JustWandering by Nina Fuentes | Travel blogging from Manila, wandering through the Philippines Asia and Australia
Jun
06

What’s in my bag?

Posted by nina under Preparation

The long weekend is upon us, and like most Filipinos, I am headed out of Manila. As much as I prefer to avoid traveling on a peak weekend, this is my last chance to hit the beach as summer ends.

What's in my bag
Inside Viktor: clothes, battery charger, SD card reader, sunblock, googles, toiletries, underwater case, medicine kit, hat, Envirosax bags.

 

I’ve been looking forward to this trip for weeks. The weather’s looking great, and I’m excited to try out my new underwater camera case.

What's in my bag 2
In my messenger bag: book, kikay kit, wallet, Pinkies and bobble head (new travel gnome!), MP3 player, MRT cards.

 

Where am I going? All I’m saying it’s one of the places in my poll pp_wink How about you, where are YOU going this weekend?

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Apr
06

Traveling with people with travel gnomes

Posted by nina under Batangas, Philippines

What does Pinky Street, Ernie of Sesame Street and a hot pink make-up brush have in common? They all travel. Not by themselves, of course.

Reina at the campsite
Reina at the Mt. Daguldol campsite

 

I’ve long since learned to ignore the strange glances I get when I take out my Pinky Street dolls to take photos. So when I got to travel with two other people with travel gnomes, I was happy because I wasn’t so freaky afterall; other people take photos of inanimate objects when they travel, too!

Phoebe and her traveling brush
Phoebe and her pink brush

 
Phoebe, being a beauty blogger for SwipeSomeGloss.com, has her hot pink make up brush.

AJ and Ernie
AJ and Ernie at Laiya beach

 
AJ of BaklaAko.com has his Ernie.

My Pinky, AJ's Ernie and Phoebe's brush
Makoto, Ernie and the pink brush

 
It was great to hang out with other travelers who are into the same thing — they understand when you want to go off on your own to take photos of your dolls. But then again, it wasn’t just the same interest that made this trip so much fun, it was the company pp_wink

All photos taken in Batangas, where we hiked up Mt Daguldol and beach bummed in San Juan decked out in Columbia Sportswear.

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Nina Fuentes | Lovin' ManilaNina, going through quarterlife crisis, decided to stop talking about traveling and actually start traveling. Starting with a solo weekend trip to Cebu to a backpacking trip in Thailand and Singapore, she finally made it out of Asia and into Australia. After spending close to six months down under, she's happily settled in Manila (for now), intent to explore the best things the Philippines has to offer.