Hong Kong – The Sights
We didn’t have much time for sightseeing in Hong Kong, but with time we had, we tried to see as much as we could. Since we were staying on the […]
We didn’t have much time for sightseeing in Hong Kong, but with time we had, we tried to see as much as we could. Since we were staying on the […]
Although we spent just three weeks in Hong Kong, I feel like we learned so much during our time there. As part of our orientation at Crossroads, we were given […]
We came to Hong Kong to volunteer with an organization called Crossroads Foundation for three weeks. We knew of the organization and its work because of Jason and Polly Noble, […]
We ended our time in the Philippines in Manila, primarily because that’s where we needed to be to catch our flight out of the country. Before arriving in Manila, we had […]
From Banaue, we took a van ride through the Cordillera Mountains to another mountain town – Baguio. Along the way, we passed by what is a common site in the […]
When is the last time you did something for the first time? One of the things I love about traveling is that it provides many opportunities to try something you’ve […]
Our second day in Banaue, we took a jeepney to Batad to see the rice terraces there. Although the jeepney ride is only 15 kilometers (approx 9 miles), it takes […]
It took one very long travel day to make our way from El Nido on the island of Palawan to Banaue in the mountains of Luzon (the northernmost region of […]
On Christmas Day, we rented a motorbike and rode out to Nacpan Beach, which is about 25 km from El Nido. It’s the quintessential beach – white sand, clear blue […]
For the “beach vacation” portion of our travels, we decided to spend a week in El Nido, a remote destination on the island of Palawan in the Philippines. We made […]