I’ve a confession to make—before June this year, I had only been to Vietnam twice, and I had only been to Ho Chi Minh. I know little about the places in Vietnam and the country itself. Well, that made me want to plan an epic Vietnam trip, and I made it happen—I allotted two weeks Read More
Travel: Asia
The Thrilling SkyCab and SkyBridge at Panorama Langkawi
I’ve been to so many places in Malaysia—I’ve set foot in almost all states except Perlis, and I’ve proudly stayed at villages (kampungs) where tourists rarely venture into. Ironically, I hadn’t been to Langkawi—known as the Jewel of Kedah and one of the country’s most prominent tourist hotspots—until recently. Aside from the famous mangroves, on Read More
A Day in Nagashima Resort: Flowers, Lights, Shopping
Just outside Nagoya lies Nagashima Resort, which apparently, is so huge that it’s a destination of its own. I personally was overwhelmed by its multitude of attractions that we weren’t even able to cover entirely, since we only spent our afternoon and evening there. Well, I now do have a reason to return. Knowing that Read More
Discovering Masbate for a Weekend
Recently, low-cost flights were launched to Masbate from Manila and Cebu. But prior to that, visitors and locals alike had to rely on taxing sea crossings or flights that were limited and had a prohibitive price tag. As a result, it had long been one of those isolated island-provinces, where people mostly came to visit Read More
Trying Out Flytpack in Europe and Thailand
One of the more popular mobile wi-fi routers out in the market today is Flytpack. I’ve read many favorable reviews of it online, so I was eager to try it out myself. To test it out fully, I brought it to my biggest trip this year—a two-week journey to the United Kingdom and Ireland with Read More