Category: My Travels
Here is where I get into the nitty gritty of my out of town/country trips
Spring Fling: Tulips in Keukenhof, Netherlands
Paris J’adore: Catacombs of Paris

On my last day in Paris, I went underground. Aside from the splendor that Paris has to offer with its museums, churches and twinkling lights, it also offers something macabre. In the 18th century, while Paris was founding the Louvre Museum and building the Champs-Élysées, the church of Les Invalides…
Paris J’adore: Free Paris Walking Tours
Sohoton Cove Itinerary, Budget and Travel Tips

Bucas Grande, also known as Socorro, is a beautiful and remote island not far from Surigao City, which has many smaller islands surrounding it. These islands are all covered with thick jungles, full of exotic plants and animals. Secluded white beaches, hidden lagoons and caves, waterfalls and diving spots are…
Paris, J’adore: My First 36 Hours in Paris
Free Multiple-Entry South Korean Visa for Philippine Passport Holders

On my previous post on visa-free and no visa fee countries open to Filipinos, I included South Korea on the list. South Korea is quite special in that there are several conditions wherein a Philippine passport holder can enter without having to undergo an arduous visa application process. First, visa…
11 Reasons Why Your Schengen Visa Will Be Denied

Like countless other third-world passport holders, I am a statistic. Yes, despite extensive travel (fine, they were all within Asia!), multiple-entry visas in other OECD countries (Japan and Korea), impeccable travel history (I have never been refused anything in my life save for the Schengen Visa. Char!), complete documentation and…
Visa-Free Entry to Taiwan for Philippine Passport Holders

Earlier this year, news of visa-free entry to Taiwan broke out and caused quite a stir among globetrotting Filipinos. News of its postponement immediately followed but with the promise of updates being released this month. However, while waiting for news of absolutely visa-free travel to Taiwan, there is still a…
Schengen Visa Application via the French Embassy
Wee Memories of Scotland: The Highlands
4D3N Dumaguete Siquijor Itinerary & Travel Guide
Explorer Pass: Castles of Scotland

In Scotland alone there are over 200 castles, places where the famous clansmen would defend their territories against attack. Some even serving as sacred sites where the royalty would live, love and die. Visiting all these castles would be impossible to accomplish in a 4-days-3-nights trip and, of course, it…
7D6N Surigao Itinerary & Travel Tips

Three provinces, a dozen islands, church ruins, a water village, mangrove areas, a lagoon, tidal pools, water falls, rivers (enchanted and not), all kinds of beaches, endless van and boat rides, and butt-numbing habal-habal rides. All these in this 7D6N Surigao itinerary that even includes a chill day in Butuan…