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…
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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…
Tondol Beach, Anda, Pangasinan
Ratio of trike drivers to passengers, 13:3 ½. It was quarter to five in the afternoon and we just arrived at Anda’s sleepy terminal across the town market. Out of the 13 hopefuls, apparently there’s only one driver who could take us to our final destination. Or perhaps, the next one on queue, as the…
Azalea Residences Baguio: Highland Holiday Haven
The aroma of bacon sizzling in its own fat wafted through the hallway. I sipped my fave instant coffee as I watched my folks tickle our daughter ’til she ran out of breath. Hubby was sprawled on the carpet, his eyes transfixed on the telly screen but couldn’t understand the Tagalog morning news show… Sweet…
Mt. Pulag National Park, Benguet: Mother’s Day Climb
I switched stifling yawns and suppressing chuckles whilst straddled on the bench of our hired pink jeep (Yep you heard me, pink!). A more sluggish hubby donning tightish jeans was seated on the jeep’s roof, the only one from our gang of eight who did so. The thought of him climbing Mt. Pulag, Luzon’s highest…
Puerto Galera Reggae Festival 2012: An Irie Getaway
It was a throwback to the early 2000s in the Philippines when I frequented 70s Bistro and Xaymaca, dated a dread head, and didn’t mind watching a live band performance of “Get Up Stand Up” thrice a week. Only, it felt odd not lugging around a toddler… And sweating alcohol. The venue: Encenada Beach Resort,…
280 RTW Days… And Why We’re Home So Soon.
“Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family.” ~ Anthony BrandtIt ended sooner than expected. Then again, who’s really counting the days? Not us (but that counter on my sidebar is). And I bet my stenchy goat leather wallet from Morocco that you guys aren’t counting either. You most definitely…
The Evolution Of A Pinay Travel Junkie
A Trip to a Vanishing World
A guest post by Nahoma Beniga Maentz. Pinay Travel Junkie’s very first. This article tells the story of how the Katutubong Filipino Project was born. A must read, and a must spread. Images captured by her husband Jacob Maentz. Divilacan, Isabela. This part of the Philippines, so beautifully raw in its remoteness, is where I…
Random 11 of 2011
2011’s a year of fulfilling dreams: Living in Baguio, visiting India, backpacking with my parents, flying our daughter overseas for the first time, and finally kicking off our round-the-world vagabonding. Each waking day, I am thankful that everything’s falling into place and we never take this opportunity for granted. The hubby and I strive hard…