This article was first published on 3 June 2018, 1:39PM PST; updated on 2 June 2019, 7:24AM PST and 5 July 2023 4:08AM PST. Welcome to the first stop of the first series of my Indochina tour – Vietnam. I went to Vietnam for a vacation in May 2018. I went back in 2019 for …
This article was first published on 3 June 2018, 9:23 PST; updated on 2 June 2019, 14:02 PST and 3 July 2023, 2:22 PST. I experienced going to Cambodia from both Thailand and Vietnam. In 2018, I booked a seat through Busbud. TravelMart BangKok Co, Ltd. took us to Siem Reap through a VIP bus. TravelMart …
Welcome to the second part of my Middle East series. After visiting UAE, I flew to Bahrain to meet my KPMGph babies there but I didn’t expect I would love the place! If you are looking for trendy and Instagrammable places, and if you are a foodie, Bahrain is for you! The unique thing about …
This is my first travel blog after more than two years (between 2021 and 2022, I also had international travels (Middle East) but I am planning to compile them into one blog post). This is also my first article for T.E.L.L. (Travel. Entertainment. Lifestyle. Leisure.) section, a spin-off of The Solo Drifter – I am …
If you are following VoicePoints and my blogs, you would have read an open letter to my mid-20 self, which I published last 31 December 2019. I revealed that I was in a mid-life crisis. I wasn’t sure where would life bring me. I didn’t know what direction to take. More than two months later, …
What makes this blog post different from my usual #TheSoloDrifter stories about my travels abroad and local adventures? I’ve been celebrating Chinese New Year in Binondo’s Chinatown for five years, but this year – I went to Sagada! With Kyle and Jerald! And why #TheTrappedDrifter this time? Let’s wait for Jerald’s vlog, you’ll find out! …
The past decade changed the way I see life in a different perspective so here’s a message to my mid-20 self. Really, it was a decade of challenges, pursuits, failures, mistakes and victories. Dear mid-20 self, I know life has been tough, but you have done a good job, you did not give up. Love …
After two weeks from my second Indochina tour, I visited three more countries – Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia’s Bintan. If you want to visit six countries for two weeks to a month, I suggest the following route – Vietnam-Cambodia-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore-Indonesia – so take time to read my Indochina travel guide and look for a good flight …
Malaysia tour was tiring, but worth it! Now, Singapore is next stop of my third #SEAtour, plus our five-day Asia-Pacific train-the-trainers training! It took us around five hours to get to Beach Road, Singapore from TBS Kuala Lumpur via bus. Ticket price ranges SGD30. There is no time difference between Singapore and the Philippines, but …
Before our Asia-Pacific train-the-trainers training in Singapore, I decided to have my flight rerouted to Malaysia and took the 8:50PM flight via Cebu Pacific. There is no time difference between Malaysia and the Philippines and it took us four hours to get there. Philippine passport holders are granted visa-free entry to Malaysia for 30 days. …