The Rice Terraces of Banaue and Batad

The Banaue Rice terraces found in the mountains of Philippines has been described as the eight wonder of the world. More than 2000 years ago, these terraces were made by our ancestors of the Batad Indigenous people without the support of machinery to provide levels like stepping stones to the sky, some reaching an altitude [...]

Sidetrip to Bontoc

Bontoc is the capital of Mountain Province. It is about 12 hours from Manila and a mere 45 minutes from Sagada. Compared to Baguio, there are definitely less buses going to Bontoc. Bontoc is primarily a commercial town used by tourists mainly as a rest-stop on the circuit to Banaue-Sagada. From Manila, there’s a bus [...]

Meet the Nomads: Chyng Reyes

I came across Chyng’s blog while cruising the online world for other travellers. No Spam, No Virus, No Kidding is a travel blog which is light and fun to read. Chyng’s enthusiasm towards travel and towards life is definitely felt as you read thru her blog. She’s one of the few Filipinas that I know [...]

Top Four Ways to Earn Miles Without Flying

How to Travel the World for Free: Tip#3: Earn Miles without Flying Most people who fly frequently doesn’t bother anymore in earning miles without flying. For cheapskates like me, I scoured the internet constantly researching on how I could get my most coveted free air ticket. I’ve been lucky enough to earn some miles using [...]

London’s Famous Market

Everyone has heard about London’s famous markets like Petticoat Lane and Portobello Road but I thought you might like to hear about some of its lesser known ones, the top 7 spots to buy food, flowers and everything in between: 1) The Backyard Market – Located in Brick Lane, this market has clothes, jewellery and [...]

Window Shopping in Vira Mall, Greenhills

Vira Mall in Greenhills is the place to go if you want to buy second hand electronics such as celphones, laptops, cameras and other stuff. A lot of people go here to buy, sell, or trade their gadgets for another one. Sadly for me, I just went there to stroll and kill time. It is [...]

Meet the Nomads: Gaye Emami

Gaye is one of the bravest female traveler that I know. She would probably be the only person that I know that has traveled and enjoyed the beaches of Basilan which I also dreamed of visiting in the near future. A newly wed backpacker and soon-to-be mom author of Pinay Travel Junkie strolls the beaches [...]

How to Earn Miles Fast from your Credit Card

How to Travel the World for Free: Tip#2: How to Earn Miles Fast from your Credit Card Last week, I’ve shared with you various credit card in the Philippines that can help you earn miles that you can exchange for a free ticket. This week I’ll be talking about how to earn miles fast. There [...]

Cheap Finds at Tiendesitas

Tiendesitas is like an outdoor SM Hypermart where you could find and buy anything, well, almost anything that is. I could not remember the last time I went there, but a couple of friends invited me to spend the night strolling around this big outdoor shopping complex. Tiendesitas is divided into different complexes or ‘villages’ [...]

Kauai’s Two Secrets

Have you ever been on vacation just in an effort to get away? And then did you find that once you got there everybody else in the world was on vacation there too? You may have thought that you had chosen a safe place because the guidebooks told you it was the least crowded. You [...]

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