through the thick bush. But it was worth it. A beautiful Emerald lake – clear, cool and inviting, … Continue reading “Swimming in disaster”
SUNSET ON THE RIVER MEKONG There is something very special about the grand Mekong River. The majestic tributary of Southeast Asia connects so many cultures and covers so much history it has become its own icon. Drawing the borders of Tibet, China, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam The Mekong is as Indochina as Lemongrass … Continue reading “Fishing the river for Dolphins”
7 REALLY BAD PLACES IN THE WORLD’S WORST CITY No reliable electricity, no sanitation, no transportation infrastructure, no plumbing, no urban planning (ha, ha, that’s a good one), no running water, no hygiene, no emission controls, no building codes, no hope. You may think we’re describing some godforsaken shantytown in war-torn Africa. But we’re not. … Continue reading “Is this the most horrible city in the world?”
THIS PLACE SHOULDN’T HAVE EXISTED The odds are plainly stacked against it. After all, this is the 21st century. There’s a decent cellular reception, reasonably passable roads and it’s about an hour drive from the main village of Banawe. Surely there’s a better way of making a living.
HI, I’M DAN EMODI I’m a husband, a father (of three), a traveler, a passionate storyteller, an international speaker (check out my TED Talk), a motor-head and a Marketing executive. I served on huge tech conglomerates and led the Marketing and Business Development of small and aspiring tech start-ups. Losing both my parents I came to … Continue reading “Author”
