The northeastern most tip of the main island of Luzon harbors a lonely yet beautiful sentinel of the sea – the lighthouse of Palaui Island, officially named Cape Engaño Lighthouse or Farol de Cabo Engaño …
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Slideshow: Kathmandu Durbar Square

Kathmandu Nepal [nggallery id=17 template=galleryview images=0] Kathmandu Durbar Square or Basantapur Durbar Square is a cluster of ancient temples, palaces, courtyards and streets that date back to the 12th and 18th centuries. The square is …
Continue readingThe Forgotten Jewels of Northern Manila: Artex Compound, Isla Pulo and Smokey Mountain

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” – Marcel Proust Couch Surfing Manila Summer Scramble Every year, Couch Surfing Manila organizes an adventure race within the …
Continue readingNepal Series: Namaste Kathmandu!

The travel time from Lumbini to Kathmandu took 10 hours. Departing at seven in the evening, we were already in the Bus Park of Nepali capital before sunrise the next day. It was a cold …
Continue readingNepal Series: A Sidetrip to Lumbini

My first destination in Nepal, per suggestion of the Nepali guy that I met in the train, was Lumbini, the place where Queen Mayadevi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama or the Lord Buddha, founder of …
Continue readingBorder Crossing: India and Nepal by Land

“When you reach Nepal, everything will be easier”, the words of a young Nepali guy that I have met in the train. I regret not getting his name though. Upon reaching Gorakhpur, I followed him …
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