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24 of the Most Beautiful Churches in the Philippines I've Visited

24 of the Most Beautiful Churches in the Philippines I’ve Visited

Churches in the country are most of the time included in the itineraries. It is because rich history can be found on most communities that started around these churches. These communities are still evident and present. And for two years, I’ve visited some of them for the first time. And everyone knows the drill when […]

20 Things Only Travelers from BPO Industry Will Understand

20 Things Only Travelers from BPO Industry Will Understand

While everyone else is taking the long weekend during the Holy Week with sands on their feet or sakura blooms in Japan above their heads, my brothers and sisters in Business Process Outsourcing industry are enduring the monotony of the cubicles. These are still normal work days after all. Through my wanderings, I’ve met a […]

8 Kings You'll Meet in Travels

8 Kings You’ll Meet in Travels

Time and time again, we have confirmed through blog posts we read that true love can be found while traveling. It is not a fairy tale anymore even in modern times. Surely you’re not the damsel in distress waiting to be saved because you’re the type who conquers the world instead through travels. So why […]

10 Restaurants in Metro Manila That Serve Experience (Part 1)

10 Restaurants in Metro Manila That Serve Experience (Part 1)

Not all restaurants are created equal. While there are cafe, diner, fast food chain and restaurant that offer different sumptuous cuisine, inviting buffet or quick snacks, there are also food hubs that we visit because of the unique experience they serve. I am not that foodie kind of traveler. Splurging on calories and sweets are […]

7 Disorders of a Travel Addict

7 Disorders of a Travel Addict

Our non-traveling friends tried to make us go to rehab but we said ‘no, no, no’. Wandering is addictive. The cure is yet another travel. While most of our friends outside the traveling circle may not understand our itch and calling as professional nomads, we still continue our passion. Their claims are valid though – […]

12 Things Foreigners Say About Philippines

12 Things Foreigners Say About Philippines

It was one fine day in Coron, Palawan. Before I dipped into the waters of Kayangan Lake, I approached a mother who’s painting the landscape according to her image. She is Marilyn from France who is traveling with her model daughter. After she finished her masterpiece, I asked her permission for it to be photographed. […]

20 Travelers I Follow (Part 2)

20 Travelers I Follow (Part 2)

Whatever social networking place you go in the interwebs, once that travel bug had bitten you, it is automatic to pin, to repost and to follow features and influencers of travel. Case in point, our favorite photo sharing app – the Instagram. Set aside the local celebrities who at their boiling points passive-aggressively sharing quotes […]

10 Mobile Apps to Improve Your Travel Photos

10 Mobile Apps to Improve Your Travel Photos

An adventurer who travels light leave their heavy and bulky cameras at home. It is a smarter preference. In my opinion, if someone is not going to make money out of selling his photographs, then it would be better for him to take the smartphones with him in travel instead. Because these compact witdevices will […]

How To Book Cheap Flights in the Philippines

How To Book Cheap Flights in the Philippines

Travel can be cheap. For the first of the two-part article on how to travel more for less, I’m sharing some pointers before and after booking plane tickets. Travel by air takes the lion share from the expenses pie. So getting it done in cheaper-than-cheap price is already half the battle. Daig ng matiyaga at […]

20 Travelers I Follow (Part 1)

20 Travelers I Follow (Part 1)

Before the travel bug bit me, there were only few travel blogs that I follow. I even used to question them on how they can afford to travel when most of them are full-time bloggers who just earn from ad payouts and sponsorships. Contrast it with someone who’s doing a nine-hour work inside the office […]