Manila, Philippines Random: Heal Documentary HEAL is an interesting Netflix documentary that talks about energy medicine. Popular authors and scientists were in the show, the like of Dr. Joe Dispenza, who has great meditation guides. Kelly Turner, author of Radical Remission, studied over 1500 remission cases worldwide.… Latest stories
Manila, Philippines Random: Heal Documentary HEAL is an interesting Netflix documentary that talks about energy medicine. Popular authors and scientists were in the show, the like of Dr. Joe Dispenza, who has great meditation guides. Kelly Turner, author of Radical Remission, studied over 1500 remission cases worldwide.… 
Delhi, India TravelFeed 3.0 Presentation to Stranded Travelers in Delhi, India India’s Prime Minister announced the lockdown extension until the 3rd of May. A lot of my fellow travelers here felt really bad which is understandable as there is no way to get out of India except for rescue flights by embassies. I have been in this hostel since the 25th of… 
Delhi, India Filipinos Stuck in India due to Lockdown gets little to no response from the PH Embassy I'm stuck in India and I met another Filipina traveler who was asking help at a Filipino Traveler's community in social media to get the Philippine embassy's attention. Instead of getting support, she was bashed and was told that she deserves to be in this situation. Let me… 
India Coronavirus Situation in India: Stranded in Udaipur as a Foreigner Yesterday, I was awoken by the sound of the birds and some pigeons banging our window. It isn’t a typical morning when my alarm would be the sound rickshaws and motorbikes. The 22nd of March was Janta Curfew day or Voluntary Lockdown in India. The curfew has already started here… 
Udaipur, India Coronavirus Situation in Udaipur, India: Is my Asian appearance a Disadvantage in Hotel Bookings? I’m Filipino and I could easily look like an East Asian. In Southeast Asia, people think I’m a local, whether it’s in Thailand, Laos, or Vietnam. Here in India, some people think I’m Japanese or Korean, while some think I’m South American. I can look like any nationality! While… 
Chiang Rai Province, Thailand Northern Thailand: Pai to Mae Sai Motorbike Loop I previously wrote about a motorbike day tour that @jpphotography and I did in Pai, Thailand. It was just a warm up for a longer motorbike trip. We did two separate week-long motorbike trips, the second one was the Mae Hong Son loop. I am not sure what to call this first… 
Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand Mae Hong Son, North Thailand: Top 10 Things to Do We reached Mae Hong Son, capital of Mae Hong Son province, on the 4th day of our Mae Hong Son loop motorbike tour and decided to stay here fo 3 days. Here you will find signs that says 1864. That is not the altitude or a year, it’s the number of curves you have to go through to… 
Chiang Mai, Thailand “Elephant Spirit Crushing”: Why You Shouldn’t Ride an Elephant and Elephant Nature Park’s Solution in Thailand image source: performing elephant I have seen it several times, [Facebook] friends posting their travel photos from Thailand, merrily riding an elephant. As instagram-worthy one might think it is, there’s a great sacrifice for these creatures to be able to submit to this kind of… 
Houayxay, Laos Laos Border Crossing, Transportation and Budget Guide After Thailand, we decided to head over to a more laidback country - Laos. We stayed there for a month and took the most economical transportation options and we also hitchhiked quite a lot. I have compiled some useful information we experienced and gathered throughout the way.… 
Delhi, India New Delhi Travel Scam: Why I almost wanted to leave India We took the a flight from Bangkok and arrived at the Delhi International Airport. From there, it was a breeze to take the metro to New Delhi and it only costs Rs. 50 for the ride. As soon as we got out of the airport, it was a struggle getting a ride to our guesthouse. Only auto… 
Pasay, Philippines Tips to Avoid Getting Offloaded by Philippine Immigration (For Solo Female Travelers) The Philippine Immigration is infamous for offloading Filipino passengers for various reasons. I can't really blame them, however, they have offloaded legit travelers for trying to prevent illegal activities. First of all, some Filipinos have been notorious in traveling to look… 
Philippines iHerb Philippines Review 2023 (Updated): Tips to Buy Health Products for a Cheaper Price Most imported products in the Philippines are very expensive due to customs taxes, and of course, the business who brought it to the country has to profit from it too. Natural and organic supplements are particularly pricey. My previous go-to shops were Healthy Options and… 
Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand Pai on a Motorbike: Land Splits, Bamboos and Canyons I thought Pai in Northern Thailand would be a small place where you can just walk or trek anywhere but I was wrong. There is so much to discover around Pai and even after making it a home-base for 5 weeks, there were still some places we missed to explore. Once you arrive in… 
Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand Pai Walking Street 10 Baht Food Challenge One of the best things I enjoyed in Thailand are their night markets. However, it can sometimes be too touristy and so prices tend to be higher than the local street food. While in Chiang Mai, we avoided the night market and found less popular and affordable street food. We… 
Oudomxay, Laos Celebrating a Quiet New Year in Pakbeng, Laos Just dropping by to greet everyone a happy new decade! I also want to share my New Year’s Eve experience in Pakbeng, Laos. It’s not a place you travel to for a New Year’s countdown, Luang Prabang would have a bigger event that would cater to tourists. We intended to get to Luang… 
Manila, Philippines How I Got a Multiple Entry US B1/B2 Visa: Tips for Filipinos and Interview Questions A lot of people has been asking me how I got a multiple entry tourist visa to the US. For someone like me with no strong ties to the Philippines, I was worried I'd get denied. To my surprise, I got a multiple entry visa valid for 10 years! I travel a lot and have no intentions… 
Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand TravelFeed Meetup in Pai: Behind the Scenes Last month, @travelfeed provided some updates on the meetups that happened after SteemFest in Bangkok and Chiang Mai. By this time, I have re-joined the team to help in social media, PR and testing. I wasn’t involved yet when the team organized these meetups. It looked as easy… 
Mountain Province, Philippines Kalinga's Apo Whang-Od: A National Treasure in a Human Zoo Apo Whang-Od is one of the Philippines’ national treasures. Her skills and talent made Buscalan famous for the Kalinga tribe tattoo. I was starstruck to see a living legend, however, disappointed by what tourism has done to an icon. I usually write informative travel blogs but… 
Ifugao, Philippines The Best Things to Do in and around Banaue Rice Terraces, Philippines I am not a local of Banaue but I stayed there for almost a month that I learned a lot of useful information that I’d like to share to my readers. This place is popular for the Banaue rice terraces, however, it seems most travelers just do a stop over at the rice terraces… 
Ifugao, Philippines Batad Rice Terraces: Why you should pay for a Local Guide Note: I did not intend to post this here as this is my letter to the Banaue mayor. However, I made some mistakes today which resulted to a duplicate post of House of Ekolife. So as not to make my blog look worse, I will just re-publish this blog here. I stayed for a week in… 
Ifugao, Philippines House of Ekolife: Beyond Great Food, an Enterprise for the Philippines' Modern Heroes Banaue was my home base for my last month in the Philippines and I was able to live like a local somehow. I didn’t travel much in the Banaue area like at the Happao rice terraces, except for the Batad rice terraces which I have blogged about extensively. However, I did eat a lot… 
Ifugao, Philippines Your Complete Travel Guide to Batad Rice Terraces I have just started out my digital nomad journey and long term travel. That meant that I have the option to travel slowly. I was like most tourists previously when I had my 9 to 5 job. I would take time off for a few days and get to as many locations fast. I think travel is… 
Ifugao, Philippines The Anatomy of the Ifugao Native Hut | Batad Rice Terraces While in Batad, I stayed in a solo room at Batad View Inn & Restaurant as this was my most practical option. This lodging is under the same management as Mang Ramon’s Homestay who owns traditional nipa huts. It got me curious so I decided to upgrade for one night and sleep like… 
Ifugao, Philippines Batad Cultural Experience: How to Make Traditional Ifugao Rice Wine Ramon Binalit, owner of Mang Ramon’s Homestay, is known in the Philippines for all the work he does to preserve Batad and its tradition. He has been featured in several articles and documentaries. We can call him a legend not only for showcasing their Ifugao tribe culture, but… Random: Heal Documentary
HEAL is an interesting Netflix documentary that talks about energy medicine. Popular authors and scientists were in the show, the like of Dr. Joe Dispenza, who has great meditation guides. Kelly Turner, author of Radical Remission, studied over 1500 remission cases worldwide.…
TravelFeed 3.0 Presentation to Stranded Travelers in Delhi, India
India’s Prime Minister announced the lockdown extension until the 3rd of May. A lot of my fellow travelers here felt really bad which is understandable as there is no way to get out of India except for rescue flights by embassies. I have been in this hostel since the 25th of…
Filipinos Stuck in India due to Lockdown gets little to no response from the PH Embassy
I'm stuck in India and I met another Filipina traveler who was asking help at a Filipino Traveler's community in social media to get the Philippine embassy's attention. Instead of getting support, she was bashed and was told that she deserves to be in this situation. Let me…
Coronavirus Situation in India: Stranded in Udaipur as a Foreigner
Yesterday, I was awoken by the sound of the birds and some pigeons banging our window. It isn’t a typical morning when my alarm would be the sound rickshaws and motorbikes. The 22nd of March was Janta Curfew day or Voluntary Lockdown in India. The curfew has already started here…
Coronavirus Situation in Udaipur, India: Is my Asian appearance a Disadvantage in Hotel Bookings?
I’m Filipino and I could easily look like an East Asian. In Southeast Asia, people think I’m a local, whether it’s in Thailand, Laos, or Vietnam. Here in India, some people think I’m Japanese or Korean, while some think I’m South American. I can look like any nationality! While…
Northern Thailand: Pai to Mae Sai Motorbike Loop
I previously wrote about a motorbike day tour that @jpphotography and I did in Pai, Thailand. It was just a warm up for a longer motorbike trip. We did two separate week-long motorbike trips, the second one was the Mae Hong Son loop. I am not sure what to call this first…
Mae Hong Son, North Thailand: Top 10 Things to Do
We reached Mae Hong Son, capital of Mae Hong Son province, on the 4th day of our Mae Hong Son loop motorbike tour and decided to stay here fo 3 days. Here you will find signs that says 1864. That is not the altitude or a year, it’s the number of curves you have to go through to…
“Elephant Spirit Crushing”: Why You Shouldn’t Ride an Elephant and Elephant Nature Park’s Solution in Thailand
image source: performing elephant I have seen it several times, [Facebook] friends posting their travel photos from Thailand, merrily riding an elephant. As instagram-worthy one might think it is, there’s a great sacrifice for these creatures to be able to submit to this kind of…
Laos Border Crossing, Transportation and Budget Guide
After Thailand, we decided to head over to a more laidback country - Laos. We stayed there for a month and took the most economical transportation options and we also hitchhiked quite a lot. I have compiled some useful information we experienced and gathered throughout the way.…
New Delhi Travel Scam: Why I almost wanted to leave India
We took the a flight from Bangkok and arrived at the Delhi International Airport. From there, it was a breeze to take the metro to New Delhi and it only costs Rs. 50 for the ride. As soon as we got out of the airport, it was a struggle getting a ride to our guesthouse. Only auto…
Tips to Avoid Getting Offloaded by Philippine Immigration (For Solo Female Travelers)
The Philippine Immigration is infamous for offloading Filipino passengers for various reasons. I can't really blame them, however, they have offloaded legit travelers for trying to prevent illegal activities. First of all, some Filipinos have been notorious in traveling to look…
iHerb Philippines Review 2023 (Updated): Tips to Buy Health Products for a Cheaper Price
Most imported products in the Philippines are very expensive due to customs taxes, and of course, the business who brought it to the country has to profit from it too. Natural and organic supplements are particularly pricey. My previous go-to shops were Healthy Options and…
Pai on a Motorbike: Land Splits, Bamboos and Canyons
I thought Pai in Northern Thailand would be a small place where you can just walk or trek anywhere but I was wrong. There is so much to discover around Pai and even after making it a home-base for 5 weeks, there were still some places we missed to explore. Once you arrive in…
Pai Walking Street 10 Baht Food Challenge
One of the best things I enjoyed in Thailand are their night markets. However, it can sometimes be too touristy and so prices tend to be higher than the local street food. While in Chiang Mai, we avoided the night market and found less popular and affordable street food. We…
Celebrating a Quiet New Year in Pakbeng, Laos
Just dropping by to greet everyone a happy new decade! I also want to share my New Year’s Eve experience in Pakbeng, Laos. It’s not a place you travel to for a New Year’s countdown, Luang Prabang would have a bigger event that would cater to tourists. We intended to get to Luang…
How I Got a Multiple Entry US B1/B2 Visa: Tips for Filipinos and Interview Questions
A lot of people has been asking me how I got a multiple entry tourist visa to the US. For someone like me with no strong ties to the Philippines, I was worried I'd get denied. To my surprise, I got a multiple entry visa valid for 10 years! I travel a lot and have no intentions…
TravelFeed Meetup in Pai: Behind the Scenes
Last month, @travelfeed provided some updates on the meetups that happened after SteemFest in Bangkok and Chiang Mai. By this time, I have re-joined the team to help in social media, PR and testing. I wasn’t involved yet when the team organized these meetups. It looked as easy…
Kalinga's Apo Whang-Od: A National Treasure in a Human Zoo
Apo Whang-Od is one of the Philippines’ national treasures. Her skills and talent made Buscalan famous for the Kalinga tribe tattoo. I was starstruck to see a living legend, however, disappointed by what tourism has done to an icon. I usually write informative travel blogs but…
The Best Things to Do in and around Banaue Rice Terraces, Philippines
I am not a local of Banaue but I stayed there for almost a month that I learned a lot of useful information that I’d like to share to my readers. This place is popular for the Banaue rice terraces, however, it seems most travelers just do a stop over at the rice terraces…
Batad Rice Terraces: Why you should pay for a Local Guide
Note: I did not intend to post this here as this is my letter to the Banaue mayor. However, I made some mistakes today which resulted to a duplicate post of House of Ekolife. So as not to make my blog look worse, I will just re-publish this blog here. I stayed for a week in…
House of Ekolife: Beyond Great Food, an Enterprise for the Philippines' Modern Heroes
Banaue was my home base for my last month in the Philippines and I was able to live like a local somehow. I didn’t travel much in the Banaue area like at the Happao rice terraces, except for the Batad rice terraces which I have blogged about extensively. However, I did eat a lot…
Your Complete Travel Guide to Batad Rice Terraces
I have just started out my digital nomad journey and long term travel. That meant that I have the option to travel slowly. I was like most tourists previously when I had my 9 to 5 job. I would take time off for a few days and get to as many locations fast. I think travel is…
The Anatomy of the Ifugao Native Hut | Batad Rice Terraces
While in Batad, I stayed in a solo room at Batad View Inn & Restaurant as this was my most practical option. This lodging is under the same management as Mang Ramon’s Homestay who owns traditional nipa huts. It got me curious so I decided to upgrade for one night and sleep like…
Batad Cultural Experience: How to Make Traditional Ifugao Rice Wine
Ramon Binalit, owner of Mang Ramon’s Homestay, is known in the Philippines for all the work he does to preserve Batad and its tradition. He has been featured in several articles and documentaries. We can call him a legend not only for showcasing their Ifugao tribe culture, but…