10 Things I Like About 2010

2010 ain't as grand as 2009. Last year I worked overseas, backpacked in 9 countries (did my first long term travel too), got hitched, and honeymooned during winter. This year isn't so bad as well. I may have only traveled a few times, but these trips were done either while I was pregnant or with our newborn in tow - which for me, a once carefree drifter, are such amazing feats!

With my newborn in Tam-Awan Village Baguio City, a minute away from my nomadic family's first home. Moving in's one of this year's highlights.
Hereunder are the top 10 things I like about 2010...

Snapshot Saturday: Travel Tragedy on Christmas Day

A hair-raising Christmas memory.
Four Christmases ago, a trip from Tarlac to Manila almost took my life. This Christmas, I raise my shot of Caramel Mudslide to my second life and all its crazy adventures.

How about you? What are you grateful for this year?

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Snapshot Saturday: Giant Santa

SM Baguio's current main attraction.
One more week before Christmas and I haven't done any shopping yet. What I have done is book flights on sale for 2011's first quarter!

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TreeTop Adventure Baguio: A Zip Above Pine Trees

Is not quite a walk in the park. It requires guts, money as well. And a drive to Baguio. TreeTop Adventure in Camp John Hay finally opened last November 30. Will this make Baguio City more overrated?

I say it's a reason for thrill-seekers to make the city a short stop en route to their more remote northern destinations. Soaring above and within eerie fogginess can be quite an exhilarating ride.

Hold your breath for a bird's eye view of Baguio's remaining greenness. Yes, it still exists.

Snapshot Saturday: The Wall and The Shoelace

Still can't believe I tied my shoelaces on a historic wall!
While the above caption may not seem to make sense, I'd like to stress how difficult it was to take my foot off that handrail. I froze as a gush of winter wind swept past.

Planning to see the Great Wall of China? Read this to decide whether to join a group tour or not.

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Video: Casaroro Falls

An insane habal-habal ride is definitely worth this!
One fine early afternoon in Valencia, Negros Oriental. Great picnic company consisted of local folks snacking on chips and intercontinental acquaintances gobbling dried mangoes.

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Snapshot Saturday: Island Romance

"As the ocean is never full of water, so is the heart never full of love." -Anonymous

With this gorgeous sunset, who wouldn't fall in love?
Nope, that ain't me and hubby. This is a snapshot of Amir and his girlfriend who started steadily dating after their Magalawa Island weekend getaway. Neither is a friend of mine, in fact they're a couple of strangers to me.

Casaroro Falls

I swallowed hard. It's going to be one tough ride. Amidst the pandemonium of habal-habal drivers offering tours in our faces, I was fidgety and dazed. I was never comfortable journeying aboard motorcycles, let alone riding it with another passenger aside from the driver on an unpaved road and two months pregnant.

Nevertheless I was determined to do so, with a hesitant go signal from my husband who shared a habal-habal with me. We made sure our driver knows the consequences if something terrible happens to us.

Mighty Casaroro Falls.