(This is a story from my flight from Vientiane to Bangkok which was not in any way meant to attack or criticize anyone. Everyone is welcome to share their thoughts at the comments section.) As the van I hired for a private day tour approached Wattay International Airport, my heart started to feel heavy. I … Read more
(I did a random Macau solo travel and this was part of my story. I promise to do an article about “Instagram-Worthy Places in Macau” real soon!) A lot of travel blogs, vlogs, TV shows, and friends would tell you that one beautiful thing about traveling is meeting people coming from different backgrounds, getting to … Read more
Macau deserves to be appreciated more as a travel destination. Just saying. With a show of hands (assuming I’m TED-talking here), how many of you have actually traveled to Macau? With ‘actually traveled’, I mean not as a day tour from Hong Kong. I’m asking because a lot of people I know treat Macau as … Read more
10 photos of Southeast Asia food I was able to try in each country, and here are their back stories: SINGAPORE: Chilli Crab, Mantou Buns, and Teh Tarik 🇸🇬 Chilli crab has been on my SEA food bucket list and had it for my solo celebratory dinner (‘coz I rock and roll solo 97% of … Read more
I’m trying so hard to combat my laziness and make brisk walking and photo walks a regular thing. Today I was able to pull myself out of bed to go outside and walk around. Boy, Manila is so back to its usual weekday craziness. 🥴 I have a lot of passion projects in mind, and … Read more
Okaaay, vacation is over! It’s time for me to go back to Manila (aka the real world) to resume working at the start of the week. It was a refreshing (but a little stressful and triggering) week in Batangas, but I find maximum convenience and comfort working in my space in Manila. My siblings and … Read more
So, you’re still not convinced that traveling in my 20s were more than just a ‘waste of time and money’ and more than just a source of content for your Instagram feeds? Read on, I’ll convince you otherwise. I became kinder to strangers. Whenever you travel, chances are, 100% of the people around you are … Read more
You heard it right, a Kuala Lumpur trip just made me frustrated about traveling in group. I just want to travel solo. I just feel like I had to write this down, because traveling with the wrong people can change your perception about traveling, a lot. With “the wrong people”, I meant people who have … Read more
So, how do you usually celebrate your birthdays? As someone who grabs every opportunity she can to travel, I would go somewhere on my birthday, whether it’s on a nearby beach or another country. It doesn’t matter. I’ve had half of my birthdays so far with the presence of my family, so this time it’s … Read more
This was my attempt to assess if my current professional circumstances can mix business trips with vacation. (I wish I can just travel for work! But can I?) Every chance I get to go out of the office, whether it’s for an out-of-office task, a training/workshop, or a visit to another office, believe it or … Read more
In this write-up, I will introduce you to an ‘ex-friend’, and for censorship’s sake, let’s name him Alex (not his real name, of course). I was binge-watching Grey’s Anatomy before writing this, and the character of Alex Karev was on top of my mind. Anyway, what really happened to the afternoon tea at Hotel Majapahit … Read more
So, friends, this is my own version of “A Day in the Life of a Travel Blogger”, and if I may add, …and a Professor”. As the saying goes, “You the same 24 hours as Beyonce” (Wait, is it really a quotable quote or just something I got from mindlessly scrolling at Tumblr when I … Read more
I have been on a solo female trip to Brunei more than once for several reasons (for projects, leisure, and personal reasons), but what I will share in this article are mostly coming from the story of my first trip to Brunei. My first encounter of basic information about Brunei was in high school when … Read more