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 Read More …
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 Read More …
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 Read More …
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. Read More …
After much anticipation (on my part), I finally arrived in the Philippines. I managed to get a half-price one way ticket from Incheon to Manila for about $120 on Cebu Pacific. The flight doesn’t have a lot of perks but at that price, it’s no problem to pack a sandwich Read More …
It’s the end of an era. Maybe that’s overstating it slightly, but it’s pretty big news for me. My mom comes to Korea soon, we will go to Hong Kong and travel around Korea for a few weeks. After she leaves…I’m off on my next great adventure.