Category: Preparation

  • 51 Ways to Cut Vacation Costs

    Here’s a great article for all of us budget travelers (or independent travelers; whatever floats your boat): 51 Ways to Cut Vacation Costs from National Geographic Traveler. I find myself agreeing with most of the list, but this one comes as a surprise: 2. Trash your “cookies,” small files (stored in your Internet browser) that…

  • Shuttle service to Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (Clark)

    I noticed that people are stumbling upon my blog while searching for information regarding the shuttle going to the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport in Clark, Pampanga. Though I have never been to the Clark Airport nor rode the shuttle, I have read about them when I was considering taking Tiger Airways to Singapore. The shuttle…

  • Going from point A to X

    I’m starting to research a new destination. Since there’s no direct flight from the Philippines to this new destination, I’m having a ball sniffing out the possible flight connections to get there. One particular airline has a very sucky website. They don’t have a flight schedule posted online, so I had to rely on good…

  • Pack Me

    I *think* I have everything I’d need for a 10-day trip. Somehow, I was able to accept the fact that I can only bring 3 shirts. Then again, I cheated and bought one big shirt for a cover up, which I can also use for going around the city and two tank tops. I’ve also…

  • Oh pack it!

    Eversince I came up with this fabulous idea of backpacking in Thailand, I have been researching like crazy, looking for the best deals, the must-see places and most important of all, how to fit everything in my backpack. It’s easy to pack for three days and still be able to close your backpack. For trip…

  • Sawasdee Ka

    With only seven days to go, I realize that I have to start learning some Thai phrases soon. I’ve come across several Thai phrases in the websites I’ve browsed through and my Thailand travel books, but it’s not enough that I know the words; I have to know how to say them properly. One of…

  • Magellan

    Like Magellan, let us find our islands To die in, far from home, from anywhere Familiar. Let us risk the wildest places, Lest we go down in comfort, and despair. Poem by Mary Oliver

  • Was that really me?

    An excerpt from Daisy’s article for BootsnAll. Read the complete article here. A great inspirational piece on traveling solo.

  • 21st century travel

    Back in the 80’s, when you want to travel, you go to your travel agent to book a flight or avail of a tour package. When you want to learn more about places you want to go to, you go to the library or the embassy, or talk to people you know who’s already been…