Bali vacation

Lessons on the Road: Get some fresh air, Take a breather

In our last Negrense Bloggers Christmas Party held at Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod at SM City Bacolod, I won the major prize in our raffle draw of an air purifier, courtesy of Julia’s Choice by Julia Estrella- Javellana. It was very timely as I was also contemplating of buying an air purifier, which has …

Blogging in the midst of COVID

I have not blogged so much in 2020. Not a good time for a travel blog, I guess. But is it really the end of it? My sister and I were supposed to take a vacation in Singapore around April last year when all of a sudden the world came to a standstill and everyone …

Farewell LP from a Blogsherpa

For almost three years I have become part of Lonely Planet’s Blogsherpa Program, until recently when Lonely Planet has decided that the program has finally come to the end of the road. An e-mail that arrived in our inbox brought questions, more than answers, to us. Although we were saddened by the turn of events, …

Hibernation

Nothing can be sadder for a traveler than to be trapped in his or her work cubicle while the world beckons to be explored. I think that’s one of the reasons why I’ve been restless these days. Apart from the extent of work, our office has limited our access to the worldwide web. But there’s …