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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…
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…
Weather in southern Taiwan during my visit was really bad. It was raining non-stop during my stay in Tainan that the tour agency decided to postponed my Alishan Forest tour. Since my itinerary was flexible, I agreed on rescheduling and mentioned that I’ll be changing my pick-up location. I moved to Kaohsiung City a day…
Traveling around a country on a limited time really sucks. With that, you need to make the most out of it especially if it’s the only time you’re available to travel around the country. Taipei is a great city to explore when it comes to food, art, nature, and shopping. However, accessibility of this Asian…
On the last approach of the bus to its terminal station, I noticed that most locals left inside the vehicle were aged forty and above. Each has a backpack, with a water tumbler on the side pocket, and a trekking pole. I know Yangmingshan National Park is a great outdoor destination in Taipei but at…
Ros, a colleague back in Cebu taking her post-graduate studies in Taiwan, decided to join us on our trip to Taiwan northern coast. Tight school works hinder her to visit these places even it has been nine months since she arrived. When she heard about my plans in visiting Taiwan, she extended her interest to…
Universal Studios Japan is surely a perfect place for fun when in Osaka. After the thrilling roller coasters, 3D augmented and virtual reality rides, I ended the Universal Studios Japan visit with a picture of the rotating globe. I needed to survive the complex Osaka train networks for me to get back to the city…
Japan is now very accessible to Filipinos, thanks to low-cost airlines offering promotional seats. Getting a Japan visa is the first step that people do in the past before securing a plane ticket. This is to ensure that money spent on tickets won’t go to waste if visa application will be denied. But with airline…
Rain started to drizzle when I got out of Ximen MRT Station. I swiftly looked at my mobile map for the shortest way to my hostel, Ximen Corner Hostel. The staff allowed me to stay in the lounge because it was too early for check-in. With the early and tiring flight, I dozed off on…