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• Cabgan Island in Surigao Del Sur

  

  After half an hour's boat ride from the sleepy poblacion of Barobo in Surigao del Sur we landed on the beach of Cabgan Island. Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2017 TRAVEL

• Wisdom from the Road #53

  On WazeWaze may give you the shortest and fastest route but it may not be the best route.Finding our way to an Airbnb house in San Remegio, we didn't use Waze... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2017 TRAVEL

• What's in a (Business) Name? Sesenta y Dos

  

  The perfect combination!Spotted by Fred of The Exaggerated Zeal in SM City Cebu.For more amusing business names, please visit Go Random. Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2017 TRAVEL

• UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Kansai Region

  

  Prefectures of Japan | Photo from wikipedia.orgThe Kansai Region of Japan is comprised of seven prefectures (see purple area in... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2017 TRAVEL

• Japanecdote: Learn From Your Mistakes

  

  Learn from your mistakes they say. Learned from my mistake I surely did. After that Where is Bentencho Station experience I was more careful with my train... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2017 TRAVEL

• Osaka Adlaw, Osaka Ako Sa Osaka

  

  On the last day of our trip, we all went our separate ways: one was leaving on an earlier flight than mine, two were extending their stay and going to Nara,... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2017 TRAVEL

• Japanecdote: Where is Bentencho Station?

  

  On our first night in Osaka we lost our friends...and eventually found them. When we were together at last, we continued on our journey to Bentencho Station,... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2017 TRAVEL

• Osaka Accommodations: Osaka Airbnb, Hotel Raizan, Hotel Mikado

  

  These are where I stayed in in Osaka. In 2015, an airbnb apartment. In 2016, economy hotels. All three are near subway stations. Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2017 TRAVEL

• Japanecdote: How to Lose Friends

  

  From Himeji, we took the shinkansen to Shin-Osaka Station where we arrived during rush hour. After retrieving our bags from the coin lockers, we went to the... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2017 TRAVEL

• Remembering the Past in Hiroshima

  

  The afternoon of our ninth day in Japan was dedicated to remembering the past by visiting the city of Hiroshima.History Lesson 1: Life in a Castle TownOur... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2017 TRAVEL

• Strolling and Snacking in Miyajima

  

  For our last three days (of our ten days) in Japan, our home base was Osaka, but we opted to do day trips from there to other prefectures, intending to make... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2017 TRAVEL

• Japanecdote: Am I an Alien?

  

  There were only a handful of visitors in Engyoji Temple and as far as I could see we were the only foreigners there. A Japanese man kept looking at us—at me,... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2017 TRAVEL

• Day Trip to Himeji: Himeji Castle and Shoshazan Engyoji Temple

  

  Our stop was announced and I said my goodbye to my seatmate, Mr Yamamoto. My friends and I shuffled along the aisle to the door, ready to jump out of the... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2017 TRAVEL

• Japanecdote: If Only I Could Speak Nihongo

  

  On the 8th day of our trip, we left Kyoto early in the morning and in 15 minutes, we alighted from the shinkansen at Shin-Osaka Station where we dumped our... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2017 TRAVEL

• Braving the Crowds at These UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Kyoto

  

  For UNESCO World Heritage Site nerds like me, Kyoto having 17 in the prefecture, is a wonderland:Kamigamo Jinja 上賀茂神社Shimogamo Jinja 下鴨神社Toji 東寺Kiyomizu-dera... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2017 TRAVEL

• Japanecdote: Turning Japanese

  

  We spent half a day waiting for the girls to turn Japanese. By the time they had stepped out of the rental shop clad in a kimono, we were already hungry—it was... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2017 TRAVEL

• Kyoto by the Thousands

  

  The prefecture of Kyoto is home to over 1600 Buddhist temples (and 400 Shinto shrines) and in Kyoto, I saw not 1000 temples (I don't think I'll ever see all of... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2017 TRAVEL

• Wisdom from the Road #52

  

  On exits #2What should you do after you have checked in your hotel/hostel/guesthouse? Jump on the bed to test its springs? Wrong. Fluff up the pillows? Wrong.... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2017 TRAVEL

• Kyoto Accommodations: K's House Hostel, Guesthouse Wind Villa, Shiori Yado

  

  These are the hostels/guesthouses in Kyoto that I have stayed in. All are within a 10- to 13-minute walk (900 to 1100 meters) from Kyoto Station. Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2017 TRAVEL

• A Night to Remember in Ainokura

  

  We rose with the sun on a Sunday (on a Sunday, imagine that!), hurriedly washed the sleep from our faces, dressed, tidied and locked our little airbnb apartment... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2017 TRAVEL