Category: Wandering thoughts

  • This is how Tuesdays should be spent

    Just as I have a list of things to see and do when I travel, I also have a list of food to eat when I come home from a long trip. These are usually local favorites that I don’t get to indulge on while on the road. This time though, it’s mostly fast food.…

  • Keeping connected with Sandbox

    Whenever I travel, the usual text messages I send home to my parents are “about to board” and “just landed.” I’m not really one for sending SMSes — I would rather send photos and let them see what I see. Picture messages or MMS is rather pricey to send and to receive, so this is…

  • iBlog5: The 5th Philippine Blogging Summit

    Though iBlog is at its 5th year, this is actually just my 2nd time to attend. Started in 2005, iBlog is a whole-day affair of talks about what else? Blogging. Through the years, iBlog has covered a wide spectrum of topics, from personal blogging to blogging professionally. This year’s blogging summit still covers varied topics,…

  • Ways to save up for your dream holiday

    Traveling is sadly, an expensive hobby. Unless you’re filthy rich, if you want to pursue this, you need to save up a lot of money to sustain this lifestyle. Though airfare has gone down dramatically over the years, and more budget-friendly transport and accommodation has sprung up, traveling can still take a chunk of your…

  • Just Wandering turns 3!

    Oh my, how three years have passed! This travel blog has been with me on many firsts: my first solo backpacking trip to Thailand, my first trip to Australia, my first trip to Tagaytay (undocumented, though), my first hike up a mountain, my first festival, my first trip to Mindanao and my first trip to…

  • Thoughts on being a solo female traveler

    One morning in January 2006, I woke up thinking that I want to stop talking about travel and start traveling. I asked myself who should I go with, and decided I’ll go on my own. Going solo was a hard decision to make, but I had to do it, else I wouldn’t be able to…

  • Eraserhead’s Final Set?

    Oooh, lookit this lovely bit of news Anna was so kind enough to share: Ladies and gentlemen, it’s confirmed: The Eraserheads concert, “The Final Set” is set.

  • Travel Plans for 2009

    Ahh yes, a new year means new travel goals. After not completing last year’s travel goals, I was a bit disheartened about making a new list (don’t even get me started on my “10 places to visit in the next two years post“). I realize in hindsight that the list was made on a whim,…

  • The year that was 2008

    The past 365 days has really been something else. My unspoken resolution for 2008 was to make it a better year, and to my surprise, it was better than I ever expected. After spending half of 2007 out of the country, I made it a point to see more of the Philippines this year. I…