On our second day in Bali, Tamie (our Couchsurfing host) took us to Legian Beach. It is slightly quieter than Kuta Beach, but waves in this area are as constant. It’s a mere hundred-meter walk from Tamie’s place. A surf instructor about to give lessons along Legian Beach.Along the way (in front of almost every…
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Magalawa Island: The Babymooners
The term “babymoon” these days pertains to the final vacation of a couple who are expecting a baby. Babymoons almost always are spent in luxurious resorts which provide pampering services, especially for the soon to be mom. In our case, it’s far from such. Even at six months pregnant, our weekend babymoon was the usual…
Backpacking Borneo: Pulau Mamutik
After soaking up the sun at Pulau Sapi’s shore, we (Kuba, Maciek, Shervin and I) once again hopped on our hired boat and headed to our second and last island for the day, Pulau Mamutik. Pulau Mamutik beach. Reminds me of Anawangin and Nagsasa Cove.Pulau Mamutik, though the smallest island in Tunku Abdul Rahman National…
Backpacking Borneo: Pulau Sapi
Anita was raving about ‘the islands’ over beer at The Loft, so we blocked off a day for Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park (a group of five islands named after Malaysia’s first Prime Minister). That day started with me exchanging morning pleasantries with Kuba and Maciek, both from Poland, on the way to the bathroom….
Borawan and Dampalitan Beach
I was supposed to celebrate my Despedida de Soltera in Padre Burgos, Quezon last year. On our itinerary was to explore Borawan and Dampalitan Beach, which was then virtually unknown – recommended by my sister who went there with her colleagues a few months back. Unfortunately, typhoon Ondoy ravaged the country a week before our…
Anawangin Cove and Capones Island
A secret no more. This summer, my Facebook account is flooded with notifications of friends posting ‘Anawangin Getaway’ albums containing 100+ photos each. Even back in 2008 when we first visited the cove, it was already getting crowded during weekends. Now that two years have passed, you may ask, “Is it still worth going to?”….
Tanjung Aru Beach
To cap off our 9-day northwest and eastern Borneo vacation, Shervin and I spent our last dusk sauntering along Tanjung Aru Beach in Kota Kinabalu. Each of us only shelled out P11,749.20 for the entire trip (including roundtrip tickets, terminal fees, my travel tax, accommodations, food, transportation, souvenirs and admission fees). By executing well-thought-out decisions,…
Valentine’s Day Date: Camping at Pulau Mamutik
Our second Valentine’s Day together and we still haven’t celebrated it over a romantic candle-lit dinner in a swanky resto. As a backpacker couple, we have more than a dozen other mushy ideas of our own. And yes, camping is one of them. Our tent, Hurley. His first trip overseas.Although we weren’t able to secure…
Nagsasa Cove, Zambales: Camping Newlyweds
Fresh (and frozen) from our Hong Kong-China honeymoon-slash-backpacking trip, we headed straight to Zambales. And when I say straight, I mean landing at NAIA Terminal 3 around 12:30 AM then go home to unload my backpack of winter clothes and replace them with skimpy beach attire then hop on an Olongapo-bound bus at 5:00 AM….
9 Countries for 2009: ‘Best Of’ Snippets
If you can’t play the video, it may have been removed because of its soundtrack. You can view it here instead.Part 1 of Pinay Travel Junkie’s Best Of 2009 video. ‘Best Of’ may not pertain to the best choices in town, but they’re the most unforgettable for me. Places I have been to and experiences…