“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
― Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere’s Fan

Despite the scarcity of moolah I experienced throughout the year, I somehow managed to scraped off some travel funds and get my butt across 13+ destinations, both locally and abroad.

So before a new calendar goes up the wall – unless the world comes to a stand still today thanks to the prediction of the Mayans – I would like to take this chance to reminisce and look back to those crazy times I had on the road.

Anawangin / Nagsasa / Capones, Zambales
January  2012 

PTB Bagets at Anawangin Cove, Zambales. Photo credit to Ian of Brownmantrips.com

This spontaneous trip to Zambales paved the way for all my wandering adventures in 2012. Out of nowhere, I ended up joining the birthday trip of a co-blogger named Ivan where I also met other adventurous souls like Elal, Chino, Byron, Ian, Cai and JL.

Together, we traversed Mount Pundaquit in the middle of the scorching heat of the afternoon sun (believe me when I say I almost died on that trek!), scared ourselves senseless during a kwentuhan-slash-takutan session in Nagsasa Cove, marveled at the night sky veiled with thousands of twinkling stars and bathe in the rough waters of Capones to reach the rustic Faro Punta de Capones. Needless to say, it was an unforgettable trip made even more remarkable by new-found friends. Continue reading “2012: A year of Perpetual Summer” »

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Having to spend the last holy week hibernating at home while the rest of the nation either went merrily back to their hometowns  or flocked to some secluded beach was not a cheerful idea. But since I promised my brother that I will help him out with his thesis, I resigned to the fact that I wouldn’t be going anywhere for the meantime.

So after sulking at home for a week, it was a pleasant change to hangout anywhere else aside from our beloved house. It got even better for I got to camp out at Burot Beach (one of the many undeveloped beaches in Calatagan, Batangas) with five cool blogger friends for a cheap budget of Php800, all in! Continue reading “BATANGAS | Overnight budget getaway at Burot Beach” »

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