First-time Travels

Through the eyes of the uninitiated.

Discover your untapped potential and become the hero of your own narrative, where every day is an opportunity for a new, epic adventure.

Make Wanders Happen in Northern Mariana Island

For quite sometime now, I have been looking towards the east, from the Philippine perspective, hoping I would someday explore the territories just beyond my[…]

Claire Algarme - 8 September 2010 - 10:22 am

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[…]

Claire Algarme - 17 March 2010 - 3:00 pm

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[…]

Claire Algarme - 5 March 2010 - 4:07 pm

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[…]