Camiguin, or the Island Born of Fire, is a tiny island located in the Bohol Sea. It was a 30 minute flight from Cebu (although scheduled as a 45 minute flight.) Approaching the island by air, you can’t help but notice the lush bold green of the island and large volcano peaks. You also can’t miss the white awkwardly shaped landmass in the middle of the ocean. Turns out this is White Island, an uninhabited white sand bar that’s viewable…
With a few days left to spare at the end of Cebu stay, we decided to make our way to Bantayan Island to spend two nights at Kota Beach Resort. We didn’t originally intend to make a stop here, but the port was about 2 hours away from Cebu City (without traffic), we still had access to the driver, and supposedly the beaches are one of the best around. With such short notice, the only room available was the beachfront…
May 3-7,2016 We lived like royalty in Cebu. Due to Alan’s connections and the generosity of his aunt, we were able to stay at his aunt’s guesthouse for free. This guesthouse was unlike anything you’d imagine. It was 7 stories tall and each floor pretty much served as a separate apartment. To top things off, Alan’s aunt was away in London so we had her personal driver throughout our entire stay there. It came complete with maids who tidied up…
BOS–>Penn Station, NY via bus. Penn Station –>JFK via taxi. JFK–> ICN via 14 hour flight. 4 hour layover in ICN. ICN–> MNL via 5 hour flight (due to delay). We arrived at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Friday April 26th just past midnight local time. Despite the illusion of chaos going through security and customs, the process was fairly painless. Alan and his father had already been waiting for our arrival. PJ, Corey and I worked our way through the…
April 16-18, 2016 Going to Fort Collins was a win-win-win-win situation for everyone involved. Corey and I benefitted because we were able to drive Duke to Dany who was kind enough to doggy sit while we vacation to the Philippines and we finally get to explore FoCo! Dany benefitted because I would accompany her during the the drive to drop Joe off in NM, and because she would gain a little furry companion for the next 6 weeks. Joe benefitted…
April 13-21, 2016 I can’t think of anything more refreshing than waking up in a warm cozy sleeping bag, surrounded by cool crisp air just as the sun is rising over the horizon. Waking up at Goblin Valley, Utah was exactly my kind of morning! Corey needed internet to do some work before his morning meeting, so as soon as we woke up, we packed up and hit the road again. The drive through Utah and Colorado was definitely scenic…
Las Vegas, NV: April 11-12, 2016 This drive should’ve been really straight forward considering our experiences so far, but the timing of a few events made things a little more complicated. Corey and I needed to get to Fort Collins by Friday May 15th, because I wanted to go with Dany and Joe to New Mexico to drop Joe off for his CDT hike. Unfortunately that same weekend, Corey’s company was going to take part in a huge convention in…
We only spent 2.5 weeks at our home in LA before starting another mini road trip that will lead into our month long Philippines adventure. We’re still getting acclimated but here’s how it’s going! Our apartment feels comfortable and feels like a home! I think it’s safe to say that Corey and I settled in very quickly. We’ve always felt that home is wherever the other person and Duke are, so this wasn’t an issue at all. Yeah, our lives…
The general outline for this entire trip was one day of driving, checking into the AirBnb during the evening, having 1 full day to explore the area and then leaving the next morning for another full day of driving. The only exception was San Antonio where we decided to stay an extra night. AirBnb I booked every AirBnB weeks in advance. The process was easy and only took a span of a few hours to book accommodations for the entire…
March 22-23, 2016 Day 1 Driving from SATX to Las Cruces was such a walk in the park! 8.5 hours primarily on I-10W! Because of switching over to Mountain Time, we arrived at our AirBnb in Las Cruces by 2:15pm. Corey and I didn’t really have much planned for NM besides going to White Sands National Monument. The plan was to just chill for the remainder of the day, grab some take out and then go star gazing. I was…