Misibis Bay Resort: A Shining, Shimmering Bicol Gem

by Gay Mitra - July 28, 2018January 19, 20190

A canceled flight. A delayed flight. A missed flight. A rescheduled flight. It was a logistical nightmare, yet my daughter and I soldiered on. “Can we just fly back home?”, I remember asking her at Sydney’s Kingsford Smith Airport after finding out we missed our flight to Manila. I also remember being on the verge…

Book Sharing Project 2012: Three Flights To A Library

by Gay Mitra - September 19, 2013August 12, 20144

I got choked up. And I must have squeezed my daughter Luna a little too tight. She fought her way out of my embrace and ran towards a gaggle of loitering pupils. I was standing on stage in the middle of a half-century-old school, forcing my weepy eyes to stay open. Three months we waited…

Voluntourism: Book Sharing Project 2012

by Gay Mitra - July 21, 2012August 12, 201416

Imagine your life without books… For some, it’s a sad reality. This backpacker mum is stoked to be part of an awesome team that will help bring an early Christmas to Rizal Elementary School in Gubat, Sorsogon this year. The Book Sharing Project, organized by local volunteers and a bunch of bloggers, aims to collect…

Aguirangan Island: Overshadowed Gem

by Gay Mitra - October 20, 2009August 13, 20143

Tourists flocking to Caramoan usually skip Aguirangan Island, and may not have heard about it at all. Prior to our Camarines Sur trip, we haven’t heard of such place either. The island is actually just a thirty-minute boat ride from Sabang Port in San Jose, where boats going to Caramoan also depart. To get there,…

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