Snapshot Saturday: The Giant

by Gay Mitra - October 30, 2010August 13, 20143

A tree hugger’s dream come true.Rainforest Discovery Center’s (RDC) Giant Sepilok in Eastern Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Towering over the rainforest. TweetShare This page was viewed times.

Snapshot Saturday: Great Balls Of China

by Gay Mitra - October 23, 2010August 13, 20141

Pardon the exaggerated title. I’m actually just pertaining to squid balls.You reckon that’s what the kid is holding? Then it must play a significant role in depicting Chinese culture. Sculpture can be found along Xi’an’s Beiyuanmen Muslim Culture Street. TweetShare This page was viewed times.

Rushing Through Sta. Fe

by Gay Mitra - October 19, 2010August 13, 20143

This was not how I envisioned my Bantayan Island visit. Our entire trip was enveloped with time constraints. Not to mention I was two months pregnant which forced me to move a bit sluggish and overly wary. Sta. Fe was the only municipality we set foot on. And this is where the island’s white gleaming…

Snapshot Saturday: Barrels of Fun!

by Gay Mitra - October 16, 2010August 13, 20146

Oktoberfest in München, Germany. Beery happy backpacker. Cheers to this month! TweetShare This page was viewed times.

Manila-Cebu City-Bantayan Island: Nothing A Preggy Backpacker Couldn’t Handle

by Gay Mitra - October 9, 2010August 13, 20147

Aboard a plane, we giggled our way from Manila to Cebu. We were a party of four. Biggest group of people I ever flew with. There was me, my hubby Shervin, my sister Gabe, and my friend Xhy. All of us scored seat sale tickets, P840 each one way. I was the one who booked…

Voyaging Visayas: A Prelude

by Gay Mitra - October 4, 2010August 13, 20147

Cebu-Dumaguete-Siquijor-Bacolod may be a common route for Pinoy backpackers, but a bit insane for the preggy traveler. Had I known I was on the way, I wouldn’t have planned such intense trip. The initial itinerary primarily revolved around meeting up with a couple of hubby’s friends (whose sole purpose for visiting the Philippines is a…

The Travel Junkie Is Now a Nomad Mommy!

by Gay Mitra - September 19, 2010August 13, 201439

Happiness [is] only real when shared.– Chris McCandles, Into The Wild Yesterday, at 8:23 AM, in a hospital which used to be a hotel… the Pinay Travel Junkie turned into a nomad mum. Meet Luna, our new backpacking buddy!Now I gotta get the hang of this motherhood thingy soon, so we could again hit the…

Victoria Point, Myanmar

by Gay Mitra - September 16, 2010August 13, 20142

We stepped on Myanmar unfortunately just for a visa run. It was a border cross, or river cross, from the province of Ranong (Thailand) to Kawthaung (Myanmar) also known as Victoria Point. The visa run package that we arranged in Ranong was 400 THB each. The rate isn’t that bad since it includes hotel pick…

Ranong

by Gay Mitra - September 13, 2010August 13, 20140

Ranong is one of the southern provinces of Thailand, located on Kra Isthmus, the narrow strip that connects mainland Thailand with the Malay Peninsula. The province is known for having the most rainfall of all Thailand, the rainy season lasting for about eight months. This could be a reason why Ranong is the least populated…