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Category Archives: Adventures
Mt. Arayat’s Natural Allure
From a distance Mt. Arayat looks plain and even possibly barren. But as you come closer to it you will realize that it is a heavily forested mountain. And every forested mountain offers many natural wonders waiting to be discovered. … Continue reading
Dead Sea Miracles (A Pilgrimage to the Holy Land)
In our very first morning in the Holy Land (i.e. Israel) we experienced a miracle — the Dead Sea. Geologically, the Dead Sea is the lowest point in the Earth’s surface at less than -400 meters below sea level. It … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Curiosities, Destinations, MY VARIED INTERESTS, P.E.P. TALK, Photography, Places, THOSE THINGS I DO, Travel
Tagged Dead Sea, Holy Land, Holy Land Pilgrimage, Israel, Judean Desert
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The Surprising Burning Bush (A pilgrimage to the Holy Land)
To say that the biblical Burning Bush (Exodus 3:2) gave me the biggest surprise of my life is an understatement. My imagination completely failed me insofar as my expectations on what it is and how it looks like are concerned. … Continue reading
Mt. Arayat Day Hike
Situated in the middle of the vast plains of Pampanga, Bulacan, and Nueva Ecija, Mt. Arayat stands there proud and inviting. Every time I pass by the North Luzon Expressway on my way to Bataan, or farther north either westward … Continue reading
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Tagged AirTreks, Arayat Pampanga, Baguio, Bataan, day hike, Egypt, hiking, Ilocos, Isabela, Middle East, Mount Arayat, mountain climbing, mountaineering, mountains, Mt. Arayat, Mt. Sinai, NLEX, North Luzon Expressway, pampanga, Scout Mountaineers
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Retracing Moses’ steps to Mt. Sinai’s Summit (A pilgrimage to the Holy Land)
Mt. Sinai is undoubtedly one of the most famous places in the Old Testament. Several important events happened there. It is where Moses talked to God through a burning bush; where God handed Moses the tablets containing the Ten Commandments; … Continue reading
Trip to Sinai Peninsula (A Pilgrimage to the Holy Land)
We spent the rest of the afternoon of our 2nd day in Egypt traveling by bus to the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt, being 90+ percent desert, offers little attractions for sight seeing along its long, dry, dreary, and featureless highways. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 wells and 70 palm trees, Bedouins, biblical landmarks, Egypt, Elim, Exodus 15, Holy Land Pilgrimage, Moses, Mt. Sinai, Red Sea, Sinai Peninsula, Suez Canal
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Various “Tourist” Destinations in Cairo (A pilgrimage to the Holy Land)
What’s a packaged tour without those “forced” visits to stores selling only the “best” products of the places you are visiting. Our trip to Egypt in November is no exception notwithstanding that it is a religious pilgrimage. In our roughly … Continue reading
The other side of Egypt (A Pilgrimage to the Holy Land)
On November 8, 2010, my xxGF, and my parents-in-law joined about 50 other Filipino pilgrims in boarding an Emirates flight for a 10-day trip to the Holy Land. Our pilgrimage would span three countries.
Posted in Adventures, Curiosities, Destinations, MY VARIED INTERESTS, P.E.P. TALK, Photography, Places, THOSE THINGS I DO, Travel
Tagged Cairo, Egypt, Giza, Holy Land Pilgrimage, Images of Egypt
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Egypt’s Great Pyramids, Man’s Monument of Folly (A Pilgrimage to The Holy Land)
I’ve known all along that they are great, awesome, magnificent, majectic, and so on and so forth ad infinitum. But all these superlatives fail in describing the feeling of wonder in seeing the pyramids with your own eyes and stepping on … Continue reading
A pilgrimage to the Holy Land: First Stop – Cairo, Egypt
Egypt is NOT the Holy Land. But it is a very familiar place in the Bible and holy people in both the Old Testament and the New Testament have been there. Joseph (the Dreamer) brought the Israelites there where they … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Destinations, Family, Musings, MY FAMILY & FRIENDS, MY VARIED INTERESTS, P.E.P. TALK, Photography, Places, THOSE THINGS I DO, Travel
Tagged Bible, Cairo, Egypt, Giza, Holy Land, Holy Land Pilgrimage, Jesus Christ, Joseph the dreamer, Mt. Sinai, New Testament, Old Testament, Pyramids, St. Joseph, Ten Commandments, Virgin Mary
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The Bataan Extreme Trail Expedition Video Slideshow
Finally managed to put this together. It is my Experiment No. 3 using Picasa. I already figured out — thank goodness! — how to add an audio clip to a slideshow video presentation.
Yours truly, Pedro Penduko
When I see an opportunity, I take it. So when a low-hanging banana blossom presented itself, I jumped at the opportunity to catch and swallow an “agimat” (amulet). Of course my xxGF is ever ready to snap a shot from … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Destinations, Humor, P.E.P. TALK, Places, THOSE THINGS I DO
Tagged clark, Filipino Folk Lore, Funny Photo, Lara Marielle, Marie Saculles, Paradise Ranch, Pedro Penduko
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