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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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Read MoreHang Gliding! (Again)
I went on my first Hang Gliding adventure last year, in San Francisco over the Mt. Tamalpais mountain. For my third air dropping adventure for my birthday weekend, when I was going through the long list of stuff you could in Queenstown, New Zealand, Hang Gliding caught my eye! Just off my Bungy Jumping and Zip Line adventures yesterday… I was psyched from a scenic flight! The awesome thing I love about...
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Read MoreBungy Jumping!
Ever since I struck off Sky Diving and Hang Gliding off my bucket list last year, the one high-adrenaline activity still left was Bungy Jumping (spelled “Bungee” by the Americans). I attempted to pursue this twice in the past year to do this… once in Southern California last October and the other just two months ago in Seattle. Both were failed attempts due to scheduling and weather conditions. For...
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Read MoreMachu Picchu, Peru – February 23, 2011
Sometime in June 2009, I was telling folks that I always wanted to go to Machu Picchu in Peru. At that time, I really didn’t even know what country it was in. All I knew was that I wanted to go there. Doing some research back then, I don’t remember how or why, but I got the impression that you had to make a reservation a year in advance. Myth or not, what stuck to my head was that it was difficult....
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Read MoreSkydiving!
One of the many “things must do” on my bucket list was skydiving. Earlier this year in May, I joined a group that was supposed to make a jump in Clark Field in Pampanga (read the post here), but after a month of waiting, due to red tape between the airplane charter company and the Philippine Civil Aviation Authority that jump never happened and we were refunded accordingly. On a trip to Southern...
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Read MoreMisamis Occidental Aquamarine Park-July 3, 2010
I got the idea for this Lakwatsa quite by chance. I was randomly browsing some Filipino travel blogs when I came across a brief entry from “I am a Traveler” during the morning of July 1st before leaving for work. What caught my eye, was the very nature of Dolphin Island. “Swimming with dolphins!” is what came to mind. Ok, I think I found my Lakwatsa for this particular weekend. Later in the day, I...
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Read MoreBatanes (Day 2, Part 2) – December 29, 2009
From the Mahatao lighthouse, we proceeded to what my guide Dwight referred to as the Spring of Youth via the Diura Fishing Village. We parked at the edge of the village where we walked around 1 kilometer to the spring. En route, once again… great views. We then passed an old settlement… of course just ruins now. It was at this time that Dwight shared the story of the spring of youth. The old chief...
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Read MoreXcelerator Zip Line, Davao (April and May 2009)
“Experience the Longest, Fastest, & Tallest Zipline in Asia!” – That’s the one liner on the Outland Adventure on their website. Ever since I saw that one line on their website, I longed to give it a shot. I had first ridden a zipline in Cagayan de Oro in March 2009 which probably lasted a mere 5 seconds. I made it a point to prioritize the Xcelerator during my next trip Davao. And luckily, I...
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Bangui Windmills, Ilocos Norte-Jan 29, 2010
I had been to Ilocos Norte several times in the past, but I usually just stay...
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Santo Niño Shrine, Tacloban City, Leyte-July 10, 2010
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San Juanico Bridge, Tacloban City, Leyte-July 10, 2010
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