Hello from California! It’s been a long while since I have posted something. I still have the travel itch but have been too busy trying to update all of the countries/cities I have been to. Anyways, we went to Heaton Flats trail which is within the Angeles National Park, way east of Los Angeles and [...]

Before leaving Singapore for the last time, I went to Jumbo Seafood Restaurant, known for its spicy chili crabs, with Bey, Soum’s friend and fellow Couch Surfer veteran. Dang, I haven’t had delicious crabs since years ago until I was munching my large order to chili crabs. Nom nom nom! In the future I’m going [...]

I’ve been in and out of Singapore for the part few months. I lived with Soum and his friends at their nice crib at Sim’s Residence near Geylang. Each time I would explore a new country I would always fly back to SG to recoup and chillax. I love every aspect of the country because [...]

“Namaste!” It means “Hello” in Nepali, the word we commonly said when we went climbing for 3 weeks around Annapurna, which is a section of the Himalaya mountain range. The experience was amazing. It is true that climbing the Annapurna Circuit is the best trek in the world. The experience was breath taking–literally and figuratively. On 2 [...]

After my scuba diving training in Thailand, I flew to Singapore and stayed for a day. Then I decided to fly to Japan again because I love Japan so much and couldn’t miss good flight tickets to Japan from Singapore via Beijing. I stayed in Yokosuka, Japan for a week on the US Naval Base. [...]

I flew from Manila, Philippines to Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines to explore the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was chosen on 11 November 2011 as one of the “New 7 Wonders of Nature.” I joined an American family to the national park whom we met at [...]

When I was in Penang, Malaysia I decided to trek within Penang National Park. Inside this national park there are many things to visit. There are many wild life animals including sea turtles, Komodo dragons, super cool looking birds, and monkeys. My plan was to walk through the thick jungle towards Monkey Beach. While trekking, I had [...]

After a total of 6 days I am qualified as a PADI Advance Open Water (AOW) diver! Now I can dive down to 30 meters and during the night anywhere round the world. I arrived to Koh Tao, Thailand from Penang, Malaysia by bus and night boat. I arrived at Crystal Diving Resort, which is [...]

After scouting and chasing whale sharks, the largest extant fish species, in the waters of Donsol, Sorsogon, Philippines for a total of 10.5 hours, I finally encountered a 6 meter (still a baby) whale shark on Friday, February 18, 2012 at 1:20 PM. Here is the footage of the amazing encounter with the whale shark, also [...]

I couldn’t believe how quiet the bullet train ride from Tokyo to Osaka was. I was amazed. I fell asleep right away. It was as smooth as a non-fat person’s butt. When I arrived in Osaka it was pouring like crazy. I was hungry and tired. These two variables made me crazy. It took me [...]