What Filipinos Need to Know About Traveling Abroad: Guidelines from the Bureau of Immigration
* * The Bureau of Immigration sparked furious discussions a few months ago when they announced they will be asking Filipinos traveling abroad to show proof of financial means. “You mean only the rich have a right to travel?” was the outraged question from citizens all over the country. There were also those who pointed […]
The One Where I Was Detained and Fingerprinted Upon Arrival in Singapore
. This happened a long time ago — 2006, to be exact — and I actually rarely think about it, so it’s not something that has been traumatic or anything like that. When I do remember it, though, it seems a bit unfair, to say the least. The plus side is that it makes a good travel story, […]
Airline Policies for Pregnant Passengers
* * Quick Look * AIRLINE EXPECTANT MOTHERS CANNOT TRAVEL BEYOND Philippine Airlines 35 weeks Cebu Pacific See below Air Asia 35 weeks If you are not beyond the airlines’ cutoff for carriage, you can still travel but you will need a medical certificate. The different airlines’ policies vary so please read below for […]
The Ordinary
* 7/17/2014 I’ve just watched my first sunset in Batanes, though it’s already my third day in this beautiful island and I’m staying at an inn with unhampered views of the western sea. Somehow spectacular sunsets are a bit of an anticlimax here, where stunning sceneries are the norm during the day and even the […]
Because He has nothing better to do?
The Honesty Coffee Shop in Batanes was born out of economic imbalance: the demand (for mid-morning coffee) was greater than the supply (of shopkeepers — the owner was a schoolteacher who could not afford to be late for class). Faith in humanity (and spot-on business intuition) led the schoolteacher to set up a shop, untended, […]
Munich on My Mind
. Standing in this square gave me the shivers. It was a wet, gloomy day, and I was in Munich, part of a walking tour group that had so far made its way through a winding path from the Marienplatz to Odeonsplatz. I am normally a frugal DIY traveler — out of habit and necessity […]