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It’s 12:34am on October 4th and I’m heading for the airport to catch my flight on Philippine Airlines. I have my passport, ticket, and two bags filled with only the necessities needed for a short 4 day trip. I’ll have a two hour stopover at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, and if I can get internet access I’ll do an update post when I arrive in the Philippines.  I’m not looking forward to the long stopover, but I guess I’ll try to make the best of it by keeping busy posting on the blog.

It’s confirmed!  I’m heading for Thailand on October 4th for a four day vacation in the beautiful and exotic city of Bangkok!  I’ve never been to Thailand and I’m excited to get a chance to visit there for the first time.  I’ve heard all the wonderful stories from friends who have visited Thailand on a regular basis and I’ll make sure to take lots of pictures of the temples and palaces for all my readers.  At 4am on October 4th I’ll be jumping on Philippine Airlines for a 2 hour stop over in the Philippines, then heading to Thailand for a wonderful experience.

Tags: bangkok, Thailand

I was reading some online news site and came across this travel article about how a mix-up in Google News on September 8 caused United Airlines stock price to plunge from $12 to $3 per share, resulting in a loss of about $1 billion on the total stock’s value.

According to the news reports, a newspaper’s online website re-published an old article from 2002 when United Airlines filed for bankruptcy which was later picked up by Google as recent news. When the United Airlines bankruptcy article was seen by it’s stockholders the stock plummeted.

The news fascinated me and I thought you guys might enjoy it as well. Here’s some links to the story if you’d like to read more about it:

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4742147.ece
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-united-old-story-sep8,0,7800230.story
http://www.itworld.com/internet/54847/tribune-blames-google-united-stock-crash

Tags: airline, google, united airlines

I know many of you are wondering why I haven’t made a post in awhile, and the reason is I had to return back to Hawaii for some personal reasons.  I’ll be in Hawaii probably over the next few months and will be blogging about travel in general, but I doubt I will get to post anything about my personal travel experiences as I will be stuck in Hawaii (although not a very bad place to be stuck on).  I hope you continue to read and support the Traveling Project blog, and I’m still looking forward to many exciting adventures and great things to come from this project.

I think gas prices on Guam are the highest in the United States.  The picture of Mobil Gas prices on the island of Guam was taken about 2 weeks ago, and I have a feeling the island is going to see another gas price increase.  Currently for Unleaded gas it costs $4.31 per gallon and for Super Unleaded the price is $4.44 per gallon.  Although Guam isn’t a big island the high gas prices have been hurting the people who try to budget on their gas consumption.  If you know of anywhere else in the United States where the gas prices are higher I’d be interested to hear about it.  Just post in the comments or send me an email.

Tags: gas prices, Guam, guam gas

I had the chance to visit a breathtaking beach on the eastern coast of Guam called Taga’chang Beach. The beach is located in a small cove surrounded by cliffs on all sides and only accessible from a small winding road paved along the cliff line. When I arrived at Taga’chang Beach it was completely empty with no one in sight, giving me the feeling I was stranded on a deserted island. Climbing up the rocks on one side of the beach to the edge of the water I could see fish as big as 2 feet long swimming in the shallow crystal clear water. The water was so shallow inside the reef you couldn’t really swim in the water unless you walked out to the edge of the reef and swam outside of the reef in the ocean.  This of course looked a little dangerous because of the waves beating on the reef and the strong current of the ocean.  Most of the eastern coast of Guam is rugged cliff line and the area around Taga’chang Beach makes for some great hiking along the rocky coastline of Guam for some great views.

Tags: Guam, guam beach, tagachang beach

Paseo Stadium is where Guam’s major league baseball teams play during the weekends. Paseo Stadium is located in the village of Hagatna in Paseo Park. Paseo Park is a great place to go during the weekends because there are a lot of things to do around the park. Also located in the park is Chamorro Village, the surf spot in Hagatna Boat Basin, the beach, and playground sets for kids. During the weekends at night you can find locals hanging around the park getting a bite to eat at Chamorro Village, watching the baseball games, fishing, or just getting together with friends.

Tags: Guam, hagatna, paseo, paseo stadium