Asia Travel Blogs - Page 6

I was supposed to start getting engrossed with a new job today, but then I got a call that pivoted my life to a new direction just as when I have decided to focus on work for a few weeks or months before I start travelling again. ;) At first I was hesitant to receive it because it was a call from m…

I've been so excited to finally join this trip. Not only because Corregidor was a tourist attraction I so longed to visit but also because I was going out of town with virtual strangers. With a budget of Php 3000 for the tour, I didn't have to think twice. The difference between a one time meet…

~ May 5th-6th ~ Journey Day One ~ Getting up at 4am was by no means an easy task and was made no lighter by the fact I had become very sick too. With some helpful encouragement and a great leap of faith I rushed down to Toronto to catch my flight to Beijing China. Having never travelled internatio…

Whaaat?  Meet up again? Yes because some TBs from other countries are dropping by Manila before going on holiday trips to Boracay and Palawan; and an arrangement had been done for a meet and greet dinner at Trinoma in Quezon City, with drinks afterwards. Some Manila TBs didn't m…

I slept lovely last night and enjoyed breakfast just as much as the smooth airco in the hotel room. Temperatures are very warm and the sky is blue, things couldn't have been nicer. We leave for the flower and vegetable market, which I like a lot for the same reasons as I liked China Town: there are…

Ryan and I , two people who happened to meet in the most boring city in Indonesia, became friends and ended up being travbuddy.   Pekanbaru is a city located in Sumatera Island and basically there is nothing you could enjoy in this city. Sorry if I’m being too frank, but that’s…

I am so far behind on getting stuff posted!!!  Arrrrrggghhh!  In any case, July 22nd brought a total solar eclipse to Asia.  The best viewing areas were said to be in eastern China, Japan, India, and Nepal, but we ended up getting a pretty good view of it here in Taipei!&nb…

                      We had a short connection in Changi and only few time for shopping.I bought there a waterproof watch,the cheapest Swatch!cos I don't like watches but I'll need one on my sn…

the B'laan children welcoming us with their traditional dance After the first week of our relief operations, we needed a break.  We are humans after all. We have to prepare ourselves mentally and emotionally for the next week which we plan to spend carrying out Child Friendly Spaces in the&nb…

“It is hard to leave a place where you can believe that anything is possible. But that is why one must leave. To see if you were right, to see if your insights can be lived in a different air, at a lower level.”   A Journey in Ladakh - Andrew Harvey   Besides being delayed the fli…

  After three months in Windy we're off. We've travelled right the way around the country on trains, buses, taxis, tuk tuks, boats and foot ,in fact about the only form of transport left is paragliding but there's still time!!! Night buses are an odd thing, greatif you're in a couple as you s…

Heute war ein ereignisreicher Tag. Wir vier (Wieder der Peruaner, Engländer, Schwede und ich) wollten zu einem weiteren Nationalpark (Tuv Aimag) fahren, wo es Ruinen eines budhistischen Klosters zu sehen gibt. Das Hostel hätte uns Auto und Chauffeur für 50 USD zur Verfügung gestellt, wir haben …

We've been planning to trek Mt. Pinatubo for over a month. We've read some blogs about it, and all of them say positive things about the place. As for me, since I saw a feature on it through a TV program, it's always been on my list of local sites to visit. Finally, we've agreed upon a date when we…

In May a friend of mine asked me if I would be interested to go to Belitung to spend a long weekend. I agreed right away and started to make plans for the trip. Unfortunately, the trip was called off because it turned out that I had to work my ass off during that period preparing an important propo…

For two straight years, I spent my holy thursday in Pampanga with my sister and friends. We left Manila at noon time of the Holy Thursday, and reached Pampanga about two hours. I think most people in Manila has left for a long break somewhere in the provinces. I initially planned to go somewhere bu…