Okayama City, Japan, November 2023. Vins was taking pics of me against the fiery autumn colors of the Korakuen Garden when a local grandpa showed up. Since we were blocking a narrow foot path, we immediately stopped to let him through. He motioned that we continue. Seemed like he wanted us to finish the shots…
Limassol, Cyprus, 2023. DRIVER A When we arrived in Limassol, we booked a cab via BOLT, a ride-hailing app, to our hotel. When the cab arrived, the driver wasn’t very friendly at all. He didn’t assist us with our luggage. He told us to wear a mask before getting in. We’re always ready with masks…
ATHENS, Greece, May 2023. At one point in our 2019 Euro Trip, we had dinner at a small family restaurant in Athens, where we were served by a lovely old couple who were so good to us. We enjoyed that experience so much that this time, 4 years later, we returned and hoped to meet…
A Boracay-based follower invited us to her cafe for a drink and introduced us to some of her friends in the island. And when they noticed we were just a few subscribers short, they subscribed and we finally made it past 100K! 💙 Super pak na pahabol na birthday gift ng universe!
As far as blogging duties go, Vins got the most thankless job. Much of his work happens behind the scenes. He handles all administrative tasks and takes on the responsibilities of a COO, treasurer, secretary, manager, and messenger. He also takes care or our SEO, making sure that we’re on top of Google search results.…
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,…
Travel is back! And that means my relationship with my phone’s music applications (both Spotify and Apple Music) has been rekindled. That also means I’m back to counting down the songs that I listened to the most while on the road this year. So here it goes!
Got this in the mail a few months ago. It’s a Tateyama sake cup sent to us by a partner agency in Japan. Cute! Ngayon ko lang naalala ulit ‘to kasi may balita na magluluwag na ulit ang Japan, and gaaaah I can’t wait to return!