Boracay

First flight since the Pandemic era. I am so happy and overwhelmed. Where is Boracay? Boracay is an island located in the province of Aklan in the western part of the Visayas Region in the Philippines. It is widely known for its beaches, water activities and resorts, and is one of the most popular beach…

Solo Backpacking Diaries: Siargao

Siargao, I’ve been to many places with whiter sand beaches and bluer crystal waters, but nothing comes close to your vibe. You are home. Magpupungko Rock Pool Tayangban Cave Pacifico My favorite surfing spot. General Luna — Cloud 9 Dapa and Pilar Guyam Island Daku Island Naked Island ************ And because I’m feeling separation anxiety…

Solo Backpacking Diaries: Coron, Busuanga, Culion

My trip to the Calamian Islands is by far my most memorable solo travel to date. The sad parts were saying goodbye to all of my amazing new friends and not being skilled enough nor have the equipment to take amazing photos in the dark and underwater . Fireflies and Planktons Rode a speedboat around…

El Nido

Four days were not enough. El Nido is amazing. Met a lot of great people, made new friends and had the chance to travel for the first time with my cousins and sister outside of Cebu. Ahhhh the beautiful Bacuit Bay. It can get extremely busy at night, but it’s always a sight to behold…

Solo Backpacking Diaries: South Batan, Batanes

It’s the 2nd to my last day in Batanes and in one sleep I will be back home. Time ran so fast and my heart breaks a little with the taste of bittersweet soon-goodbye. A part of me says, “You miss home, girl”, and the wanderlust soul whispers “Wish you’d stay a few days more…

Solo Backpacking Diaries: Sabtang Island, Batanes

I’m back! I’m here to blab again about my Batanes birthday getaway. This time I’m going to talk about my second day there. Say hello to Sabtang Island! I woke up early that day. Boats leaving for Sabtang Island are all in Ivana Port which is approximately 30-45 mins away from Basco, and they leave…

Solo Backpacking Diaries: North Batan, Batanes

My birthday this year is one of the bests ever. I crossed an item in my bucket list and it took me a while (almost a month) to write about all the things that happened because I was so hyped about everything. I went to Batanes!! YES, BATANES!     I arrived there early in…

The one wherein we went to Negros Occidental

Sometimes, we all think we all need a really long break. We all do…that I’m sure, but a 2-day vacay isn’t really that bad when you’re in good company. **** We decided to order food and buy some treats at this rustic cafe they call El Ideal. In one table, there was an old married…

One More Chance — Not!

Nagpabook. Umasa. Di Pinasakay. Number 1 daw, pero Chance lang pala. We arrived in Toledo City around 4 in the morning. As the car made its way to the pier entrance, we were stopped by a man, around 50-ish, wearing a white shirt. “Sir, Ma’am, Di na raba makasulod. Puno na ang barko”. We tried…

Somewhere in the Cordilleras: Banaue, Sagada, Baguio

I recently had the fortune of traveling to some of the provinces in Cordillera Central Luzon: Banaue, Sagada, Baguio last month. Banaue, Ifugao This was our first stop. We reached Ifugao at around 6 in the evening. Although we took the  long Nueva Ecija and Nueva Vizcaya route, it was really the traffic in Bulacan…

Solo Backpacking Diaries: Camiguin

She carries a lot of backpacks/suitcases but all of them are empty because she’s expecting to completely fill them with life by the end of this trip and then she’ll come home and sort everything out and do it all again. Storypeople I have always thought of travelling alone, but never really had the balls (or the vajay-jay)…

Dogs Day Out

Riri went out for a vacation with her fellow furballs from mom’s side of the family, and had us humans tag along. We left around 7 in the morning and arrived at Tingko Beach in Alcoy around 10-ish. It was a hot summer day. We humans prepared the table and the food while the furballs waited. After eating…