Three years after the enchanting Bucas Grande first awed me, I was back again with Ate Claudia for a short yet eventful visit. A weekend of re-acquaintance, remembering and rediscoveries of the scenic and pristine …
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Palaui Lighthouse: Faro de Cabo Engaño (Cape Engaño Lighthouse)
The northeastern most tip of the main island of Luzon harbors a lonely yet beautiful sentinel of the sea – Palaui Lighthouse, officially named Cape Engaño Lighthouse or Farol de Cabo Engaño by the Spaniards.
Continue readingSlideshow: Kathmandu Durbar Square
Kathmandu Nepal [nggallery id=17 template=galleryview images=0] Kathmandu Durbar Square or Basantapur Durbar Square is a cluster of ancient temples, palaces, courtyards and streets that date back to the 12th and 18th centuries. The square is …
Continue readingThe Forgotten Jewels of Northern Manila: Artex Compound, Isla Pulo and Smokey Mountain
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” – Marcel Proust Couch Surfing Manila Summer Scramble Every year, Couch Surfing Manila organizes an adventure race within the …
Continue readingNepal Series: Namaste Kathmandu!
The travel time from Lumbini to Kathmandu took 10 hours. Departing at seven in the evening, we were already in the Bus Park of Nepali capital before sunrise the next day. It was a cold …
Continue readingNepal Series: A Sidetrip to Lumbini
My first destination in Nepal, per suggestion of the Nepali guy that I met in the train, was Lumbini, the place where Queen Mayadevi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama or the Lord Buddha, founder of …
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