This is the continuation of my previous post. But before I continue, I want to reflect on that incident. I think about what I did, and I am actually glad that when something “bad” happened, instead of blaming others, I looked into myself first. I might be too self-centered, but it is not that bad …
Winter Road Trip, December 2018 (Part I)
This winter I was road-tripping with my friend in the US from Dec 19-Dec 26, 2018. We wanted to go to warmer places since it was winter but we’ve visited most of the warm states, so we didn’t really have that many options. Well, we could have been to another country like Mexico City in …
European Postcards, Stamps, and Prices
As you have known, I send postcards to myself. If that makes me a narcissist, so maybe I am. I might have written it but let me say it again: I think it’s a good thing to write to myself. If I ever got lost or lose my memory someday, (hopefully not), maybe I’ll find …
Going to Europe: Beware of Pickpockets
By Europe, I also mean UK because it’s in the same continent, no? Pickpocketing is not a new thing for me considering where I am from. We also have pickpockets in Indonesia. It’s not a secret though I’m not proud of it. I myself experienced it one time when I was traveling in East Java, …
Going to Europe: The Episode of Oslo, Norway
First of all, Norway is the fifth European country that I visited (I’m not counting UK). Second of all, Oslo is a very beautiful city and I really love it. Third of all, I had bad experience going to and traveling around the city. It’s such a drama, and let me tell you how or …
Going to UK: Leeds Episode
My next destination in UK was Leeds. The reasons? Well, I have friends there. Yeah, I know, I’m kinda cheap. I keep bothering my friends so I can travel at low cost 😔😭 Bless their souls for being so kind and nice to me 🙏🙇♀️ Anyway, I left London for Leeds in the morning using …
Going to UK: London Episode
So I went to UK. I took a bus from Tucson on June 28 afternoon to catch my flight from Los Angeles on June 29 morning. I had a long transit in Las Vegas before finally flying to Gatwick airport in London, UK. The flight was about 9hours. I didn’t get a window seat and …
Transitting in Japan (part 5): Another drama in Narita
My flight to the US was scheduled to be 10.40am but I seemed to forget that the boarding started at 9.50am. That’s when I realized that requesting 9.30am might be too late for me since I planned to buy the stamp for my postcard and all. I should’ve requested the earlier shuttle when I checked …
Transitting in Japan (part 4): Staying near Narita
On my second transit, I decided to stay near Narita airport because I arrived quite late at night and my friend and I thought that it would cost me the same: staying at her place and staying at a cheap hotel near Narita because the fee that I had to pay to get to her …
Wandering around Intramuros: From historic places to finding a Muslim community and replacing the lenses
My conference ended on June 2, 2018 and I had planned to wander around Manila the next day before I returned to the states the next two days. It was my birthday, too. I was turning 30 on June 3, 2018. Gosh, I was feeling so old. LoL Well, actually I had no idea about …