Jager's Travel Tales

working on webpage

2008-02-29T09:00:00.000-06:00

I am scrambling to get emobile working with this blog...

Philippines March 2008

2008-02-29T07:49:00.000-06:00

This post will start the eMobile posting for my travels to the Philippines in March of 2008. You can follow the entire trip at www.earlb.com

-jag

Stuck

2007-07-07T11:59:00.001-05:00

we are stuck on runway in mia waiting on storm

Arrived MIA

2007-07-07T09:18:00.001-05:00

we arrive in Miami on time!

leaving ATL

2007-07-07T07:31:00.001-05:00

repack

2007-07-07T06:07:00.001-05:00

all bins were repacked!

first glitch

2007-07-07T05:28:00.000-05:00

Jamaica has embargo on the plastic bins the group is using. So I got 20 boxes to repack mission supplies.

Early start

2007-07-07T03:59:00.000-05:00

4:55am...someone told me it existed. Headed to ATL to meet grouo bound for Jamaica maan.

loaded down

2007-07-06T15:54:00.001-05:00

I made the first leg og the Jamaica trip to Atlanta. A nite in Atl and head for Jam at 5:30am.

Jamaica 2007

2007-07-06T14:05:00.000-05:00

This is my first post from eMobile for the July 2007 Jamaica trip.
As long as I have cell coverage I keep this updated...
jag

Philippines Epilogue

2007-03-21T16:05:00.000-05:00

The March trip to the Philippines is over. I used a T-Mobile MDA phone to post the messages. I was surprised at the coverage I had especially in places like Jolo and Parang.

If you have any questions, comments or ideas please email me. The technology keeps improving and it will be interesting to see where it takes us as far as mobile blogging.

I'll be traveling soon again so until next time...

Jager

36 hours later Atlanta

2007-03-17T09:44:00.001-05:00

Well 36 hours later I am just about home. The last time I was out of an airport I was 5 degrees above the equator protected by armed soldiers worried about snipers. I Now I'm back behind the red white and blue curtain...

the journey home - Seoul

2007-03-16T10:50:00.001-05:00

this is the 747 taking me to Seoul.
my travel today was
12:50 jolo to zambo
2:59 zambo to manila
now
12:30 am manila to seoul
seoul to atlanta

KFC - Manila

2007-03-16T10:45:00.001-05:00

ahhh..finally a bit of western food at philippine
prices. $1.25 or 65 pesos for the #1 meal. chicken and rice

flight out of zambo

2007-03-15T16:56:00.000-05:00

Here's my ticket back to Manila.
Zambo

Basilan Island

2007-03-15T12:35:00.000-05:00

Michael and I catch a ride out of Jolo. Couldn't send pic messages out of Jolo. In the distance you can see Basilan Island where the Burnams were held in 2001. The AFP has cleaned the island up and it is much more peaceful.

Chopper to Jolo.

2007-03-15T00:39:00.000-05:00

I catch a ride from Zamboanga to Jolo via helicopter. We are flying over the Sulu Sea.

Zambo!

2007-03-14T01:44:00.000-05:00

Michael helps me lug all my crap round. We just landed in Zamboanga.

Fely is the best

2007-03-13T11:47:00.000-05:00

Fely wheels and deals for me in Antipolo.

Flight to Zamboanga

2007-03-12T23:16:00.001-05:00

My transportation from Manila to Zamboanga.

Operation Souvenir

2007-03-12T19:30:00.001-05:00

One last stop at souvenir stand before heading to airport.

Heading Out

2007-03-12T19:06:00.001-05:00

Packed and heading south to Zamboanga.

Church of Tanay

2007-03-11T03:25:00.001-05:00

The Church of Tanay

Laguna Lake

2007-03-11T03:03:00.001-05:00

Laguna lake in Tanay

chicken Fingers

2007-03-11T01:27:00.000-06:00

Philippine chicken finger dinner at Jollibee . Tanay RP

Life in Manila V

2007-03-10T01:19:00.001-06:00

The mall in Manila is crowded. It's mostly fabric 'non-manly' type stores.

Life in Manila IV

2007-03-09T22:18:00.001-06:00

Every street in downtown is a market.

Life in Manila III

2007-03-09T21:31:00.001-06:00

The streets in Manila bustle with activity. Police are armed with M-16s.

Life in Manila II

2007-03-09T21:15:00.001-06:00

Chinese Bhuddist in Seng Guan temple in Chinatown.

Life in Manila

2007-03-09T20:34:00.000-06:00

Children play a game on a sidewalk.

Sitio Pantay

2007-03-08T20:10:00.000-06:00

The makeshift distribution hut for Sitio Pantay.

Art at Admiral

2007-03-07T20:46:00.001-06:00

This is art created by the children at Admiral village in Philippines.

Dumpsite

2007-03-06T20:46:00.001-06:00

The village called the dumpsite is located at Antipolo city dump. This is where we are working today.

Home for the next week

2007-03-06T10:38:00.000-06:00

We finally arrived at our hotel. I transfer all medical needs to one bag for tomorrow. It's 3:45am. We are preparing to head to Binayuyo at 6am.

Arrive in Manila

2007-03-06T10:36:00.001-06:00

We arrive in Manila at 11:30pm local time after 22 hours of traveling.

Philippines trip begins

2007-03-04T10:36:00.000-06:00

Our journey begins here...
Atl airport. Korean Air Flight 36

Packing it up

2007-03-03T23:24:00.001-06:00

My pack for the Philippines. Two of my bags contain donations for villagers in our mission work.