a travel blog
After every country we visit, Vikram writes about our overall experiences and highlights. Here’s his take on the Philippines! Our experience in the Philippines was fantastic but would be difficult for the typical traveler to duplicate, because we were fortunate to be hosted and shown around by Mary’s family. Their warmth, generosity, and commitment to plying us with delicious food […]
While our canyoneering and whale shark adventures stood out as top highlights of our entire trip so far, my favorite part of the Philippines was getting to see my parents visiting from the U.S. and reconnect with lots of my extended family whom I hadn’t seen in six years. And one of the best days we all had together was […]
I almost had to miss out on this adventure due to tummy issues the night before (an unfortunately too-common occurrence during our travels), but I’m so glad I was feeling better in the morning because canyoneering was one of my favorite things we’ve done on the trip so far. What is canyoneering? It’s an activity where you descend a river […]
There’s nothing quite like swimming next to a shark. During our time in Cebu, my cousin J.B. and his wife Jovel organized for us to do a day trip to Oslob, a town near the south tip of the island and stomping ground for whale sharks. We left the house by 4 am for the three-hour drive. Once we arrived, […]
After over 100 days on the road, we were finally somewhere that I consider home—in the Philippines, and more importantly, with my mom and dad. The biggest challenge I’ve faced on the road to date has been homesickness (more on that in a future blog post), so it was welcome relief to be with my family and familiar faces in […]
After every country we visit, Vikram writes about our overall experiences and highlights. Here’s his take on Hong Kong! Hong Kong was one of our favorite cities on the trip for many reasons: the combination of eastern and western cultural influences, the phenomenal food, the cheap, clean, and efficient public transportation, and of course, meeting up with some of our […]
Hong Kong offers travelers so much—stunning landscapes, top-notch public transportation, colorful markets and temples to explore—but for me, the major highlight of our week in Hong Kong was the FOOD. Perhaps it was because Vikram and I had sorely missed Asian food during our time in South America, but even under normal circumstances one must cherish (and gobble up) Hong […]
From Australia, we ventured to our first Asian city: Hong Kong. I wasn’t sure what to expect from the “Pearl of the Orient”—I had been there once before when I was 10, but only for one night, and dreary smog and intimidating buildings dominate my memories from that. Yet Hong Kong ended up being my favorite city of the trip so […]