Travel, Code, and Engineering


Public Transportation in the Philippines Part 2

Trikes are a very common form of transportation in cities in the Philippines. Trikes are motorcycles with sidecars attached. Small trikes can seat one large passenger or four to six small...


Public Transportation in the Philippines Part 1

Public transportation in the Philippines was very different from what I'm used to in America. I never felt unsafe or threatened while I was there with one exception I'll talk about in the walking...


How to Save Money on Hotels AND Know Where You Will Stay

You may or may not be familiar with Priceline's "Express Deals". Express Deals are discounted hotel rooms that come with a slight catch: you don't know exactly which hotel you're booking until...


The Currency Market Is Not for Investments

The government of a country, or the Federal Reserve Bank in the case of the United States, is able to control the value of their currency. In the US, this is done by issuing Treasury Bonds at with...


Food Budget

The USDA publishes tables showing how much Americans can expect to spend on food each week. The tables are broken down by family size, gender, and age. They're further divided into four categories:...