Tag Archives: Charles Hoag’s Adventures in Mindanao

Motorcycle log truck

I had actually thought that carrying sixty pounds of rolled up architectural prints on the back of my motorcycle was pretty bad-ass. After seeing this photo from Mindanao of a CB125 carrying a half ton of logs, it doesn’t really … Continue reading

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Moto Filipino

My dad just sent me some photos from the island of Mindanao, Philippines. That’s him driving the tractor that is literally held together with some fishing line. Mechanical Husbandry is thriving in this part of the world, and everyone loves … Continue reading

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New Dollar Holler

The head of China’s Central Bank wants a new world currency. I think that news is not-so-good. Since they own most of our dollars, can’t they pretty much do what they want? Also on Al-Jazeera English: Many people were killed … Continue reading

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Charles Hoag’s Philippine Diaries

Here’s an email I received from my Dad: “Hey Forest, One of the cool things we got to experience while here was all of the frenzy surrounding Cebu’s fiesta, occuring this week. We walked the route of the religious procession … Continue reading

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