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Tips to Get a Schengen Visa for First Timers with No Strong Ties | Germany - Unmarried Couple VV
Germany

Tips to Get a Schengen Visa for First Timers with No Strong Ties | Germany - Unmarried Couple VV

Dec 26, 2020 13 min read

The visit visa for unmarried couples that I applied for in November 2020 was a new visa category created in response to the Love is Not Tourism campaign. This allowed binational couples with a German partner to reunite in their home country despite travel restrictions. UPDATE 2022: The post below is for first time applicants but I still applied the

The Anatomy of the Ifugao Native Hut | Batad Rice Terraces
Ifugao

The Anatomy of the Ifugao Native Hut | Batad Rice Terraces

Dec 7, 2019 7 min read

Table of contents 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 a native Ifugao inside a nipa hut. Nipa huts ar