EBC Day 2: Phakding to Namche Bazaar
When I woke up the next day, I no longer was feeling the headache that ruined my night in Phakding. I felt so much relief knowing that it wasn’t altitude mountain sickness or…
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EBC Day 1: Lukla to Phakding
When an activity commences (regardless of its kind), all involved are in high spirits. But how can you maintain such energy if that activity will last for 14 days? This is…
Gateway to Death?
After I’ve seen this one show in History Channel titled Most Extreme Airports where Tenzing-Hillary Airport or more popularly known as Lukla Airport topped the list, I have always wondered how extreme the airport really…
Binondo Food Crawl
I never really was aware that Binondo is such a great place for foodies and for those who are just plain hungry until November 2011, when my new-found friends from…
Berghaus Urban Adventure Games 2014
When I first heard the words “app-based game”, I thought it meant a live game based on an application of some sort. I realized how ignorant I can get at times when…
Sabtang Island, Batanes
When we first set foot in Batanes, we really had no idea of what we would do in the province. And since we only have eight days to accomplish everything…
Why the Hell are We Doing this?
Hush, Kaiz. This is just your first day. Don’t let them know that your headache is killing you. When headache kicked in at just 2,652 meters above sea level (MASL) during…
Big Badass Buddha
Since Rowjie and I had plenty of time to see, visit, or do whatever that we could while we were in Phuket, we decided to just go to Big Buddha,…
Talamitam: Adventure Extended
As part of our fundraising-cum-training for our upcoming Everest Base Camp trek, we organized rappelling and hiking activities in Mount Talamitam in Nasugbu, Batangas last weekend. In our group, I was…
Rappelling in Layong Bato
I have scaled a number of hills and mountains already but, ironically, I kinda fear the heights. Not really acrophobia, maybe I am just scared of the thought of falling…
Travel Guide: Itbayat Island
A short guide and some tips about traveling to the northernmost inhabited island of the Philippines, Itbayat, Batanes.
Traveling: When Fact is Really Fiction
Those who have been following (if there are) my blog, you probably would have noticed by now my so much gusto for the movie The Beach, which was based on…