13765308 5d2fb1f2ee9ce6d8eff2b56e1a029982 thelasvegasorientexpress http://gravatar.com/thelasvegasorientexpress thelasvegasorientexpress http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/5d2fb1f2ee9ce6d8eff2b56e1a029982 http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/5d2fb1f2ee9ce6d8eff2b56e1a029982 thumbnail Bert Eljera Bert Eljera Bert Eljera Born and raised in the Philippines, Bert now lives in Las Vegas, Nevada after decades in California and Florida. He has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years, writing for such newspapers as the Manila Bulletin, Los Angeles Times, Stockton Record, Asian Week, Florida Times-Union and the Vero Beach Press-Journal. Currently, he writes for Examiner.com and Yahoo Contributor Network, and is researching a book on the Bells of Balangiga. .