We came. We saw. We conquered. Conquered our fears. Conquered our doubts. Conquered financial hurdles. We quit our jobs, booked those irresistible seats on sale, traveled on a shoestring for months and finally saw the world beyond glossy magazine pages. Beyond Facebook timelines. We ignored all that bull people said about us, especially the one…

G’day, mate! Not literally. Coastal towns in south Queensland has been hit by six tornadoes in the past 48 hours. While residents of affected low-lying areas contemplated on evacuating their homes on Australia Day, the rest of the country gorged on barbies and downed beers and drifted afloat giant Havaianas floaters (Look up: The Havaianas…

For digital photography and Apple enthusiasts, here is your chance to hone your skills! Power Mac Center brings back its well-loved adventure photography workshop conducted by no less than multi-awarded and internationally acclaimed Australian photographer and Apple Pro Trainer, Gunther Deichmann. A two-day workshop on basic photography and digital photo management using Apple’s  photography software…

The thirteenth Baktun has ended. December 21 came and went… Yet the Mayan apocalypse didn’t. A simple misinterpretation of an ancient calendar, sensationalized by a Hollywood flick. Perceived as bollocks, but a darn good reason for a marathon of year-end shindigs across the globe. A handful of people actually called NASA to consult if it’s…

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…

So, there’s this awesome contest I joined where in I could win P10,000 worth of Shell fuel which I could use for one of my future far-out road trips. And guess what… I’m splitting it with one of you travel junkies who’d help me bag the prize. 50/50! If I bag the prize. Shell Philippines’…

Oh how she has grown. I watched her lips pucker as she sucked the life out of a ciggy. She was halfway her cup of ca phe sua nong. In between puffs, she sipped her coffee, and beamed each time. I reckon she’s more hooked on the drip than I am.  Along Bui Vien Street,…

It had been a long day. The hubby and I were dragging our feet, wandering aimlessly. Brainlessly. We just trudged three kilometers from Gandhi Museum (still couldn’t get over their resident dinosaur) back to Palace Road. Earlier we also visited Meenakshi Amman Temple, Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal, and Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam which are as tiresome to…

Pinay Travel Junkie’s 2nd blogversary is happening in three days! By then the hubby, baby Luna and I will be wandering around New South Wales’ Blue Mountains because the day after my blogversary’s my birthday! I shall be partying like 31 is the new 21! And by “partying” I mean running through the bush like…

A fellow Pinay travel blogger, Graciel of Pinay On The Move nominated me to participate in the My 7 Links Project. It’s a brilliant project by Tripbase “to unite bloggers from all sectors to share lessons learned and create a bank of long but not forgotten blog posts that deserve to see the light of…