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Some unplanned trips this year made me leave my day job in Cebu that led to a travel-filled second-half of 2017. This year started with the much-anticipated Sinulog Festival of Cebu City. Travel bloggers from Cebu and different cities usually have meet-ups before the parade or during street parties. The blogger-weekend continued with a staycation…
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…
Randomly browsing Air Asia’s mobile app around midnight had me scrambling to book a flight to Taiwan. The price was only Php151 for a one-way fare from Cebu to Taoyuan International Airport. Travel tax is even more expensive than the reserved ticket. I had no plans of visiting Taiwan but the cheap deal was hard…
‘No shoes inside’ was the first phrase I read on the sliding glass door of Meander Taipei Hostel. But upon entering the lobby, instead of taking my footwear off, I was stunned by the sprawling lobby of the hostel. Three long tables, except for the one in the dining area, dominate the ground floor of…
Around nine in the evening and we were still on our way back to Taipei from a busy day in Yehliu Geopark and Jiufen Old Street. Our luggages were still waiting to be picked up at Ximen Corner Hostel where we stayed for the first two nights. We flagged a taxi from Ximending area to…
Overcast turned to drizzles when I jumped out of the airport bus at KuoKuang bus station. Making my way to my hostel on foot was the original plan. But rain required me to take the subway to Ximen Station. Drizzles continued to a light rain but luckily, Ximen Corner Hostel is just a 3-minute walk…