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Have you ever seen a place that amazes you so much that it left your mouth hanging? I did. Just recently. I've been Traveling the Philippines for a while, and I've seen so much beautiful landscape and

source My Australian friend called me on whatsapp saying "Hey, where in the World are you now?" "In Laos", I replied. Where is that? Oh yeah, that is the typical reply when I say anything

I woke up to the chat sounds of my messenger app. Ti-ning! Ti-ning! Ti-ning! It was my brother. He was supposed to arrive at around 8 am coming from Bangkok. He took the sleeper train which is about 12

Hello Steemians! I’ve hated writing for as long as I can remember. I hated those essay that teachers require after the Christmas Vacation, asking what gifts you receive from the holidays. I didn’t know

I open my eyes from my deep sleep. The surrounding is different.. I am in a room with 4 beds, and I am on the top bunk. Oh yeah, I almost forgot... I am in Vientiane. After the whole day of misadventures

Finally, I am in Udon Thani. But I am not on my real destination: Vientiane. It would take me another 2 hours of land travel. So I waited until 8am because the first trip is at that time. But then it's

This is the continuation of my Thailand-Laos journey. If you weren't able to read the part one yet, please do not continue, this won't make sense. It's a rainy evening... and after a whole day of adrenaline

When you think of travel, you always thought of great adventures.. time for a vacation and relaxation. It’s like that for me... on most parts. But bad luck is my shadow. In all my travel, there won’t be

I see this sign in almost every massage parlor in the Philippines. If you heard about authentic pizza, you will think about Italy. When it comes to massage, that is equivalent to Thailand. They boast it

This isn't supposed to be an introduction post. Actually, I have been here on steemit since August, but I only open my account and started writing on September 13. That makes today my 11th day. 11th day

I remember as a kid how I badly want to go to the United States when I grow up. At a young age, I was sold to this American dream of earning dollars and staying to the land of milk and honey. In the

"TGIF!!!" I got this message on one of my Facebook group chat. Being away from my friends and family, I needed a place to reach out to them, to update them and to just tell stories of what my

Yesterday, I went to an all girl meet up here in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Every Wednesday, they meet in a vegan cafe. To socialize, to release stress, or just to see each other. They are regulars, they know

I hate these Koreanovela series! I usually say… “this would be the last one”, I promise.” But when it ends, it’s like I was hung up, and I needed to know what happens next. So I will play the succeeding

The first time my mother flew in a plane, she was a nervous wreck. As we waited for the take-off, she keeps on asking what would she needs to do when it starts moving. “Mom, relax. It’s just like riding

source After college, the society told you to get a job, make more money and keep on working until you are 65 years old. That time when you can no longer hike that mountain, and when you can’t even appreciate

image source Gumising ng maaga, at sa daan ay nagpunta. Nakita ang kalaro, at sa kalsada’y tumambay na. Tumakbo, nagpatintero at nagbahay bahayan pa. Napakasaya lang, at walang inaalalang iba. Kay sayang

I’ve been a member of this community for about 2 weeks, but I just started posting 3 days ago. At first, I was so skeptical about joining. I have so many social media sites that I don’t open anymore, so

The last article I wrote about Why You Shouldn't Visit the Philippines got a good amount of traction. Someone commented that I should write more about my country. So I decided to do just that. Today, I

If you found out about the Philippines, you probably heard about our President. In the past, when I tell people I meet that I am from the Philippines, they will usually say "Ohhh Manny Pacquiao".