One spice of travelling is misadventures. It makes an ordinary travel so wonderful but sometimes so scary. Some time last 2006, a friend and I decided to have a one week tour of Asian countries like Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. At that time, we thought one week is long enough to experience touring some of their key cities. We decided to make Singapore our hub, so we booked a roundtrip flight of MNL-SIN. Later on, Tiger Airways posted a seat sale of SIN-KVB so we booked a one-way flight
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One thing I get better every time we tour is packing. I always eliminate one thing I brought after the previous tour, thus saving lots of space in my bag for other important stuff like pasalubongs and souvenirs. :) Zip lock bags plays an important part in packing items in my bag. You get atleast 40% extra space on your bag when your things are tight in these zip lock bags. Before, I would only zip lock my undies, but since these things are efficient, and reusable... I started zip locki
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One of our friend, (lets call her L)  'L's most hated part during our tours was riding ferries. She easily gets sick and dizzy with these rides. Unfortunately for her, our February trip was full of ferry rides. Ferries are the only transportation available for islands in the Philippines that aren't connected by bridges  yet. It's not always fun to ride Ferries, due to violent waves disturbing the seas at times. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="223" caption="Playing around
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Before our very much awaited Davao tour (where our every-other-month tour started). We all have bought new sandals. We were planning to go wild water rafting and strappy sandals were the ideal foot wear for the activity. I have searched highs and lows for the perfect foot wear that I could use for hiking, rafting, and at the same time use it on a regular basis. Then I came accross, this brown beautiful strappy thing. I was introduced to Giselle Bundchen...'s Ipanema. haha. It cost me 1800
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Part 2: During the trip Check-in what should be checked-in -Don't forget checking your water, scissors, and Swiss knife in. Else, end up losing those. Grab a map - There usually are free maps in the airport. Find time to know the place. Befriend a local - The first local you'll probably meet is your taxi driver. Befriend him. He knows the place and will probably share a tip or 2 regarding your destination. Trust and be friendly with your guide - First rule whe
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Part 1: Before going on a trip Plan - This is the first and the most important part of travelling. This includes knowing the essentials: where to go and who you'll be with, Trust me, knowing your travel buddies and the the places you'll go to will make or break your trip Consider your travel buddies - Trips will either break or make a relationship. Whether you'll go with your friends or enemies is up to you. As much as possible, be with those you're comfortable with. If not fo
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