Itbayat Island Budget Guide
Going to Itbayat, the largest among the three islands of Batanes, can be a lot expensive especially when you’re traveling alone because of its distance being the last municipality in…
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The day I called Saints and their Families
Rowjie wakes up at 5:00 AM. It is drizzling and still very cold. He wakes me up. I fixed myself and brushed my teeth. I did not dare take a…
Phuket Weekend Market
If you’ve already been in a tiangge, then you’ve been to Phuket Weekend Market; the only difference is that the vendors speak a different language and ask for a payment…
Kata Beach
I was really dismayed with Patong, Maya Bay, Bangla Road, and everything about Phuket but I gave it a second chance. And it wasn’t bad at all because I definitely…
Jellyfishee-fishee
All the girls in our group were having fun as we rode a paddle board and pretended it was a banana boat. To make it more realistic, we wore life…
Overview of the Killing Fields
If you feel like skipping Phnom Penh as part of your upcoming Cambodia trip because of its depressing and tragic past, let me then give you a rundown of what…
Laments of a Free Person
My heart beats faster than normal. I am filled with sadness and hatred as I write this. It has been a year since we set foot in Phnom Penh but…
Mabua Beach
Saw the whole thing, dude. First you were all like “whoa”, and we were like “whoa”, and you were like “whoa…” – Crush, Finding Nemo
Travel Guide: Siargao
How to get to Siargao The most convenient way of getting to Siargao from Manila is flying to either Surigao or straight to Siargao.
No exit, No entry
I am handcuffed and being escorted by several security officers into a dingy cell. I can hear the word Filipino in a thick Malay accent mentioned a couple of times…
How to Survive the Patong Apocalypse
The Mayan calendar wasn’t exactly accurate when it said that we should be gone by the 21st of December last year. But come to think of it. What if doomsday is really…
Sex, Alcohol, and Bangla
I have been a Catholic since Lord knows when and went to Catholic schools with conservative teachings and rules all my life. My everyday experiences as a grown-up changed my…