5D4N "Lazy" South Korea Trip 2017

After visiting my home country-Philippines, I'm headed to Seoul with my little sister for a "Lazy Seoul Trip". This is the last leg of my May to June 2017 travels.

Hot Air Ballooning in Cappadocia

My first hot air balloon experience was in Dubai of 2014. After that experience, I know there are other more countries that offers hot air balloon with a much more incredible view; I googled and found a few list of countries that offers hot air balloon and my top 2 that was added to my bucket list – Cappadocia and Myanmar.

First Wedding Anniversary 06022017

365 days of marriage have gone by so fast, 365 days of living in one roof with Richard! The first 365 days of our married lives has been so happy and beautiful, I know that our first anniversary won’t be the most memorable one, simply because I know that anniversaries will keep getting more and more beautiful with each passing year with you. 

10D9N Turkey Trip 2017

Panoramic Viewpoint in Cappadocia

Sharing our complete Turkey itinerary from May 25, 2017 to June 3, 2017.

Hubby and I was actually hesitant to visit turkey as it remains in a heightened state of alert, there is a warning that a terrorist attack in the country is "likely" to happen in 2017 again. The last major attack targeted a night club in Istanbul was in New Year's day of 2017 and as I know, well base on the Info I have gathered as many as 16 attacked happened in 2016 alone. The country has been plagued by incidents since mid-2015 also. 

A Sneak Peak Inside a Turkish Bath

It is my first time to be naked in front of two foreign men,  it was quite a unique experience. We did not really get a clear explanation of why every step we went through was done but all I know is it is relaxing! We went to a Turkish Bath house recommended by a Travel Company near our hotel In Bodrum, Sultan Turkish Bath House. 

New Year's Eve at the Sahara Dessert

This is not our first time riding a camel or visiting the dessert, we already had our own individual experiences of the Dubai dessert and its camel, but we never visited the dessert and rode camel together so on our two weeks trip in Morocco we decided to visit the dessert and spend the night in a Berber tent.

Christmas Lunch and Gondola Ride in Maokong

Maokong is located in Wenshan district of Taipei is popular for growing tea and its Gondola ride. So high tea is a must experience when visiting Maokong  which me and my family did not try. Instead, we had lunch.

Bali,Indonesia 2016

 

Uluwatu Temple

It was somewhere in Feb or March of 2016 last year where I already plotted out my whole year schedule for the year, a complete timetable of  when I will be on and off from work, honeymoon plans, and how when where I will organize and meet our wedding suppliers in the Philippines not until I saw a Cebu Pacific Seat Sale!

Morocco Itinerary 9D8N

We decided to spend two weeks ending our 2016 in Morocco! Kingdom of Morocco located in northern part of Africa is such a beautiful country. I was surprise to see how beautiful and rich this country is when it come it nature. From sandy deserts where you can ride a camel and camp out under the stars, impressive snowy mountains, beautiful white sand beaches, busy cities, Smelly tanneries, mosque and palaces made from beautiful hand woven textiles, Roman medieval places! Gosh there are plenty of unique experiences to be had in this country! too much stuff to explore! I

Taiwan Itinerary for Family 5D4N

Richard, Me, Aina, Dad, Jeffrey 

Spent Christmas with my family in Taiwan and it's sad that my mom wasn't feeling well a day before so she decided to just stay at home and rest.

No doubt that Taiwan is a foodie's paradise! You should definitely Include Taiwan in your must visit place if you are a foodie, we spent 5D4N in Taiwan touring and eating only. 

Sharing our below itinerary, we were able to visit all the places mentioned because we rented our own car for convenience but surely these are all accessible by public transportation. 

I would also suggest adding some activity like hiking the Elephant mountain in Nangang District or Taroko George, we did not do it because of my dad and brother. But if it was just me and Richard we will surely visit a lot of hiking spot in Taiwan. 

Bali Itinerary 5D4N

From Google, Very Helpful!

(DAY 1) ( Airbnb- Sarin Ubud Villa, across  the new monkey forest parking, Right behind hubud and habitat coffee)

-           Pickup at Airport 8AM

-           Check-in & Rest

-           Brunch Ibu Oka

-           Tour Ubud Tegalalang Rice Field

-           Ubud Monkey Forest

-           Visit Tanah Lot for Sunset

-           Dinner at Café Wayan

Hiking Wli Falls and Mt Afadjato, Volta Region, Ghana, West Africa

This is a very late post. 

Richard, I and Broghen decided to go and hike the tallest mountain in Ghana last year. It was long weekend that time, so we decided to spend 3 days in Volta, It's almost a 6 hours drive from Accra going to Volta Region.

Hiking Mount Krobo in Volta Lake, Ghana, West Africa

At the top of Mt.Krobo

Almost a month now when we decided to to hike Mt.Krobo. I cant say it was an easy hike (maybe easy for others) though it was a quick hike compare to that of our hike experience with Wli Falls, its was a rocky slippery steep hike. 

Blue Ginger at Wellesley, MA, USA

We chose Blue Ginger- a fusion restaurant in Wellesley, Massachusetts  to hold our simple wedding celebration in the U.S. Few weeks before the big day we decided to have dinner at the same time try the food that will be served for the wedding day. The place is popular for serving the East Meets West kind style of dish (so its like Asian European kind of dish).

Food Trip in NYC.

4D3N in New York and I'm Satisfied  with all the food we tried from the fine dine-in steak to halal street food! 

A. Wafles and Dinges- saw  this  truck on the side of the  Brooklyn bridge, I deserve this calorie bomb dessert after walking through Brooklyn bridge. LOL Freshly made Belgian waffle with good amounts of toppings to choose from! I ordered  the whipped cream strawberries and bananas with either hot fudge topping. I really love the little bits of sugar that are baked throughout the waffle providing a really enjoyable crunch!

Lunch at Peter Luger Steak House in Brooklyn, New York

Richard, Me, Janice & Harry

New York is full of iconic foods, but steak is still the undisputed king! I'm a big fan of steak, so when we were in NYC I told Richard that he should take me to be best Steakhouse in NYC! so his friend recommended Peter Luger! 

Touring NYC With The Pass!

NYC pass card and free guide booklet

New York City- If you are planning to tour this place then I highly recommend getting this pass. NYC is a place everyone should visit and when you visit make sure you make the most out of your trip! It may have a status for being pricey BUT there's always a way! 

Marriott Vacation Club Pulse, New York City.

Richard and I spent 3 days in New York and stayed at Marriott Vacation Marriott Vacation Club Pulse. Marriott just acquired it from The Strand making it the first Marriott timeshare hotel in New York City.