BORACAY. It’s the same long stretch of white sand beach. The same sun, same ocean water, same scenery. But each time I go here, there’s always something different with my experience. On my first travel of 2014, I had my… First travel with cousins (after so long). Actually, it was with 3 cousins, 1 sister, and … Continue reading
“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
Readers, I need a little favor from you… Please vote my entry to help me win a trip to New Zealand! You could win flights too, if you vote! I came across this Stories Beat Stuff website where you can trade your stuff and win your own story of a lifetime (with 3 other friends) in … Continue reading
This shot was taken in Phnom Penh, Cambodia during my backpacking trip in 2011. I used my Nikon with my 12-24mm lens and converted the photo to B&W in Adobe Lightroom. Checkered floors, single rusty bed fill the rooms… The place was eerie silent and it gave me goosebumps when I entered it. I couldn’t image how the … Continue reading
As a travel photographer, blogger, and advocate, my feet have taken me to different places in and outside of the country. Yes, many have impressed me and I’ve had a great time in them but needless to say, there’s no place like ours. It is home. This place is just… FUN. Continue reading
The past two weeks gave us two consecutive long weekends–non-working Mondays at that! It gave me time to rest and… well, do just about nothing. I don’t remember being pre-occupied by anything, which is good. That’s how I like it. The first long weekend also particularly gave me the time to celebrate my birthday with … Continue reading
Lately, I’ve been submitting my photos to a couple of photo contests. I’ve joined two so far. First is the KLM On Assignment: Europe sponsored by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines for their 60th anniversary. The winner gets a chance to go on an all-expense paid trip to Holland, Netherlands and will be featured in the … Continue reading
I recently contributed a Trip Report in Lonely Planet’s Thorn Tree and I was asked by one of those who replied where I got the best photos from my recent backpacking trip. Well, I took HUNDREDS of them and I’m consolidating my favorite ones here. I’m so glad I brought my wide-angle lens (for my … Continue reading
Finally, after six months of planning and saving up money, after exchanging 228 private FB thread messages, after catching a fever just three days before our departure… We have done the toughest challenge in our lives yet: going backpacking for two weeks in Mainland South East Asia on a shoestring budget. Being in those four … Continue reading
The Traveling Havaianas has been on a roll this April! For me, summer ain’t complete without these essentials: Havaianas, Nikon camera, and a great sense of adventure. Here’s a taste of some my exploits that made me quite busy all throughout the month: Davao City. What I came for: A local trip for 3 days. … Continue reading
This is one of those lists I have to make every end of the year. I was anticipating for 2010 and I said back then that I was ready to do the unthinkable. Now that the year’s going to be over in a few hours… I could say I’ve done, seen, been to, and experienced … Continue reading
It’s our camera club’s last photo exhibit for the year and you gotta check out our larger-than-life photos! Here’s a write-up from our 2010 President, Jorem Catilo: The Zone Five Camera Club has chosen to go vertical for their much anticipated year end exhibit. Of late, the club has gone with more conceptual approaches to … Continue reading
In Liz Gilbert‘s memoir of her life, Eat. Pray. Love., she writes about her trips across the world in search for everything… Though she supposedly has everything a woman would want and dream of — a husband, a house, a successful career — still, she found herself lost and in search for what she really … Continue reading
To: PardsCc:Subject: Selamat Datang Kota Kinabalu!Date: May 15, 2010, Friday, 7:30pmHi Pards! Thanks for taking care of my last minute work bilins over there. :) Don’t worry, I have your bilin as well to give you suggested itineraries and accomodations when you go on vacation here. So here, I’m emailing you a detailed documentation of … Continue reading
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