After much prodding from friends, I am back slowly into
blogging. As I posted here, I’ve been all wrapped up with bigger responsibilities
the past years. I’ve been travelling both for work and personal inclination. I
still do document my thoughts through my journals or notes in my phone.
Just recently, I deleted the notes in my phone and I
accidentally deleted its back-up as I was trying to free up some space. %^U@$CRYVX.
There go my daily thoughts in Batanes!
I post a few pictures in Facebook every time I travel and
several friends messaged me how, the budget and what places to see. I promised
them to post about it once I have my free time.
It’s been months and adulting has a way of sucking up all
your energies. I know this should not be an excuse but, I warn you now. As you
grow older, naps and long uninterrupted sleep is your bestfriend!
Anyway, I just want to say Hello and thank you for the
friendships tested by time, for the new acquaintances, travel companions I’ve
met along the way and to my online clients who believed in my writing skills
even though this virtual space has been in hiatus for quite some time.
I will try to share the backstories- anecdotes, people I’ve
met on the road, travel mishaps and some tips on the places I visited. Again, I
am no expert. I just want to share to you the joy of exploring. You do not need to be rich to travel. There
are a lot of budget airlines now, you just need to take note of those seat
sales and your vacation leaves!
Also, I won’t be telling you how to be frugal to the
point of haggling too much (sobrang barat)
to the detriment of the locals. Know when to haggle as if you’re being made to
pay 4x the average price, and know when to respect that tourism is the only
source of income and the impact of high inflation rate in the area. Take note: Hindi
mo ikakamatay ang dagdag na Php 50 sa bayad sa habal-habal or tricycle
especially when you’re travelling solo.
Travel to help local economy, buy the local products.
This is your Dora Lakwatsera saying, thank you for staying and let’s explore together.
Watch out for the next blogposts.
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