Articles in the I Travel Category
I travel solo because I like the freedom it entails. Solo helps me think, ponder and discover more of myself.
Guia Hill is Macau’s highest point and it is the location of the Fortaleza da Guia (Guia fortress), chapel and a 19th century lighthouse. These were erected in the 17th century after a failed Netherlands seige. The area is part of the UNESCO World Heritage site under the Historic center of Macau.
37! And almost all those years, I have been traveling ever since I was a child. Now, looking back as well as setting my sights into the future, travel will be for a lifetime.
It was a very fruitful year! 2010 was a major coup in terms of travel for this peripatetic old soul: published in National Geographic, wrote for CNN Go, won the Wandering Juan contest, rounded North Luzon twice, visited enough provinces to make it just six more to complete all 79 and a whole lot more!
Latest update of my travels from third quarter of 2008 – December 2010. Six more provinces to go to complete all 79 in the Philippines
I’ve checked my travel history and guess what!? I need to tick off Basilan off my list of provinces that I haven’t visited yet. And that includes seven others before I can complete all provinces visited in the Philippines. I’m planning of striking all off the list before the year ends.
For the past few weeks, it’s all been a blur. Shuttling to and fro, here and there either for work or for leisure but mostly on the former. Got an assignment for a magazine, around three articles in one issue. I got invited to a resort up north where for the next two days I pigged out and enjoyed the local sceneries and spots.
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I will be LIVE BLOGGING via TWITTER using the hashtag #langyawtravel. Follow me in Twitter or check out the TWEET PAGE as I travel around North Luzon.
It’s been ages that I haven’t embarked on an honest to goodness trip that takes about a day to travel! That’s why, for my New Year holidays back home in Cebu from Makati, I’ve decided that I will hop on a bus on Christmas Day for a trip via Mindoro, Panay and Negros.
Yep, book me for an errand within the Philippines or Southeast Asia. The farther, the better. You decide how I travel or what route to take. In return, I’ll post a blow by blow account other than completing the task.
It can be simple, complex or just plain crazy.
Ang Langyaw got featured in the country’s top broadsheet, Sunday edition, 17 May 09.
