Every journey needs a bangin’ soundtrack -— a collection of songs that weave themselves into the fabric of my adventures. They turn moments into core memories. They didn’t just play in the background; they became part of the story. Whether it was a mellow tune accompanying a sunset drive, a belty anthem that turned airport…

2023 has been my busiest travel year. So busy, in fact, that while I’m supposed to write about them, I honestly don’t know where to begin. I can’t even find time to think and come up with a good intro for this article. So without further ado, here are the 23 tracks that I listened…

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!

Because I was bored, I re-listened to Taylor Swift’s discography on the flight back to Manila. I first liked her as an artist in 2012, when she released RED. I wasn’t a fan then, but it made me more open to 1989, which eventually turned me into a Swiftie.

At the end of every year, it had been customary on this blog that I publish the top songs that I listened to during the travel. That is, until last year, when the word “travel” was completely obliterated from my calendar, and to a certain extent, my overall mindset. Overcome by a nagging fear of…

Soooo I re-listened to Mariah Carey’s entire discography (because whyyyy notttt?!), and I can definitively say that these four are my favorite albums (in order):

Year after year, when I travel, I listen to music less and less. I don’t know if it’s terrific or terrible. Unlike the past years, I seem to no longer enjoy constantly and actively seeking new releases. If anything, I often find myself playing tracks from decades ago.

I was humming a completely different tune before my flight to Australia, but upon the recommendation of a friend, I watched The Greatest Showman onboard. The musical’s soundtrack got stuck in my head for several days since the flight. In fact, while we were in Brisbane, my friends and I would randomly burst into song,…