Today I drive from Chicago to Interior, South Dakota. My TripTik says the journey will be 829.5 miles and take 11 hours and 57 minutes. I’m just hoping that the ride isn’t too boring or riddled with construction.
After six hours of driving and traffic, I’ve arrived in Chicago. Going out dancing tonight. First time to see the Boilermakers since 2005:
The drive, lousy with roadwork, took a whopping 6 hours and 20 minutes to go 319.6 miles.
At 2:12 EST Lulu & I are on our way to Chicago. 307 miles to go.
Meet Lulu. Lulu, who hails from Louisianna, will be accompanying me from Detroit to Seattle. She’s a nice girl with a nice sparkle. Not only can I fold all her rear seats into the floor, but she also is super comfy and comes equipped with satellite radio. We’ve been getting along pretty well so far; [...]
Today, August 1st, 2010, I will leave Michigan for Washington. Over the next four days I will take my rental minivan filled to the brim with my personal belongings and drive across the country to Seattle. Some projected stats according to my AAA TripTik: Total Distance: 2417.0 miles Total Estimated Drive Time: 35 hours, 23 [...]
Being back in Manila feels strangely like going home. A dirty, hot, chaotic second home. I only had two days in the city, but I got to see ate Nellie, chat with Benjie and hit up my favorite places to eat in Malate. Next stop: Borneo.
After a day and a half in Sagada, I caught the morning bus from Sagada directly to Baguio. The route takes 6 or so hours and traverses the scenic Halsema Hwy, including passing over the highest point on any road in the Philippines. I tried, unsuccessfully, to take some pictures/video out the window of the [...]
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Tags: benguet, hiking, mt timbak, philippines, solo, Southeast Asia
Tags: benguet, hiking, mt timbak, philippines, solo, Southeast Asia
Yesterday morning I just barely caught the jeep that went from Banaue to Sagada. It was a bumpy scenic ride, and we stopped a couple times long the way allowing us time to get generous glimpses of the mountains surrounding us and the scenic valleys below. The ride to Sagada takes the better part of [...]
From Manila, I decided to head up to Banaue and go where I wanted from there. This leg of the trip was a mix of emotions. I remember that I really enjoyed my first trip to Banaue with my mom in 2007, but this was also my first time back to the region after Julia [...]
After a few days in Boracay, soaking up the sun, sand and surf, it was time to head back to Manila (which feels, scarily, like a second home). This trip to the Philippines wasn’t very long and I didn’t have time to plan a trip to Bicol, so I was worried and disappointed that I [...]
There’s nothing like a windy, cold Korean winter to drive one to the beach. Not a Korean beach, a warm tropical beach. Having never managed to go to Boracay while a volunteer, I thought it would make a nice first stop. Boracay is exactly what you’ve heard it is. Beautiful. Touristy. Overdeveloped. Amazing. Fun. Wild. [...]