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The Ati-atihan Festival in Port Barton

14 septembre 2018 by Lars Kophal

  The Ati-Atihan Festival, held annually in January in honor of the Santo Niño (Infant Jesus), originated in the island of Panay, Philippines. The name Ati-Atihan means “to be like Atis” or “to make believe Atis”, the local name for the Aeta aborigines who first settled in several parts of the archipelago. It was originally …

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Knocked down, but getting up again

18 janvier 2022 by Lars Kophal

FINALLY I am able to leave the nightmare that Kapares had become behind me. It was a good lesson, though a pretty expensive one, and I learned a lot. First of all, I learned that you really, REALLY should be careful who you associate yourself with. My former associate’s real passions (and I’m sure he …

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5 more things I have learned about the Philippines so far

18 janvier 2022 by Lars Kophal

1. Filipino techno is awful The Philippines have their own brand of techno music, it’s called budots and (sorry Filipinos, don’t mind the opinion of a sad old Westerner) it’s just terrible. Basically a kind of happy hardcore, budots (a slang bisayan term for a jobless person, someone with way too much free time in …

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The long and widening road

18 janvier 2022 by Lars Kophal

One week ago, Kapares Bar & Restaurant was blessed by Port Barton’s priest, then officially open with a big party. There was lechon (full roasted piglet), lots of rum-coke, live music, fire dancer, the whole package. It was a great opening party. The barangay officials were all invited… and yet we have no business license, …

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8 things I have learned about the Philippines so far

18 janvier 2022 by Lars Kophal

1. A group selfie is called a groufie. 2. The Commander of the Philippine Naval Forces West is called Rommel Jude (and he is not the only one) 3. Judging by TV programs, Filipinos love 3 things: basketball, cockfighting, and singing children contests. But Filipinos LOVE basketball most of all. 4. Filipinos are amazing musicians …

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Living in Palawan – the + and – (part 1/10)

18 janvier 2022 by Lars Kophal

THE + (in no particular order) The cost of living This is obviously an essential plus for the Philippines. A beer costs 1 CHF/EUR, a meal between 3 and 7 max (for a big fish fresh out of the sea, for instance). You can eat out twice a day for 300 CHF/EUR per month. Rent …

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Greetings desde Asia Latina

18 janvier 2022 by Lars Kophal

I haven’t made much progress on the brewery front, so I figured this post would be about the weird case of the Philippines and the Filipinos. One of the peculiarities of the Philippines is how comparatively familiar much of it first appears. Of course this is South-East Asia and everything is extremely different from Europe …

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Journaliste et rédacteur web. Né dans le Jura neuchâtelois, j'ai toujours eu la bougeotte et une attirance pour les chaleurs tropicales autant que pour les noirceurs romantico- adolescentes.

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Another year.
Another land.
Another dog.

Life goes on.
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Another year. Another land. Another dog. Life goes on.
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Throwback to the last @dark_industry_parties, which ended up at the hospital with a broken wrist (not mine though). We're really too old for this shit.
Throwback to the last @dark_industry_parties, which ended up at the hospital with a broken wrist (not mine though). We're really too old for this shit.
Throwback to the last @dark_industry_parties, which ended up at the hospital with a broken wrist (not mine though). We're really too old for this shit.
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Throwback to the last @dark_industry_parties, which ended up at the hospital with a broken wrist (not mine though). We're really too old for this shit.
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Say hello to my little friend.
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Say hello to my little friend.
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Say hello to my little friend. . . . #chowchow
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"The Galata Bridge used to be a symbolic link between the traditional city of Istanbul proper, site of the imperial palace and principal religious and secular institutions of the empire, and the districts of Galata, Beyoğlu, Şişli and Harbiye, where a large proportion of the inhabitants were non-Muslims and where foreign merchants and diplomats lived and worked. A a person who went from Fatih to Galata via the bridge set foot in a different civilization and a different culture."
"The Galata Bridge used to be a symbolic link between the traditional city of Istanbul proper, site of the imperial palace and principal religious and secular institutions of the empire, and the districts of Galata, Beyoğlu, Şişli and Harbiye, where a large proportion of the inhabitants were non-Muslims and where foreign merchants and diplomats lived and worked. A a person who went from Fatih to Galata via the bridge set foot in a different civilization and a different culture."
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"The Galata Bridge used to be a symbolic link between the traditional city of Istanbul proper, site of the imperial palace and principal religious and secular institutions of the empire, and the districts of Galata, Beyoğlu, Şişli and Harbiye, where a large proportion of the inhabitants were non-Muslims and where foreign merchants and diplomats lived and worked. A a person who went from Fatih to Galata via the bridge set foot in a different civilization and a different culture."
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"İstiklal Avenue, historically known as the Grande Avenue de Pera is one of the most famous avenues in Istanbul, visited by nearly 3 million people in a single day over the course of weekends." . . . #istanbul #istiklal
"İstiklal Avenue, historically known as the Grande Avenue de Pera is one of the most famous avenues in Istanbul, visited by nearly 3 million people in a single day over the course of weekends."
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"İstiklal Avenue, historically known as the Grande Avenue de Pera is one of the most famous avenues in Istanbul, visited by nearly 3 million people in a single day over the course of weekends."
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"İstiklal Avenue, historically known as the Grande Avenue de Pera is one of the most famous avenues in Istanbul, visited by nearly 3 million people in a single day over the course of weekends."
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"İstiklal Avenue, historically known as the Grande Avenue de Pera is one of the most famous avenues in Istanbul, visited by nearly 3 million people in a single day over the course of weekends." . . . #istanbul #istiklal
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"Galata and Karaköy are two neighbourhood in Istanbul, at the northern shore of the Golden Horn. 
Karaköy has been a port area since Byzantine times. In 1261, the emperor granted to the merchants of Genoa permission to settle and do business at this location as part of a defense pact.
The district developed rapidly, and the Genoese built sturdy fortifications to protect themselves and their warehouses. Fragments of the Genoese walls are still visible, but the Galata Tower, the highest and strongest point in the walls, is the most visible of all. In the 15th century, Galata looked just like an Italian city. In the early 20th century, it housed embassies of European countries and sizeable Christian minority groups. At the time, signage in businesses was multilingual and Galata was described as "a bastion of diversity" which was "the Brooklyn to the Old City’s Manhattan."
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#galata #karaköy #istanbul
"Galata and Karaköy are two neighbourhood in Istanbul, at the northern shore of the Golden Horn. 
Karaköy has been a port area since Byzantine times. In 1261, the emperor granted to the merchants of Genoa permission to settle and do business at this location as part of a defense pact.
The district developed rapidly, and the Genoese built sturdy fortifications to protect themselves and their warehouses. Fragments of the Genoese walls are still visible, but the Galata Tower, the highest and strongest point in the walls, is the most visible of all. In the 15th century, Galata looked just like an Italian city. In the early 20th century, it housed embassies of European countries and sizeable Christian minority groups. At the time, signage in businesses was multilingual and Galata was described as "a bastion of diversity" which was "the Brooklyn to the Old City’s Manhattan."
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#galata #karaköy #istanbul
"Galata and Karaköy are two neighbourhood in Istanbul, at the northern shore of the Golden Horn. 
Karaköy has been a port area since Byzantine times. In 1261, the emperor granted to the merchants of Genoa permission to settle and do business at this location as part of a defense pact.
The district developed rapidly, and the Genoese built sturdy fortifications to protect themselves and their warehouses. Fragments of the Genoese walls are still visible, but the Galata Tower, the highest and strongest point in the walls, is the most visible of all. In the 15th century, Galata looked just like an Italian city. In the early 20th century, it housed embassies of European countries and sizeable Christian minority groups. At the time, signage in businesses was multilingual and Galata was described as "a bastion of diversity" which was "the Brooklyn to the Old City’s Manhattan."
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#galata #karaköy #istanbul
"Galata and Karaköy are two neighbourhood in Istanbul, at the northern shore of the Golden Horn. 
Karaköy has been a port area since Byzantine times. In 1261, the emperor granted to the merchants of Genoa permission to settle and do business at this location as part of a defense pact.
The district developed rapidly, and the Genoese built sturdy fortifications to protect themselves and their warehouses. Fragments of the Genoese walls are still visible, but the Galata Tower, the highest and strongest point in the walls, is the most visible of all. In the 15th century, Galata looked just like an Italian city. In the early 20th century, it housed embassies of European countries and sizeable Christian minority groups. At the time, signage in businesses was multilingual and Galata was described as "a bastion of diversity" which was "the Brooklyn to the Old City’s Manhattan."
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#galata #karaköy #istanbul
"Galata and Karaköy are two neighbourhood in Istanbul, at the northern shore of the Golden Horn. 
Karaköy has been a port area since Byzantine times. In 1261, the emperor granted to the merchants of Genoa permission to settle and do business at this location as part of a defense pact.
The district developed rapidly, and the Genoese built sturdy fortifications to protect themselves and their warehouses. Fragments of the Genoese walls are still visible, but the Galata Tower, the highest and strongest point in the walls, is the most visible of all. In the 15th century, Galata looked just like an Italian city. In the early 20th century, it housed embassies of European countries and sizeable Christian minority groups. At the time, signage in businesses was multilingual and Galata was described as "a bastion of diversity" which was "the Brooklyn to the Old City’s Manhattan."
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#galata #karaköy #istanbul
"Galata and Karaköy are two neighbourhood in Istanbul, at the northern shore of the Golden Horn. 
Karaköy has been a port area since Byzantine times. In 1261, the emperor granted to the merchants of Genoa permission to settle and do business at this location as part of a defense pact.
The district developed rapidly, and the Genoese built sturdy fortifications to protect themselves and their warehouses. Fragments of the Genoese walls are still visible, but the Galata Tower, the highest and strongest point in the walls, is the most visible of all. In the 15th century, Galata looked just like an Italian city. In the early 20th century, it housed embassies of European countries and sizeable Christian minority groups. At the time, signage in businesses was multilingual and Galata was described as "a bastion of diversity" which was "the Brooklyn to the Old City’s Manhattan."
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#galata #karaköy #istanbul
"Galata and Karaköy are two neighbourhood in Istanbul, at the northern shore of the Golden Horn. 
Karaköy has been a port area since Byzantine times. In 1261, the emperor granted to the merchants of Genoa permission to settle and do business at this location as part of a defense pact.
The district developed rapidly, and the Genoese built sturdy fortifications to protect themselves and their warehouses. Fragments of the Genoese walls are still visible, but the Galata Tower, the highest and strongest point in the walls, is the most visible of all. In the 15th century, Galata looked just like an Italian city. In the early 20th century, it housed embassies of European countries and sizeable Christian minority groups. At the time, signage in businesses was multilingual and Galata was described as "a bastion of diversity" which was "the Brooklyn to the Old City’s Manhattan."
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#galata #karaköy #istanbul
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"Galata and Karaköy are two neighbourhood in Istanbul, at the northern shore of the Golden Horn. Karaköy has been a port area since Byzantine times. In 1261, the emperor granted to the merchants of Genoa permission to settle and do business at this location as part of a defense pact. The district developed rapidly, and the Genoese built sturdy fortifications to protect themselves and their warehouses. Fragments of the Genoese walls are still visible, but the Galata Tower, the highest and strongest point in the walls, is the most visible of all. In the 15th century, Galata looked just like an Italian city. In the early 20th century, it housed embassies of European countries and sizeable Christian minority groups. At the time, signage in businesses was multilingual and Galata was described as "a bastion of diversity" which was "the Brooklyn to the Old City’s Manhattan." . . . #galata #karaköy #istanbul
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"Topkapı Palace and Harem are likely to have more colourful stories than most of the world's museums put together. Libidinous sultans, ambitious courtiers, beautiful concubines and scheming eunuchs lived and worked here between the 15th and 19th centuries when it was the court of the Ottoman empire."
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#topkapi #istanbul #topkapipalace
"Topkapı Palace and Harem are likely to have more colourful stories than most of the world's museums put together. Libidinous sultans, ambitious courtiers, beautiful concubines and scheming eunuchs lived and worked here between the 15th and 19th centuries when it was the court of the Ottoman empire."
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#topkapi #istanbul #topkapipalace
"Topkapı Palace and Harem are likely to have more colourful stories than most of the world's museums put together. Libidinous sultans, ambitious courtiers, beautiful concubines and scheming eunuchs lived and worked here between the 15th and 19th centuries when it was the court of the Ottoman empire."
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#topkapi #istanbul #topkapipalace
"Topkapı Palace and Harem are likely to have more colourful stories than most of the world's museums put together. Libidinous sultans, ambitious courtiers, beautiful concubines and scheming eunuchs lived and worked here between the 15th and 19th centuries when it was the court of the Ottoman empire."
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#topkapi #istanbul #topkapipalace
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"Topkapı Palace and Harem are likely to have more colourful stories than most of the world's museums put together. Libidinous sultans, ambitious courtiers, beautiful concubines and scheming eunuchs lived and worked here between the 15th and 19th centuries when it was the court of the Ottoman empire." . . . #topkapi #istanbul #topkapipalace
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"The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 4000 shops on a total area of 30'700 m2. One of the world's most-visited tourist attractions, the Grand Bazaar is often regarded as the first historic shopping mall"
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"The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 4000 shops on a total area of 30'700 m2. One of the world's most-visited tourist attractions, the Grand Bazaar is often regarded as the first historic shopping mall"
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"The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 4000 shops on a total area of 30'700 m2. One of the world's most-visited tourist attractions, the Grand Bazaar is often regarded as the first historic shopping mall"
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"The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 4000 shops on a total area of 30'700 m2. One of the world's most-visited tourist attractions, the Grand Bazaar is often regarded as the first historic shopping mall" . . . #istanbul #grandbazaar #grandbazaaristanbul
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My Halloween costume this year: serious, professional me. Scary.
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#sameyearsameme
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My Halloween costume this year: serious, professional me. Scary. . #sameyearsameme
il y a 7 mois
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