Adventures of Isabel

Seems appropriate somehow.

I tend to be a lot better about updating this thing while I’m traveling and actually have anything of interest to report, but in just a few days I’ll be heading to a part of the world where internet access can often be tricky. Internet cafes (and sometimes even cafes with WiFi) are easy [...]

Mountain Province, Luzon, Summer 2006
I finally have a confirmed ticket to and from the Philippines this summer. Philippine Airlines certainly made me sweat a bit (I didn’t know until this morning whether I had to be ready to leave on Sunday) but in the end, I got exactly the itinerary I wanted — [...]

Demonstrator, May Day parade for immigrants’ rights
Less than an hour ago, I got a text message from a friend sayingthere were immigration raids happening in Berkeley — one on a residential street, and one near one of the busiest intersections in town (University and San Pablo).By the time I grabbed my camera, got shoes on [...]

Some photos from the May Day march in San Francisco
More, and more to come, on my flickr account