Category: Travel
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Dispatch: On Assignment at North Sulawesi
I just got back from North Sulawesi, a region in Indonesia I never really heard of before, until I was tasked to cover a Media Fam-Tour for a magazine. It’s a lot closer to the Philippines on a map but took ages to get there. Unfortunately, I can’t share much yet in terms of photos…
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Tracking Travel Expenses with Toshl Finance
Budget conscious travellers like me meticulously list down expenses while traveling. Traditionally, I jot them down on a notebook by the end of the day. But I must admit, the advent of smartphones have changed my documenting habits. While I still do list them down occasionally, my process has become much easier since I started…
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Dispatch | The Coastal Towns of Eastern Isabela
The isolation of Eastern Isabela has always been the lure to explore this remote place. Despite being on the mainland of Luzon, the area is cut off by Sierra Madre mountains. Finally last week, we had the chance to see the region for an exploration and ocular trip as a potential site for our Backpack…
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Shooting Action in Sagada
Oh those yummy yoghurt, the fresh air, the cool weather and the relaxing greens. How can one not like Sagada? I can never get tired of the place. It’s no wonder Karl Grobl included this pleasant mountain town in his two weeks itinerary. Aside from getting real close to nature, it is full of photographic…
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Ilocos Photo Tour Redux with Karl Grobl
It’s that time of the year once again when international humanitarian photographer, Karl Grobl, brings in a new batch of photo enthusiast to tour around the Philippines for 2 weeks. I’m grateful that I’m part of this tour again as meeting people from different places is very interesting. Karl modified this year’s tour and went…
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Travel Shows from PHL360, Islands Insider and the Last Wild Place
The Philippine travel scene has definitely grown tremendously that I’m glad that independent productions are starting to share their own travel stories by taking advantage of the current technology. My focus is on a three travel shows done independently, gone are the large networks so-so take on “travel shows” plastered with their poster-boys but haven’t…