There were a couple of thoughts battling in my head: Do I wrap my arms around the habal-habal (motorcycle) driver or do I cling on Edgar the Eazy Traveler’s long legs for dear life? I was sandwiched between the two men. We, along with the whole group’s lunch packed in a box and tied under…
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Allah Valley Tour 2013: A Fleeting Glimpse
“Sometimes the best decisions are the ones you make in an instant with your heart rather than the ones long-debated in your mind.”, I once read. Not too long ago, more than 7,800 kilometers away, I said ‘yes’ to an Allah Valley Familiarization Tour email invite (from LGSP-LED and AVLDA) as if it was the…
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…
The Three Sisters, Blue Mountains, Australia: Pre-Birthday Hiking Shindig
I’ve lost that adventure feeling on a multitude of occasions during our round-the-world trip. It mostly occurred when we’re shacked somewhere for a significant period of time. Especially in the course of winter. Such is the case whilst we were couchsurfing (or make that bedsurfing) in my mum-in-law’s Sydney home. The hubby’s visa application for…
Snapshot Saturday: Postcard #4 Blue Mountains, New South Wales
It’s day 81 of our our round-the-world trip (already?!), and this morning we’ll finally leave Sydney. We’ve had enough of the cold (plus Shervin’s visa for America is taking forever) and just a few days ago we decided to head north. To Byron awesome Bay! We’ll be in transit for the next two days and…
Snapshot Saturday: Blue Birthday
Eagle Hawk Lookout, Blue Mountains, NSW Australia. Behind me, the famous Three Sisters rock formation (left) and Jamison Valley. I was devouring every dish from the buffet spread, and appeared elated to the small group of merry people on our round table. I was about twenty pounds above my normal weight yet my massiveness was…
Mt. Cabuyao, Benguet: Into the Clouds
Not quite Mt. Pulag. But like other mountains in the Cordillera Region of the Philippines, Mt. Cabuyao at 2,025 meters above sea level, is almost constantly engulfed in a sea of clouds even on a clear summer day. Its renowned two discs called ‘radar’ by locals perched atop the peak, though gargantuan, could easily hide….
