I finally got a dslr upgrade. Well, my Nikon d3000 finally gave up on me (at least the battery) after three long years of being my travel buddy. Instead of buying a new battery which costs more than 2,000 pesos, I thought it would be better to upgrade to higher, better body. Nikon d700…
Have you made up your mind where to travel this year? Well, you have to make the decision quick because Air Asia Philippines is having RED HOT PISO SALE! Yes, it time to book those flights. P1 Base Fare Sale! AirAsia Zest is making it easy and affordable #RedHotPiso. Go to www.ai…
DID YOU KNOW? Yogyakarta until this day is ruled by a sultan. Cool ayt? And there is a food made for royalty, fit for royalty--- they call it GUDEG. It is no surprise therefore that it is the most popular dish in Yogyakarta. It can be found in every place in city. Actually, Yogyakarta …
I have known about the place because a few travel bloggers from the Philippines have already stayed here. The perk of being one of them. And so this is where we stayed for two nights during the entire duration of our Yogyakarta trip and with a hotel this good and value, I can stay here f…
You cannot just look around the temple and that's it. I mean, there has to be something else than sightseeing right? Buying souvenirs perhaps or trying some of the food offered in the place? At Prambanan Temple Complex, you will most likely do more than that. For one, the exit (like i…
I got a few feedback from some travel bloggers that they visited Borobudor first before going to Prambanan Temple and they got bored with the latter. I always want to make sure that we save the best for last in our tours so we headed straight Prambanan Temple from Yogjakarta Airport. desp…
The flight from Jakarta to Jogjakarta was quick and comfy. It was stripped of any turbulence which I dread. Still gloomy when we took off but a flicker of sunlight manifested itself halfway during the flight. An hour later and we were in the land of Prambanan and Borobudor and it was sunn…
I am officially starting my Indonesia Series with one funny account. We left Manila 9pm and arrived In Jakarta five minutes before midnight. There is an hour difference between Manila and Jakarta with the former being one hour ahead, meaning, the flight took almost four hours. I usually…
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY EVERYONE!!!! Any travel plans for February? I can fly with AirAsia to any domestic destination at least once a month but since I am not in the mood to go anywhere this February, I am giving it away to one lucky reader. Yes, I AM GIVING AWAY One (1) Round Trip Tick…
"Your head is too big and the earphones are too small" , such were the remarks of my wife referring to my new Urbanears #Humlan Headphone. But this is one music companion I would love to bring in my trips and whenever I go out. It's compact so it doesn't take too much s…
"Try not to sleep" , one of my students bid when I told her I will be watching a musical over the weekend, alone. How could I? I don't watch musicals often but this one thankfully was good I couldn't afford to doze off. It's not the standing ovation type but I really…
Last time, I outlined how you can maximize a 4D/3N stay in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia with a day tour to Melaka which is two hours South of the capital. Now, I am showing you a travel guide for Kuala Lumpur + Penang which you can also do for the same number of days. The last post includes m…
