It’s been a year since I had a love affair with dear Mt. Pinatubo. The hours spent traversing lahar-filled landscape was worth it. I vividly remember how Its azure blue lake coolly welcomed us.   I would not mind re-visiting her again. For now, I […]

Prior to this trip, I had a hard time selecting my wardrobe for the whole duration of our stay. I admit I had apprehensions proceeding with this voyage since the onslaught of several violent cases against women starting from the 2012 Delhi gang rape. Almost […]

After my arrival from India a few weeks earlier, I found my feet becoming itchy again. I agreed to my friend’s invite in visiting the famed Pagsanjan Falls.  I have been to Pagsanjan town a couple of times but never have I laid eyes on […]

We took a local plane from Goa to Mumbai which left at 7:30 am. After about an hour’s flight, we reached Mumbai and dared to reach the city center by taking the train. Carrying all our heavy bags, we bought our tickets but did not […]

After completing our first full day in India, next on our list was the once Portuguese-ruled town that is called Goa. We hopped on a sleeper bus at INR 800 per person, arriving at the following day at noon time. Our host , Sand Castle guest […]

India is not included in some tourists’ must-see places bucket list. However, having been exposed to souls with the same passion, my yearning for the new and undiscovered led me to agree in taking on a wild and unexpected journey to one of the world’s […]

It was my first time to travel alone in and out of the country. Though my friend Marx joined me the next day, it had not really occurred to me that it will actually happen. The thought only sank in the moment I was booking […]

I remember a friend constantly barraging me for updates on what Goa is like. Goa is famous for its long stretch of beach and is considered as one of the major tourist attractions of Western India.     Sand Castle Guesthouse & Sand Witch Art […]

Kolkata was the last leg in our two-week India marathon. We arrived early evening on September 29 at Howrah Junction. Again, India surprised us because we felt we were in another country once more. Once outside, we immediately fell in line at the counter to […]

Arriving at Jaipur Junction promptly at six am, we wasted no time and hired a tuktuk to take us to our home for the next day: Karan’s Guesthouse. Karan’s Guesthouse Our tuktuk driver was having a difficult time communicating with us so we read out […]