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For someone living in Metro Manila, Puerto Galera, being 4 to 5 hours away, would qualify as one of the easiest-to-reach destinations. For many, it’s the last on their list of the most beautiful beaches in the Philippines. It may be true that fine white sand and blue water have…
“What’s your plan? Are you going back to work?” my mom asked it has been 7 months since I left the corporate world. I replied, “I will go back to Thailand.” I didn’t hear any objections. She then asked, “When is your flight? Until when will you be in Bangkok?”…
Pondering upon my life since the day I quit my job in September 2016, I’m still amazed at how I survived the past five months without a stable income or huge savings. This was probably one of the biggest moves I did in my life–going out of my comfort zone…
How many items do you have on your bucket list? How many of them have you crossed off so far? Depending on your age or your opportunities to travel and have experiences, you may have checked a lot of things off your list… or very few. However, there’s a little…
It was August when Jessica Ayun sent me a message, asking if I wanted to go on a sponsored trip to Indonesia. Without thinking twice, I said yes. “But this is going to be a two-week trip. Will your boss allow you?” she asked. I said, “I’ll see what I…
They say being on the road sometimes lead to the body being neglected. Being from one place to another makes it hard to go to a gym regularly unless you have access to fitness centers on your hotels. Not to mention the bountiful food you discover everyday which can ruin…
3 years ago the world was shocked when super Typhoon Haiyan known as Super Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines devastated a big part of our country. The actual death toll is still unclear, which killed at least 10,000 people in Tacloban City, Leyte alone. It was one of the most…
Not counting my solo move to Taiwan in 2011, the first time I tried traveling solo was in December 2012. I didn’t have a plan. I was stressed out, tired, and I really just wanted to get away by myself for a while. So I looked online and chose the…
If travel is a person, what does it want from you? “Money”. Perhaps you’d say with no mental effort. Well, I would be mendacious if I disagree. You need money for travel. In fact, long before you complete your itinerary, you’d have to pay for plane tickets or make reservations…
A year after graduation, I decided to live alone in the jungle that is the city. My job as a media practitioner requires me to hop from one place to another, interact with people, and meet deadlines in between. If you are in Manila with a 9-5 job and you…
