First-time Travels

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Garden in Taichung

Gardens and Green Escapes: Nature’s Beauty in 10 Cities

As I pursued on exploring various countries and cities, my travels unveiled the beating heart of each metropolis. Amid bustling streets, verdant havens provide solace—a[…]

Philippine interconnectivity with Palau and Guam

There’s good news for Palau and Guam! And this is good news even for travelers heading to these places, too. There is  a recent development[…]

Cyber Christmas Shopping with GCash

Black Friday, a day after Thanksgiving, is often regarded as the start of the Christmas shopping season in the US. Along with it, Cyber Monday[…]

Make Wanders Happen in Northern Mariana Island

For quite sometime now, I have been looking towards the east, hoping I would someday explore more territories just beyond my country, the Philippines. After[…]

My 5 Memorable Train Travels

Getting from one city to another by plane may be the fastest way but traveling by train can be a whole lot of fun. I’m[…]

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Fly Straight to these Philippine Beach Destinations

Fly from Los Angeles, USA to Cebu, Philippines (or vice versa) Non-Stop With Philippine Airlines (PAL)! Wanting to go to a warmer place and enjoy[…]

Traveling and Worshiping

When one has a day job and has to take some time off to travel to some foreign destination, the journey is often scheduled near[…]

Top 10 Destinations Bucket List

* Spain is a great country to explore. Image above by VideoVik. Though I have hit the road many times and explored places many have[…]

“One Year Lived” free e-book

I get a lot of propositions in my First-time Travels e-mail every now and then. I read through them all and choose which best suits[…]

Travel to Learn English

I recently read this infographic on learning English at the Kaplan International website. Infographic via the KIC Blog. The data is interesting. One of the[…]

Travelers and their “Firsts”

It has taken me a few more days to put this together due to some late submissions and my increased work load in my day[…]

Walking around Downtown LA solo

Traveling solo is not my gig, unless I am sent on a business trip. I am used to traveling alone but it was always for[…]

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First-time Travels of Travel Bloggers

The First-Time Travels of Lonely Planet Blogsherpas – Carnival #9 Jetsetters and seasoned travelers may be “experts on the road” but they also started out[…]

Amtrak train

First-time aboard the Amtrak train traversing California, USA

I woke up one early June morning feeling restless. It was my last day in LA and I had to be in San Francisco before[…]

Hilton San Francisco

First-time in Hilton San Francisco, California

When it comes to hotel chains, the name Hilton is not unfamiliar to tourists. Not only because it’s a nice family name but also due[…]

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