Off the beaten path, you say? How about off the radar? Mongolia can show you what’s that about. And then some. It’s been almost three months, and I remain blootered. This bloody hangover hinders me from weaving the proper adjectives, nouns and superlatives that could encapsulate how epic (epic is even an understatement) that trip…
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The Historic Camalig Restaurant, Angeles, Pampanga: Wherein I Ate Pizza With A Blog Giveaway Winner
Hey folks, do you remember that time when I had a contest-slash-raffle in which readers have to guess a couple of cities from two different continents that are included in the book 501 Must-Visit Cities? And yeah, that book was the prize. Oh, you don’t? Well it was five continents, fourteen months ago. I was…
Sunhouse Guesthouse, Sanur, Bali
I glanced at my watch. Past two in the morn, Sydney time. No wonder I was feeling a bit lethargic. Just a couple of hours ago, we landed in Bali. Our Jetstar bird poured tons of flip-flopping Aussies into Denpasar International Airport. They dashed towards the visa on arrival cashier, obviously aware of the drill….
Halsema Highway Horror
Halloween is creeping around the corner. Been lying in bed for days, impaired by the sniffles. While I impatiently wait for our flight out of schizo-weathered Sydney on Monday, I hang around my Facebook account’s news feed, swarmed by spooky improvised walker costumes and even spookier ghost stories from people who claim to have the…
Travel Blogging Calendar 2013: I’m posing for it!
So I shamelessly joined a bunch of fellow travel bloggers from around the globe to uhm, pose for a 2013 calendar… Wait for it… For charity! The awesome Travel Blogging Calendar 2013 project is the brainchild of Aussie On The Road Chris (who I met and sang karaoke with in Sydney last year), that spawned from…
Your next road trip on me! Well, if you got a car. And uhm, if we win.
Sisterhood Of The Traveling Boho Pants: Saigon Stroll
Tube Travel Tuesday: Into The Comfort Zone
Yes, fellow travel junkies in the Philippines (specifically Luzon), today I recommend you to stay indoors. That nonstop rain is a real bummer. This morning we were supposed travel from Tarlac to Makati for a visa application, but because of those darn floods, we didn’t push through. Some part of me is furious, yet a…
Voluntourism: Book Sharing Project 2012
Imagine your life without books… For some, it’s a sad reality. This backpacker mum is stoked to be part of an awesome team that will help bring an early Christmas to Rizal Elementary School in Gubat, Sorsogon this year. The Book Sharing Project, organized by local volunteers and a bunch of bloggers, aims to collect…
Round-The-World Salon Sessions
It certainly ain’t on a backpacker’s itinerary… But hey, if you’re on some long term trip, it’s one of those unplanned stuff you just gotta do. Like, dental visits (though this could actually be on the to-do list if such job is cheaper overseas than in one’s home country). Quite exciting, I must say. Could…