TRAVEL GUIDES

A collection of stories, photos, and travel guides from my adventures, backpacking, and nature-tripping around the world.

TRAVEL GUIDES

Pililla Wind Farm – Windmills in Rizal (Travel Guide + Tips)

Asia, Backpacking, Destinations, Mountains, Nature-Tripping, Philippines, Rizal, Travel Guides, Travels

11 months ago

PILILLA WIND FARM With the rise of renewable energy, windmill or wind turbine farms are sprouting throughout the country, and one of them is located in Rizal called Pililla Wind…

Old Diplomat Hotel – Baguio City, Benguet (Travel Guide + Tips)

Asia, Backpacking, Benguet, Destinations, Metro Experiences, Mountains, Nature-Tripping, Philippines, Travel Guides, Travels

11 months ago

OLD DIPLOMAT HOTEL The Old Diplomat Hotel is known for its ghost stories from people seeing headless entities and hearing screams, cries, and banging of doors. It is known as…

Acea Subic Beach Resort – Subic, Zambales (Travel Guide + Tips)

Asia, Backpacking, Beaches/Falls/Rivers, Destinations, Nature-Tripping, Philippines, Travel Guides, Travels, Zambales

12 months ago

ACEA SUBIC BEACH RESORT Acea Subic Beach Resort is probably one of the resorts I won’t forget easily for its good customer service, excellent food, clean and spacious rooms, and…

Imperial Citadel of Thang Long – Hanoi, Vietnam (Travel Guide + Tips)

Asia, Backpacking, Destinations, Travel Guides, Travels, Vietnam

12 months ago

THE IMPERIAL CITADEL OF THANG LONG Before our trip to Vietnam, the only information I knew about Vietnam was the Vietnam War and the time when they became a colony…

Trang An Boat Tour – Ninh Binh, Vietnam (Travel Guide + Tips)

Asia, Backpacking, Destinations, Travel Guides, Travels, Vietnam

12 months ago

TRANG AN BOAT TOUR Trang An Landscape Complex is an area in the province of Ninh Binh that showcases a magnificent landscape of limestone rock formations or karsts, rice paddy…

Hang Mua Viewpoint and Lotus Pond – Ninh Binh, Vietnam (Travel Guide + Tips)

Asia, Backpacking, Destinations, Travel Guides, Travels, Vietnam

1 year ago

HANG MUA CAVE & VIEWPOINTS Ninh Binh is referred to as the “Ha Long Bay on Land” because of the limestone rock formations that you can see surrounding the area…

CLIMB GUIDES

Dingalan, Aurora – Window to the Pacific (Travel Guide + Tips)

Asia, Aurora, Backpacking, Beaches/Falls/Rivers, Climb Guides, Destinations, Mountains, Nature-Tripping, Philippines, Travel Guides, Travels

6 years ago

Dingalan is a town in Aurora known as the Batanes of the East. It has landscapes that mimic the rolling hills and blue waters of the islands of Batanes. Located…

Mt. Sawi – Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija (Climb Guide + Tips)

Asia, Climb Guides, Destinations, Mountains, Nature-Tripping, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, Travel Guides, Travels

6 years ago

MT. SAWI Mt. Sawi is located in Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija, one of the newest mountains open for hikers. It is part of the Aurora Memorial National Park and offers a…

Mt. 387 & Aloha Falls – Carranglan, Nueva Ecija (Climb Guide + Tips)

Asia, Beaches/Falls/Rivers, Climb Guides, Destinations, Mountains, Nature-Tripping, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, Travel Guides, Travels

6 years ago

MT. 387 It has been a while since I’ve been in the mountains. To breathe the fresh air, feel the earth beneath my feet, and conquer the summits. I was…

Masungi Georeserve - Baras, Rizal (Travel Guide)

Masungi Georeserve – Ropes and Limestones (Travel Guide + Tips)

Asia, Climb Guides, Destinations, Mountains, Nature-Tripping, Philippines, Rizal, Travel Guides, Travels

6 years ago

I’ve been asked a lot by my friends to organize a trip to Masungi Georeserve. I was always hesitant because I thought of it as very expensive since I knew…

Mt. Arayat – Pampanga’s Highest (Climb Guide + Tips)

Asia, Climb Guides, Destinations, Mountains, Nature-Tripping, Pampanga, Philippines, Travel Guides, Travels

7 years ago

Last 2012, I left Manila to work in Pampanga. Every time I went home and came back, I always see this lone land standing from the flat plains of…

Mt. Samat National Shrine - Dedication for Heroes (Travel Guide)

Mt. Samat National Shrine – For the Heroes (Travel Guide + Tips)

Asia, Bataan, Climb Guides, Destinations, Mountains, Museum Tours, Nature-Tripping, Philippines, Travel Guides, Travels

7 years ago

HISTORY AT MT. SAMAT NATIONAL SHRINE There are a lot of reasons to travel, may it be for relaxation, finding yourself, to experience new things, or just wanting to visit…

NATURE-TRIPPING

Acaban Cave – Culaba, Biliran (Travel Guide + Tips)

Asia, Backpacking, Beaches/Falls/Rivers, Biliran, Destinations, Nature-Tripping, Philippines, Travel Guides, Travels

1 year ago

ACABAN CAVE OR LOVERS’ CAVE What’s nice about a certain destination is not just its beautiful landscapes but also the legends and stories surrounding that place. One of these destinations…

Canaan Hill Farms – Caibiran, Biliran (Travel Guide + Tips)

Asia, Backpacking, Biliran, Destinations, Nature-Tripping, Philippines, Travel Guides, Travels

1 year ago

CANAAN HILL FARMS Canaan Hill Farms is an agri-tourism farm site accredited by the Department of Tourism and TESDA that promotes tourism and agriculture. The farm is located in the…

Cabucgayan Boardwalk (NARAVIL-MFA) – Looc, Biliran (Travel Guide + Tips)

Asia, Backpacking, Beaches/Falls/Rivers, Biliran, Destinations, Nature-Tripping, Philippines, Travel Guides, Travels

1 year ago

CABUCGAYAN BOARDWALK Cabucgayan Boardwalk or NARAVIL-MFA Boardwalk is an ecotourism site developed to help the families in the area, to boost tourism and livelihood. It is located in Barangay Looc,…

Landscape view of the silky flow of water of Tinago Falls

Tinago Falls – Caibiran, Biliran (Travel Guide + Tips)

Asia, Backpacking, Beaches/Falls/Rivers, Biliran, Destinations, Nature-Tripping, Philippines, Travel Guides, Travels

1 year ago

TINAGO FALLS Tinago Falls is one of the most beautiful waterfalls I’ve visited in Biliran. It is located in the heart of the Caibiran rainforest which is surrounded by lush…

Isla Reta Beach Resort- Talikud, Davao del Norte (Travel Guide + Tips)

Asia, Backpacking, Beaches/Falls/Rivers, Davao del Norte, Destinations, Nature-Tripping, Philippines, Travel Guides, Travels

1 year ago

ISLA RETA BEACH RESORT If Kaputian Beach Park has clear waters and fine sand, wait till you see Isla Reta Beach Resort. Just beside Samal Island, Davao del Norte is…

Hagimit Falls Nature Park- Samal, Davao del Norte (Travel Guide + Tips)

Asia, Backpacking, Beaches/Falls/Rivers, Davao del Norte, Destinations, Nature-Tripping, Philippines, Travel Guides, Travels

1 year ago

HAGIMIT FALLS Aside from the beautiful beaches located in Samal, there is one waterfall that most travelers visit. Located at the heart of Samal Island, Hagimit Falls refreshes any person…