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In the quiet dawn of a new day in Indonesia, I found myself at Borobudur Temple, the ancient temple with a story to tell. It was an early start, and we joined a small group of fellow travelers, all eager to witness the sunrise. Borobudur Temple is famous not only as a UNESCO World Heritage…
Choosing between Sapa and Halong Bay was a tough one. The adventurer in me picked Sapa over Halong Bay based on stories from friends and on what I read online. That was during my first visit to northern Vietnam in 2017 during my 100-day backpacking trip. With that, I promised to go back to experience…
Back at my hostel in Old Quarters, I was worried about my scheduled Hanoi Old Quarter Food Tour that day. It was already 3 PM and the rain was non-stop. Last time I had a Hanoi evening street eats, rain joined our group. I was praying hard for the weather to be fine this time….
On my previous trips to Bangkok, I’ve stayed and featured budget places to stay on the backpacking capital of Southeast Asia. Several Bangkok hostels served as my abode because my budget was a bit tight on those trips. On my recent visit to Bangkok, my friends and I decided to take the accommodation option one…
A Laos immigration officer laughing at my name for no reason kicked off my Laos experience. This country is part of my 100-day backpacking trip in Southeast Asia and it really was a laidback and fun stop. If flights to Laos from Manila are more accessible, I’d probably find myself in this country more often….
After finally checking-in on our respective dorms, my friend and I agreed to meet at my hostel’s lobby. We planned to head out and explore the streets of Bangkok. It was funny that we were on different hostels. When she tried booking a reservation at Bed Station Hostel, all beds were already taken. Fortunately, a…
If there’s one reason why Filipinos travel to Japan or South Korea, it’s because of snow. The Philippines has no winter season making it a dream for everyone to experience the cold and freezing weather. With a flight booked to Japan during the first week of December, I decided to fly to Hokkaido. The 2-week…
If there’s one destination in Malaysia that I’ve never planned to visit, it would be Kota Kinabalu. It’s proximity to the Philippines make me ditched it on my travel list. But my urge to see Brunei forced me to include this Malaysian city on my itinerary. To my surprise, the activities available are truly endless…
It started to snow when I landed in New Chitose Airport and it was both a nice and bad thing. Nice, because it will be my first winter experience; and bad, due to the fact that I wasn’t prepared for the cold weather. Luckily, ibis Styles Sapporo is just a block from one of the…
When I started traveling to touristic cities in Asia, I’ve found out the use of tourist passes. Tourist passes were utilized when I traveled to Japan for two weeks as well as my stay in Hong Kong and Macau. What I liked about these passes is its convenience and the hefty amount of money you…