Best things: - I say about 40% of my budget was left unspent. Beijing was surprisingly pocket-friendly. Tip: Get around on a subway and grab delish meal at a local eat. - Most, if not all, of the important places and heritage sites are easily accessible by subway. By the way, the city has a … Continue reading »
A part of me is whispering to put this post on hold until I’m granted the Chinese tourist visa, which in fact I hadn’t accomplished yet. But I am so looking forward for my holiday and I am too amped up not to put my feelings into writing it might burst. At the same time, … Continue reading »
Our subsequent itinerary led us to the laid-back and tranquil town of Sagada in the Mountain Province that has wetted the appetites of many for its interesting ethnic practices of hanging coffins in a valley or burying their dead on a cave, its majestic and stunning sunrises, and its offers for adrenaline-booster cave explorations, among … Continue reading »
France is almost all the world’s most loved nation, although quite frankly, my affection towards this beautiful country developed in a much later time (only when I left overseas) and hadn’t really put much attention to it (and everything about it) beforehand. Perhaps, because Philippines is pretty much highly Americanized, from TV shows, movies, music … Continue reading »
I have to admit, it was the loneliest I’ve ever been after that tragic encounter. I am not talking about my experience in Angkor Wat. I am but describing my emotions at the time when my then boyfriend decided to tread on a different path. It was too unprecedented that family and friends mourned for … Continue reading »
Oh how could I ever forget the memorable Siem Reap – my place of refuge when I was in the state of personal calamity? As they say, don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched. I should have listened. Looking back, I thought everything in my life was it. My then boyfriend and I (along with … Continue reading »
I got up that morning not really knowing how exactly we could reach there. One thing I fervently prayed for the night before was for us to get a nice and easy hitchhiking opportunity the minute we hit the road. I felt a bit emotional leaving the friendly town of Dilijan (which I hastily misjudged … Continue reading »
Here’s the second installment of my random stories of remarkable people and events that I’m so much glad had transpired during my visit to Egypt early last December. If in the first installment you were the lucky recipients of the sweet kiss from the Great Sphinx, this time I’m going to be rewarding you with … Continue reading »
This is the high and mighty Burj Al Arab, controversially dubbed as the world’s only 7-Star hotel (for friends who don’t know). But no, I didn’t have my last 2012 dinner inside nor did I treat myself a suite (which probably will cost me my annual gross salary, pfff) but yes, I spent my NYE … Continue reading »
First of all, in relation to this journal, I would like to plea as not guilty. This special message goes out to the Egyptian historians, paleontologists, scientists, archaeologists, curators, its citizens, and to the rest of the world. I admit I crossed the line and broke the rules – I took a snap of Rameses … Continue reading »
