While we began our Vietnam trip with a day tour around Ho Chi Minh City, we packed our bags and donned our nón lá, the iconic Vietnamese conical straw hat, and decided to sneak… Read more “Ho Chi Minh: Down the Great Mekong River”
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Ho Chi Minh: The Sights and Sounds of Saigon
Late last year, we embarked on our third international trip to date by visiting the largest city in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). Formerly and popularly known as Saigon,… Read more “Ho Chi Minh: The Sights and Sounds of Saigon”
Bicol Travel Guide: The Long Road to the End of South Luzon
As adventurous as we are, we decided to take on Bicol for a long-weekend destination en route to Biri in Samar by land and take the long and arduous… Read more “Bicol Travel Guide: The Long Road to the End of South Luzon”
A Day in the Historic Town of Capul
Capul Island, located between the main islands of Samar and Luzon, is considered a quaint and rustic small town but filled history and unique beauty. Capul derived its… Read more “A Day in the Historic Town of Capul”
Magnificent Wonders of Biri Island
Biri Island, a little known and relatively isolated island municipality along the northeastern portion of the province of Northern Samar has in recent years caught the eye of off-the-beaten… Read more “Magnificent Wonders of Biri Island”
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