“Go where the road takes us.” What to do on a non-working holiday squeezed in the middle of a working week? Waste no holiday! Go on a roadtrip adventure, explore, and do spelunking in the Cavinti Underground River and Caves Complex in Cavinti, Laguna. :) As we were looking and planning for a different kind … Continue reading
The Hobbiton in Matamata Another item in my travel agenda to New Zealand is to visit the rolling hills of The Shire where the home of Bilbo Baggins and other hobbits lie. Films such as the Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Hobbit, even The Chronicles of Narnia have placed New Zealand in the map. … Continue reading
I left the Philippines convinced that when I get to New Zealand, I was really going to do bungy jumping. It was one of the non-negotiable things I MUST DO. But it was different when I was already in NZ. Having been able to watch the bungy jumpers in AJ Hackett in Queenstown during Christmas … Continue reading
(Fourth part of a series. Last entry about South Island.) Barely-any-words blog entry. I hope these photos say it all! Words just can’t describe how beautiful these places are… What a way to cap off our roadtrip to South Island! Mt. Cook National Park Lake Tekapo and Church of the Good Shepherd Christchurch Kaikoura (Next … Continue reading
(Third part of a series.) Wanaka The way from Fox Glacier to Wanaka was another breathtaking experience. (You can check out the roadtrip photos in my previous post). Our next destination was this fun and quirky Puzzling World attraction in Wanaka. You wouldn’t miss this unique place as you will immediately notice their unique architecture–the Leaning … Continue reading
(Second part of a series.) Centre of New Zealand, Nelson The thing with traveling in NZ is you’re gonna have to take a lot of walks. And long ones. (Well for others who are used to walking, some tracks would seem just short for them). Nelson is where we walked up the geographical “Centre of … Continue reading
(First part of a series.) Every year, I try to make it a point to go on a big trip. It’s not the usual training trips in different parts of the Philippines, not the long weekend getaways to Palawan or Boracay, not even the type of brief travels to HongKong, Kota Kinabalu or Singapore. It’s … Continue reading
The Traveling Havaianas 