Finding yourself (and sucking it up) on the road
* Travel doesn’t just show you the world; the best kind of travel also shows you yourself. . . By that standard alone, I may have just had the trip of my life. On my recent sojourn to England and Scotland, I learned many things about myself, some of them trivial, and some a bit […]
Do it.
* * An article I wrote for Rappler about how to minimize one’s chances of being offloaded by the Bureau of Immigration was published just yesterday and I think it’s worth bringing up a few points: I think we can all agree that the system at the Bureau of Immigration needs improvement. As I’ve said in […]
12 Lessons from the Road
* 1. Count your blessings. Although I am by no means rich and have to save for months for one trip, the fact that I have savings and can use them to travel makes me luckier than many, many other people of my age, nationality, and background. A chance encounter in Chateau d’If with a […]
You know you’ve made it…
…when people care enough to take the time to say they “don’t care” about an article you’ve written. Nah, I’m kidding. I’m really just savoring my 15 minutes while it lasts, and noticing negative reactions so my head doesn’t inadvertently mushroom from all the encouragement I’ve been getting from my friends. (They’re probably like: yazzzzz, it’s […]
Today, I Hate Traveling
There is one time when I really, really hate traveling…
#Illridewithyou, Not #Jesuischarlie: Drawing Lines
It’s a question that probably has no answer but I’m going to ask it anyway: why can’t we just be kind to each other? I condemn in the strongest terms the Charlie Hebdo attack. I condemn it because it was cold-blooded murder; an act of terror, merciless and misguided. When I first heard of the shootings, […]