Why You Should Explore Philippines
I remember an old saying from a tourist about the Philippines, “It doesn’t give you any reason to go there, but once you’re here, it would give you a lot of reasons to stay.” The Philippines has been out of sync from its other Southeast Asian neighbors for quite some time. It has been under the radar of the mainstream backpacking crowds for decades as well. But that doesn’t mean the country has nothing to offer for the traveling crowd, how’s 7,107 islands for a start? (www.flipnomad.com)
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Top Travel Destinations of 2010
2010 will surely be a great year for travel enthusiast. A lot of big events will be held in different countries around the world. Flip compiled the top events and destinations for 2010.(www.flipnomad.com)
Chengdu: City of Panda
I was in Kangding around the third week of August 2009. I remember that I was contemplating if I’m going to retrace my route to Litang or head on to Chengdu. I allotted almost two weeks for my “Kunming to Chengdu Overland Adventure” trip before heading on to Nepal. I realized that I was actually five days ahead of my schedule.
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Hell Bus from Xiangcheng to Kangding
I woke up around 4AM and checked out of the hostel. The ticket booth didn’t sell us any ticket the day before and asked us to buy it that morning. It was really cold and dark. I walked straight to the small house of the ticket seller with my backpack. It wasn’t open yet. All the other backpackers that were on the same bus were also waiting there, as well as some Chinese locals.
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Hell Bus from Xiangcheng to Kangding
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Lessons from the Road
I was trying to get some sleep but I just couldn’t dodge the thoughts that suddenly bombarded my mind. I got up and turned on the computer and in a few minutes from now, you’ll see this post on my blog.
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Lessons from the Road
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Bus from Shangri-La to Xiangcheng
I left my room around 4AM and waited for another 30 minutes before the caretaker opened the door. The wind was cold and it was still dark. I was deciding if I’m going to walk from my hostel to the bus station or not which was a bit far. I took a taxi instead and I arrived at the bus station around 5AM. There were a few backpackers at that time lounging around the waiting area.
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Flip’s Top 10 Misadventures
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Challenges of a Filipino Backpacker
It’s a bit difficult to travel freely if you’re a Filipino and a Philippine passport holder like me. There seems to be a lot of restrictions that are imposed to our nationality. But these things shouldn’t stop us from traveling and experiencing the backpacking lifestyle. for more travel stories, please go to www.flipnomad.com
