Senegal Trip 2011

the waves...

the food...

the music...

the people...

the mysteries...

Can't believe it's nearly 3 weeks since I'm back from

an amazing trip to West Africa..

more photos will be uploaded soon

on my webpage: www.alexapoppephotography.co.uk

Philippines ebook

The Philippines Travel Photography ebook
finally published on ISSUU. Have a look on my side bar.

Paddle board Fishing Philippines

The traditional way to use a Stand Up Paddle Board.

Baler across the river

the fishing village and people

across the river of Baler.

Little Girls Surfer Lodge

Our amazing host Donny with his 2 little girls in front

of his surf lodge. Donny moved from San Diego to the Philippines

about 9 years ago after he fell in love with this place

on one of his many surf travels around the world.

Baler 1

Baler, home of the making of Apocalypse Now and remote Philippine surfing outpost.

Only accessible by a slow bus journey through the dramatic Sierra Madre Mountains

and located on the Pacific ocean which stretches endlessly towards Mexico.

It is the capital of the region but still only a small town surrounded by lush jungle,

coconut groves, mangroves and series of serpentine waterways. For a longtime access was difficult

due to high activity of the communist New Peoples Army rebel group.

Today there is a thriving surf community and many undiscovered waves in a remote paradise.

Baler cock fights

These cock fighting arenas are total madness!
Not something I'd agree with, yet a quick death.
Seems like something out of "Gladiator".

Jamming with the locals

The journey to Baler

Traveling at Christmas in the Philippines isn't recommended
and we had to find out the hard way. Hundreds of people plus their
Christmas luggage waiting for transport back to their families.
We ended up on a bus with twice as many people than the vehicles capacity,
on top of that the bus left 2 hours later than planned and took 10h instead of
the promising 7. A journey from dawn till dusk.