One more day to go and we'll be finally saying goodbye to 2011. Oh, what a year it has been. In terms of travel, this year has been a bit of a milestone for me. This is the year that I've done the most travel in my life - I've been to Luzon, Visayas and for the first time, Mindanao. A few years from now, when I look...

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I've mentioned in some of my previous posts that I'm a backpacker but I haven't really fully understood what that word means (so pardon me if I used it incorrectly). I probably haven't grasped its true essence yet but at least I now have a good understanding what backpacking/backpacker entails. And I more or less know what type of backpacker I am. But does knowing the meaning really...

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Even though I was told that the trip wouldn't take more than 20 minutes,  I was still scared as hell. I'm never comfortable riding on small boats for the main reason that the boat is small. A large wave could easily upturn it. My anxiety got worse when I learned that we'd be travelling in the dark. With only a small flashlight and millions of stars to guide...

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There are lots of places to go and see in Ilocos Region. In Ilocos Norte alone, you can find old churches, white-sand beaches, waterfalls, century-old structures, bell towers and windmills. It'll take you a couple of days to fully experience what this province has to offer. Travel time from Manila via land normally takes about 8-10 hours. The last bus bound for Laoag (10pm) in Dapitan (Farinas Transit)...

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[Approaching Kuwebang Lampas] The primary purpose of our trip in Candelaria, Quezon one sunny day in April 2011 was to attend a friend's wedding. Friends talked about plans of spending the night on a beach so I made sure I packed some extra clothes. The hotel we stayed at had a huge pool but it had some funny smell so we weren't really enticed to take a dip....

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Looking for a travel-oriented social networking site? Try Couchsurfing.com. But what is CouchSurfing.com? For starters, it is a real-life social network site that connects travelers, or "surfers" who are willing to offer a free place to stay among visiting 'friends'. Just like Facebook, it incorporates features such as user profiles, photos and friend requests. Instead of looking for people you know, you use CouchSurfing.com to find people who'd...

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Some people are afraid to fly. I am among those people. [Boracay-bound aboard an ATR] I haven't really realized that I'm afraid to fly (okay, that sounds exactly like a line of a song) until I experienced my first plane ride. I thought the anxiety that made me fidget while waiting for boarding was just a result of too much excitement. You see, I had always dreamed of touching the clouds with...

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Backpacking is a dream that a lot of people want to indulge yet only few actually act on. (I've travelled to several places around the country this year, so yehey, I can call myself a backpacker!) We backpackers are among the few who choose to embrace life and see the world from different perspective (I'm taking this literally) - and that's an amazing step. We get to see...

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Creating a travel blog is easy. Yes, it is. There are lots of travel blogs out there offering various travel tips and sharing countless travel guides. Just Google them, you'll find heaps. No, it's not. Anyone can create a travel blog, but with hundreds of travel blogs in the blogosphere, it's difficult to make yours stand out. You definitely don't want your travel blog to be just 'another...

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Nearly 200 dead, 400 missing as typhoon Sendong ravaged Cagayan de Oro and Iligan.  Here are different ways by which you can help the victims.  VOLUNTEER DSWD. Volunteers needed at DSWD Cagayan de Oro (Masterson rd, Upper Carmen) to repack and deliver relief goods. Call +63906-615-0095 or tweet @DSWDserve. Iligan Bloggers Society. Meet at Rizal Park at 8AM on December 18, 2011. Look for Erika Cruz 0905-280-2002  DONATE...

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