Journeying Jonas’ Journal
Literally, it’s hard to move on during the pandemic. Living within the community quarantine bubble means very limited movement for everyone. The Wandering Weekend Warrior hasn’t been traveling outside the bubble since the lockdown has been called last year. Staycation in hotels are almost impossible even in an eased lockdown because hotels are exclusively being […]
Albay dancing on Mayon. Even though I would be traveling without my constant, I pushed my trip to Misibis Bay through. But what struck me harder was the difficulty in catching a 4AM flight. So instead of waking up on a mornight, I checked in to the airport before midnight. I got lucky in finding […]
Lacking an adequate sleep, I hurriedly pack my things and bid goodbye to our awesome stay in Bangkok after I gobbled the heaviest breakfast in recent memory. We’re heading to Pattaya which is known as a resort city and is less-than 2 hours away from Bangkok. Here’s the part two of our Thailand trip. Frost […]
As soon as we were disembarked and their international airport dwarfed us with its size, I immediately took my camera out. The documentation started rolling. Without an effort, I’ve already seen an indoor ad of Mario Maurer in the arrival halls. He is one of my assignments in Thailand. Imagine having a sit down interview […]
The second day of our Central Mindanao adventure started early with our attempt to catch the sunrise of General Santos. But the group thinking had flaws. We didn’t wake up to the expected time because we’re assuming everyone’s not ready yet. The second leg of our trip is presumed to be the most hectic thus […]
Albertowz is one of the adventure junkies whom I stumbled upon in Instagram (@albertowz). When he shared his festival chase schedule for the remaining half of the year, I chose SoCCSKSarGen, the Central Mindanao region, among those in the list. There are thoughts about safety used to linger and having some companions in visiting Mindanao […]
It was like another summer to remember in one of the Saturdays of September. Straight from my late work shift and caffeine-filled mornight, I went alone to San Luis, Batangas to experience discovery scuba diving. Even though this was my third time, the thrill and excitement were still present. My first two dives happened in […]
There were times as I wandered in other parts of Asia, I could also find the Philippines fitting in the picture. And vice versa – the countries, where I have been, were also remembered in some of our own spots. The following captures from my lens are either in contrast or complementary. I am presenting […]
My tradition of traveling solo on my birthday becomes more interesting every year. I enjoyed two Hong Kong theme parks alone last 2013 and wandered around the city of Taipei in 2014. Instead of going to another Chinese populated city for my weekend of birth, I decided to go off-grid in Siargao, one of the […]
It is a known fact that Maldives, having endless pristine white sands and infinite blue waters, is one of the sought-after paradise destination of honeymooners. So how come a solo backpacker and poor traveler like me would choose a luxurious vacation to find himself or to search for love in a hopeless place surrounded by […]