Davao Streets…
My wife is amazed as to how I can discover a traffic free path for us here in Davao… then of course it has nothing to do with skill, yet rather with the way they designed the streets of Davao…
The city planning is in fact quite good that all streets are modular (if there ever is such a term when it comes to urban planning?) But basically meaning to say that almost all streets are parallel/perpendicular to each other and always exits to a main thorough fare…
So all I have to do is look for a huge land mark to focus on and generally drive in that direction… so let’s say I want to get to roxas ave. from where I am… just look for the Marco Polo hotel and drive in that direction…
Ok ok, so you still have to keep in mind the multitude of 1 way streets in Davao as well as how the main thoroughfares connect to each other… then again, there’s only a handful of them…
Trust me, 2 weeks in Davao and you’ll know it like the back of your hand…
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