Before I started traveling, I never thought of myself as an outgoing kind of person. I mean, I’m friendly, polite, and nice (most of the time, tooo nice for my own good). But I’m not naturally outgoing. I’m an introvert. I don’t just strike up conversations with strangers and I hate being the center of attention. So when I found myself on the road alone, I was really worried about being lonely all the time and hating traveling solo. I was…
5 bloggers share their most significant experience of 2016
Again, I’m late with the 2016 wrap-up stuff, but we’re not too far into the year yet, right? As we all know, 2016 was a pretty tough year globally, and it seems, personally too for a lot of people. Since I decided not to do a 2016 wrap-up myself, I asked 4 other blogger friends for help (so yeah, blame them actually!). So here are a collection of stories on the biggest defining moment in 5 bloggers’ lives in 2016. Dan…
The truth about being a freelance writer: my thoughts and tips
I’ve been working as a freelance writer for 5 months now. I still feel pretty new to this whole thing, but I have gotten some interest in hearing about my experience. So I thought I’d write a (long, long) post with all my opinions and any tips I have to share. Hopefully, if you’re wondering whether to break out and try your hand at full-time freelancing, this will help you a bit. I’m not trying to persuade or dissuade anyone…
Lessons from time spent in China
In the last year, I’ve spent more time in China than probably the past 2 decades combined. Some of this time was spent as a tourist and some as a Beijinger returning to my childhood home. Either way, I feel like I’ve gained a much deeper understanding and appreciation for my birth country. I feel like China (and Chinese people in general) gets a bad rep in the travelsphere. A lot of people are either scared to go or have…
A day in the life: Boracay, Philippines
In travel, you mostly only hear about amazing sights or thrilling activities. But I assure you – our everyday is not that glamorous! A Day in the Life is where I capture the small moments that make up a typical day and give you a peek at what life really looks like in pictorial snippets, as well as some of my recommendations and idea for cost. As soon as I wake and before I’ve even rubbed the last vestiges of sleep…
Robbed in Boracay: a tale of when paradise turns sour
Four days into our month-long stay in Boracay, our apartment got broken into. In the dead middle of the night. In the morning, I walked out into the living room and reached for my toiletries bag sitting on a shelf. It wasn’t there. Okay no biggie, I thought. I just misplaced it. I paced around the tiny living room, lifting cushions and shifting chairs. A few seconds later, I saw my toothbrush and Invisalign braces (both of which I stored in my…
Island life
Yesterday was an off day. The morning started off on a stupid argument. It doesn’t matter what caused it, but all you need to know is that I was seriously PMS’ing and D was seriously hungry/under-caffeinated, so that’s never a good combination. We managed to make it out the door and into the seats at one of our favorite cafes, before we decided that we didn’t want to be in each others’ company. So I walked away, and found an empty…
When you spend every minute of every day together
By the end of this month, it will have been an entire year that D and I have been traveling together. That’s almost a whole year of being in each other’s faces 24/7. I can’t believe we haven’t ditched each other in a foreign country yet. Because we really get on each other’s nerves a lot most of the time. After so long of being together day in and day out, certain habits become increasingly annoying, and then we get excessively crabby with…
A day in the life: Hanoi, Vietnam
or: how I developed a caffeine addiction In travel, you mostly only hear about amazing sights or thrilling activities. But I assure you – our everyday is not that glamorous! A Day in the Life is where I capture the small moments that make up a typical day and give you a peek at what life really looks like in pictorial snippets, as well as some of my recommendations and idea for cost. I feel like every time I do one…
A day in the life: Siem Reap, Cambodia
In travel, you mostly only hear about amazing sights or thrilling activities. But I assure you – our everyday is not that glamorous! A Day in the Life is where I capture the small moments that make up a typical day and give you a peek at what life really looks like in pictorial snippets, as well as some of my recommendations and idea for cost. In Siem Reap, we wake up late in the mornings after several good decent hours of…
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