Travels and Tales
Thoughts and tales other than travel
One of the things I did over the past two months was to receive writing work from a print newspaper. To those who know me personally, you would know that I used to work full-time for a newspaper and magazine (as copy editor and associate editor). Anyways, I thus revisited my connection to newspapers but …
For me, going on a trip is a rewarding experience. It is rewarding not only because you get to see, taste, smell and even touch new things but it is an opportunity to get out of your usual routine. And getting out of your common routine and experiencing new things can open you up to …
During the 1st week of December 2019, I flew to Cebu to visit a sick friend and to also undergo a medical check up. Looking back now, that trip seemed like ages ago really. Life is almost at a standstill. COVID-19 has changed my normal routine. With the community quarantine enforced in my city here …
It really seemed like a long, long time ago. And it all started in Bangkok, Thailand in the midst of the immense flooding the country was experiencing in back in 2011. My husband and I were in Thailand as we helped organized an international conference in Chiang Mai and shortly after, we stayed on in …