The map has been an indispensable best friend of every explorer in the world. From ancient peoples to Dora, maps have been a companion in every journeys and travels�an important tool for motorists, tourists, and ordinary folks alike. As for me, maps have been part of my life�devoted a part of my allowance (and asking my parents back then) to ...
Getting around Yogyakarta�s tropical heat can be tiring, just like here in the Philippines. The most convenient way in getting around Kota Jogja (dowtown area) would rather be a very similar solution to what Filipinos do in urban areas and villages�the becak (pronounced as be-chak). If Filipinos have the sidecar or de padyak or traysikad, Indonesians have the becak�and also ...
Bohol is famous for Chocolate Hills, tarsiers, beaches, and several of its notable centuries-old Catholic Churches. The churches at Baclayon and Loboc are already included in the usual tours in Bohol, since these are in between Chocolate Hills and Tagbilaran City-Panglao Island area. These two churches receive waves of tourists everyday�and the crowning jewel of Bohol�s heritage churches. However, just ...
Manila-Kuala Lumpur
I have been a jet setter, I guess since I was a kid. However on average, I only have an hour or two as for my �flying hours� in flights which are mostly within the Philippines. Last June though, it was my first time breaking my 3-4 hour record with the longest and farthest transit I had so ...
It was my second time going out of my home country, and of all places, I landed in a city so vibrant of its culture, that I have the inkling of going back and experiencing it once more�Yogyakarta. This city of three million (in its region) is known to be the gateway to the great ancient temples of Borobudur and ...
