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I would be very honest, 2009 wasn’t all that laughter and fun. It wasn’t all partying and crazy stuff. There was also a lot of challenging emotional situations that I’ve been through, so challenging that I thought I wouldn’t be able to see the end of this year. Whatever you’re thinking might be right, yes, [...]
Time flies so fast and before we knew it we’re already rotting on our death bed. I don’t mean to be that gross nor morbid but it’s just a fact of life. I just want to celebrate life as much as I could. Maybe that’s also one reason why I really enjoy traveling. Life is [...]
2010 will surely be a great year for travel enthusiasts. A lot of big events will be held in different countries around the world. Flip compiled the top events and destinations for 2010. Lexington, Kentucky, USA (World Equestrian Games) For horse lovers and equestrian enthusiasts, why not head to Lexington, Kentucky, USA. Lexington is known [...]
By the third week of August 2009 I was already in Kathmandu. I was excited because Nepal was part of my dream destination ever since I got bitten by the travel bug. I shared a taxi to Thamel with another guy I met in the airport. As we drove from the airport to the city center, [...]
Philippines would probably be the only country in the world where people starts playing Christmas songs as early as September, begins the Christmas shopping by October, gift-giving (including the most awaited Christmas bonus) by November, and non stop eating, drinking and partying by December. It continues until January for the New Year and extends to [...]
Can’t sleep in a long haul flight? Everyone dreads a long flight especially if it exceeds more than five hours. I don’t like it too. I usually drink some liquor before I board a flight so I could sleep through it. But sometimes, I wake up and couldn’t go back to sleep. Here are my [...]
I left Chengdu around 4AM and headed to the airport. I was ecstatic although I was quite sleepy at the same time. The reason for my excitement was the connecting flight to Kathmandu. I had a one hour layover in Lhasa, Tibet. Tibet has always been part of my dream destination list. I tried to [...]
I can’t remember the last time I made a New Year’s resolution. I used to do this when I was younger but I grew tired of writing a new one every year and breaking them over and over again. But I guess this time I want to stick with it. I realized that I’m more [...]
It was around the third week of August 2009 when I was in Kangding, China. I remember that I was contemplating if I’m going to retrace my route to Litang or head on to Chengdu. I allotted almost two weeks for my “Kunming to Chengdu Overland Adventure” trip before heading on to Nepal. I realized [...]
I woke up around 4AM and checked out of the hostel. The ticket booth didn’t sell us any ticket the day before and asked us to buy it that morning. It was really cold and dark. I walked straight to the small house of the ticket seller with my backpack. It wasn’t open yet. All [...]
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