The Pinay Solo Backpacker

Bangkok is synonymous with shopping and Siam is one of the most intense and best shopping mecca in Bangkok where you’ll find a series of shopping malls which caters to different types of taste and budget from the opulent masses to the mid-range and the rather ordinary.  These malls are accessible by buses and the Skytrain (BTS).

inside Siam Paragon

One fine morning, I took a bus from KSR to Siam. The bus dropped most of the passengers at Siam Center, so I went along with the crowd.  The building is interconnected both to (more…)

Dec 2009 trip

My original flight was booked in Clark, I bought the round trip ticket two months prior to my trip at a very cheap price. But because I printed the ticket on the day of my flight only at exactly 5 hours before my departure, that was the only time I realized that oops! I’m booked for 9pm not 11pm( got confused w/ the military time on the e-ticket) and I’m still in Manila.

It’s my birthday and i opt for an out of the country solitary trip. (more…)

April 2009 trip

I can’t recount how many times Ive been to Baguio and Benguet last year, my colleague even said, ” Aakyat ka na naman?  Parang mall mu lng ang Baguio ah! Pack and go, and the next day ur back”.  haha  Of course, my heart was captured by the Cordilleras!  Maybe for some it’s “just Baguio” but for me.. Baguio is timeless..It’s voted as one of  top choices of photographers as their favorite destinations for photography in the country as per one famous TV show last year.

So after my hiatus..and crying over this website because I can’t access it..I’m now back… and I decided to start it with the  Baguio series..

Tam-awan Village is  located in Pinsao Road owned by  artist Ben Cabrera along with other friends and cared for by the Chanum Foundation.  With the aim of providing access to indigenous culture to those who have not had the chance to explore the Cordilleran interior,  Chanum Foundation, Inc. started this artists’ village in 1998 with three salvaged authentic huts from Bangaan, Ifugao Province. Some of these huts can be rented out (Php500 per person per night). (more…)