That Post About New York in February 2017

New York is a 3-4 hour train ride from where I am. I've been there a few times but it was always so brief. Traveling by car... seeing the city with family... in short, I've never really explored the city itself to my own pleasure. But I finally did this year! It was only for a day but I think I did a pretty good job making the most out of it.

I went to three museums: Guggenheim, The MET and MoMA. I wandered through the city by foot which was half of the experience. I was stopped in the streets twice by individuals asking for directions probably thinking that I know the city which isn't true because I could not have done it with out Google maps. I was very flattered though. Haha

 Guggenheim ♡

 van Gogh's Mountains at Saint-Remy

That Post When I Went To Boracay in May 2012

Four score and seven years ago my family and I went on a trip to Boracay for 4 days and 4 nights. It was our first time visiting and we had a very pleasant experience. I still remember the laughter, the food, the heat, the fatigue from the travel. We rode a speedboat, banana boat, jet ski. Parasailed and zip lined. I got my hair braided on one side (wish I could do it myself), my cousins got henna tattoos. Simply put, we had a blast. Oh and I almost forgot, I celebrated my birthday there! Which means my birthday is just around the corner! HEHE Let's get on with the photos!

 At 2012, I was on my 3rd year in nursing school. I brought my laptop with me because I had a paper due for Philosophy (or was it Rizal?) Thank you, Alta Vista resort for the reliable wifi!

That Photo Dump Post

To cap off my trip to KSA, here's a compilation of photos I took while I was there! Yay!

I'm surely going to miss my Mom and Ninang's cooking! Here's a top shot of the boodle fight dinner we shared with our closest friends.

I can't believe that there are still turtles in Sarawat. I'm certain that they have grown in number since the last time I visited the place.

Going around Jeddah has now been made easier because of GPS. My dad needed a phone to use while in Kingdom and they got this Huawei P8 lite, which I think is awesome!

Shawarma bae

Trying out my old friend's GoPro. Glad to have crossed paths with her during our short stay in our hometown, Yanbu!

Nope, not LA.

This photo is no longer in KSA. Taken at Heathrow. :P

Ending this post with this photo. Lol I got a whole row for myself on my flight to Heathrow, that's why I was able to take shots of myself while on board. Haha

That Post Posted In KSA

Wish granted from my previous post! I'm back in Yanbu, KSA, my hometown. If you've read my About Me, you'll know that I grew up in this place. It's so nice to be back after 6 years and to see how much it has changed.

We drove to JFK at 12mn of September 17 and arrived at the airport at around 5 in the morning. Can I just say that driving at night feels more relaxed than driving in daylight? I mean, not the sleepy kind of relaxed.

Breakfast food at the British Airways! I finished the yogurt without realizing that I also had orange juice which made my stomach feel bad during the rest of the trip. Thank goodness it wasn't THAT bad of a stomach ache and that I had enough clean wipes with me! #TMI

The flight was 6 hours long so I watched Insurgent and slept for the remaining hours. I also watched the first episode of Outlander on the next flight, it was recommended by a friend and I wasn't aware that the show contains lewd scenes. Needless to say, it was something not suitable to watch in public places unless you're into that.

Layover at London Heathrow before flying to Jeddah. Is it just me or does it really feel like you're in The Amazing Race while looking for your respective gates when in a connecting flight? Also, I wanted to get out of the airport so damn bad because of Warner Bros. Studio. :(

Upon arriving in Jeddah at 6am and finally being reunited with my Mom, we had brunch and *drum roll* proceeded to Yanbu which was a 3-hour drive from JED! Sorey (sorry), butt.

It has been more than a week and I've been eating all the food/drinks that I have missed and I intend to do that until I go back to America. Haha

If you've noticed most pictures are taken via Snapchat because it is so easy to update in real time! Scan my ghost above if you want to see more or not. It's okay.

My Weekend at Anawangin Cove

Here goes another post of what I did last summer. I was lucky enough to have spent a whole weekend at Anawangin Cove with my closest friends in college and that it happened to be on my birthday!

We arrived at the cove late in the afternoon just in time to get settled in before the sun goes down. For those who don't know, Anawangin Cove is in Zambales and to get there you'll have ride a 20-30 minute boat ride from Pundaquit or a 6-7 hour trek through the range. It is a popular site for camping. No electricity, no cell signal. You get the picture. Nagsasa Cove and Capones Island are some of the few neighboring scenic places in the area as well.

If you want to do a photowalk, do it in Anawangin! After setting up our tents, we went around for a while and stumbled upon this swamp which immediately reminded me of the novel Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. I can imagine her strange house surrounded by all these trees! Yay me I didn't forget to take panorama shots on my phone. Haha

  


Peculiar me

Far from all the pollution in the city, the night sky was 10 times more beautiful. We made a bonfire alright, but we left it and laid down on the beach to catch falling stars. We saw a lot and huge ones too! It was a lovely way to end my birthday.

The morning after that, Tom and I decided to follow our friends who were walking towards the coastline.

I though it was going to be "a romantic morning walk on the beach" but hell no. By the time we were with our friends, I found out that that "walk" was a "get a hold on that wall!" don't step on a slippery rock!" "watch out for that wave!"

If I only knew what we were getting into, I would've changed into a more proper attire and not wear sleepwear for trekking!

It was fun though! The beach on that side was secluded as it was a bit of a challenge to go to.

There is an actual trail for trekking in Anawangin Cove and since some of my friends didn't go with us that morning, they decided to go with us to the mountain at noontime. TuT It was really hot. 

But the view was worth it!!!



It was all worth it!

Beach Before City

One of the first things on my agenda when I got back in the Philippines was to hit the beach with Tom and his high school friends.

 

You can never go wrong with the sun, beach and the sand whenever you're on vacation, right? 

Looking back at it now, I realized that that was my first trip outside Manila with friends!

We spent two days and one night at Morong, Bataan enjoying the warmth of the sun and the cold breeze from the aircon. Haha!