When traveling to a new country I like to keep track of my unique observations about that place, some of these may be obvious to everyone while visiting, others may be less noticed and some may already be known. After five weeks in the Philippines,… Read More »Filipino Observations
I was extremely excited to visit Siquijor. It’s not as touristy as the other islands, it has a mystical vibe and lore of voodoo and everyone who had traveled there said only good things about it. It’s significantly smaller than Bohol and my plan was… Read More »Siquijor’s Against Me
Bohol is an island I’ve been wanting to go to for over a year. Last year I had planned to go with my ex-girlfriend, everything was booked, but a week before we were supposed to go, her school told her she had to work. The… Read More »The Island of Chocolate Hills: Bohol
It’s impossible to go to Palawan and not do boat tours. The Philippines are made up of 7,641 islands most of them accessible only by boat and some of them unvisitable. My trip took me to the province of Palawan which consists of two main… Read More »Palawan Boat Tours
Tokyo was Anthony Bourdain’s favorite city. He says “I’m endlessly fascinated” and “I’ve been many times and it’s still thrilling.” According to him, it was the one city in which he could have spent the rest of his life. There are 5 things he says… Read More »Anthony Bourdain’s Tokyo
If Lisbon is a hidden gem, Porto is its forgotten brother. Some people may have heard of it because of port wine; but most haven’t. Out of every city I’ve visited Porto is one of my favorites. It’s located in northern Portugal on the Duoro River,… Read More »A Place I’d Never Be Able to Drive Stick, Porto!