I will always remember 2022 as the Year of Revenge. Not because I was able to exact retaliation Godfather-style, but because I finally got to travel again. You see, the pandemic put a gigantic monkey wrench into our plans. Thankfully, 2022 put an end to the isolation and stagnancy. And I finally hit the road, and I hit the road running.
Here are some of the best moments from my trips in 2022.
15. Flying for the first time since the pandemic started
Iloilo and Guimaras were our first destinations.
14. Food trip in Zamboanga
13. Cruisin’ to Malaysia
12. Swinging big in Singapore
11. Spotting dugongs and a barracuda in Coron
Got to see a barracuda at Barracudo Lake and a mother-and-son tandem dugongs near Black Island.
10. Sunset swim in Boracay
9. Catching the sunrise in Atok
8. Losing our drone in Romblon
This was the last image shot by our drone.
It was the birds! They attacked our drone. Spent a lot of time searching for it, to no avail.
7. Going out of our way to Basilan
6. Pub crawl in Bangkok
Been to Bangkok numerous times, but it was my first time to party in Khao San Road.
5. Almost drowning in Kota Kinabalu
Whitewater rafting. Got tossed off the raft and swept by the current for the longest minutes of my life.
4. Nailing my TBEX presentation in Phuket
Photo by Avantika of Waywardfarer.com
3. Sealing the deal in Batangas
2. Finishing a Palanca-worthy piece in Tawi-Tawi
The Palanca Awards was held at BGC, Taguig, but I added the finishing touches and submitted my entry when I was in Tawi-tawi.
1. Full circle in Guimaras
Guimaras is where it all started, so I flew there again for a very special occasion. Not ready to share yet, but I will when the right time comes. Just know that this was one of the happiest moments of my life.