It’s more fun in The Philippines
The Philippines is an awesome place! Things really are “More fun in The Philippines”
Read MoreWhitewater Kayaking, Camiling River, Tarlac – September 16, 2012
Tarlac for me, and probably for many Manileneos has always been “that place along McArthur Highway you pass to get to Baguio.” It never...
Read MoreGenting Highlands, Malaysia–June 23, 2012
Taking a break from the nature-filled adventures I am used to, I decided to explore the Genting Highlands… not totally sure of what to...
Read MoreLow Yat Plaza, Geek’s Paradise in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Despite the fact that I am in beautiful Malaysia with a breadth of tourist destinations. My first stop is still the IT Mall.
Read MoreWhy Travel Insurance is Important, a tour of Chartis’ Travel Guard center in Kuala Lumpur
I have been lucky so far that I have never been in any situation where travel insurance would have been handy. I have never lost a bag, I have never lost travel documents. I have never been hospitalized while on travel or in any serious accident. But as the most wise Ate Vi has once said “you can never can tell.”
Read MoreHow to get to Anawangin Cove, Zambales
I’ve been asked several times recently how to get to Anawangin Cove from Manila. I decided to put a little post together with the very...
Read MoreDive and Trek, Anilao (aka Batang Yagit goes Diving) – May 12, 2012
People go on lakwatsas for various reasons. Once it a while, it isn’t about you. Sometimes its about sharing an experience with a friend. For around a week, Benj Espina and I had been chatting on Facebook bringing Winston Almendras (aka Batang Yagit) Scuba Diving. I had been hearing about this from both of them for months, I thought it would make for an awesome adventure.
Read MoreMapanuepe Lake, Zambales – April 5, 2012
If you are looking for an adventure to a place virgin to tourists and campers in the same way Anawangin Cove was just a few years ago, there is a small out of the way town in Zambales home to a young lake formed after the eruption of Mount Pinatubo.
Read MoreLaiya, Batangas – April 28, 2012
Laiya, Batangas is a great beach just 2.5 hours south of Manila. Clear water, calm waters. great beach. It’s definitely a peaceful alternative to Boracay. That said, aside from the beach… it lacks Boracay’s nightlife and variety of activities.
Read MoreEaster Island – April 1-4, 2012
One of the “must-see” items on my bucket list has been to see Easter Island located 2,180 miles (3,510 kilometers) west of the coast of Chile in South America and is the south easternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle. Ever since I was a child, I was always fascinated by pictures of the “big heads” and the theories over who built them and why (of course, these included the “they were built by aliens” theory).
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