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Snapshot(s) Saturday: Ti Tree Lake

While our fellow sun worshippers contentedly basked on Tallow Beach and body surfed the erratic waves, we searched for a lesser known work of Mother Nature. A mere fifteen-minute stroll from our cabin in Suffolk Beachfront Holiday Park, brought us to Ti Tree Lake. Tea Tree Lake, as some would spell it, is no ordinary…

Oktoberfest, Munchen: Inebriated, Inevitably

“Dees ees your dream, ja? Aaktoberrfest.”, his query was more of a confirmation.“Uhm, ja. Very big dream.”, I admitted, though a bit taken aback. The crowd was raucous, I barely heard him. The air smelt of alcohol, roasted chicken and grilled sausages. Tent waitresses donning the dirndl sashayed up and down the aisles carrying six…

Luna, La Union: Hitching A Ride With An Infant

After an hour and a half long battle with nausea, I was defeated. For the first time in ages, I threw up in the bus. I could not even recall when was the last time such thing happened. Mind you, I’ve been on countless buses, boats and even a habal-habal when I had a baby…

Sinhala New Year: Of Firecrackers And Fireflies

… Drumbeats too. My husband and I strike without plans. When we arrived at Sri Lanka’s Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake last April, we had no idea that the country was celebrating Sinhala New Year. We only found out when a cab driver told us that there were no public buses in service for it…

Travel Blogging 101

I am more of a backpacker than a blogger, if you know what I mean. Some days I think I creatively write, and most days I throw a tantrum because of that annoying thing called writer’s block. Pardon the title, but this post is actually not some kind of travel blogging tutorial. Last month, Lai…

Snapshot Saturday: Wild Horses

Batanes… Where horses run free. And run away from Journeying James.The wind hit us hard. I struggled to keep my balance, and so did everyone. We were merry nonetheless, and making the most out of SEAir’s Batanes Winter Bloggers’ Tour. We ran around Batan Island’s pasture like kids, and shrieked with delight when we caught…

The First Hundred: Stoked and Suffolk-ated

Australia, the 22nd country and fourth continent I’ve set foot on (pardon the vaunting of numbers, but it’s a bucket list thing). It’s also the first stop that we chose for our round-the-world trip. I reckon a three-month stay is too long if you wander around just a handful of cities, but too short if…

Tube Travel Tuesday: Probably Not The Last

This is the final installment of a three-part series (parts one and two here and here), but there’s a probability that Tube Travel Tuesday will make a comeback sometime in the near future (cause hey, there are heaps of flicks out there that made/will make us suddenly pack our bags and head out). The idea…

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