How come that I feel the urge to write when I am sad? Tonight is one of those moments when I need to write. I could not sleep and there are lots of things running on my mind while I lay down on a bed, in this tiny room located in a suburb of Bangkok. … More One Fine Day
So Siargao is an island in the Philippines and there are nearby islands which you can visit. The most famous are the three islands – Naked Island, Daku Island and Guyam Island. You shouldn’t leave Siargao without going to these three islands, really. Just don’t. There are ways to visit these islands. One is joining … More Siargao: DIY Tri-Island Hopping Tour
The world had stopped for us, travelers, because of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Oh boy! It’s been more than a year of staying at home. If you’ve got itchy feet right there, I bet you need a serious scratching. It’s just not so you when you’re stuck at home right? I feel you. Thankfully, a few … More How to Travel to Siargao (2021)
It’s been a while. I almost forgot that I do have a website. I’ve been busy with living life, that I didn’t have the need to write about it. It’s more than a year since I posted the last blog post. Looking back, it felt dark and I was just trying to hold on to … More Life Lately
I won’t glamorize solo travel that much because for one, I already ditched the idea of it. It isn’t for everyone and it doesn’t even work for me at all times. But when my life suddenly turned upside down, I had to go back to traveling on my own. It is much of a discomfort … More Solo Travel and Reclaiming One’s Self
It’s been years since I updated this blog or should I say that it’s been years since I’ve been passionate about life and writing. I couldn’t say what happened but all I know is that life became so happy, until it doesn’t. I still had some travels. New places had been ticked off. Those places … More Life, What Now?
I was in a moving tricycle going to Dumaguete airport to catch my flight back to Manila. I was reminiscing the 26 hours that I have been in Siquijor. I was captured by the idea that the 26 hours was over and that this was goodbye. All of a sudden, tears were slowly forming on … More Find Me in Siquijor
I’ve been there. I know how it is to be afraid to sit in a passenger bus with no one by my side. I know how it is to be confused to land in a place where I don’t even recognize a single soul. I also know how it feels to dine in a restaurant … More Ditching the Solo Traveling Scene
I was having a hard time waking up early from the good night sleep. The wind was so cold that sleeping was the only greatest thing to do. I was lying on a sofa bed of a condo unit in Tagaytay when I opened my eyes. It only took a second for me to notice … More Up to the crater of Taal Volcano
For the years that I’ve been traveling, I’m receiving a lot of comments that I do it excessively (still not excessive for me). For people who see travel as a luxury of money, they see me as having a lot of it. For people who see travel as a luxury of time, they see me … More The Truth on Choosing to See the World
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