July 2012
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Life-saving Free Batch Photo Watermarker for Mac &...
Dear friends, family and followers,
I apologize for the delay in my travel posts. Blame it on the tediousness of watermarking photos on Photoshop and my refusal to post un-watermarked photos for fear of misuse without giving credit where it is due, not that all my photos are fabulous, but still, I think some of them are. :D
Enter: Star Watermark, the savior that will now allow me to post entries...
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My First Day of "Loneliness" - Losing The Now
July 23 After a day in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and when I had parted ways with my single-serving roommates, Justine and Michael, I was alone again.
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Lost in Translation and Confusing Sois: Never Getting To Where I’m Going
I had seen a post on a free yoga class at some studio at 10am that morning, which was a way away from the first guesthouse I stayed at with my Belgian friends, so...
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Crossing Borders, Breaking Barriers: 31 Hours from...
I’ve got some backlog on my experiences in Siem Reap and Battambang in Cambodia, but I felt the need to post this first just because this is more than just an account of places to see, or things to do. :P
Traveling Solo Again
I did my first border crossing (and also my first and only solo traveling until now) back in October or November 2006, when I took a really lousy train from Singapore...
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How NOT To See Cambodia's Preah Ko Temple
The Dalai Lama said that ignorance is the cause of all suffering. And in this case, ignorance may cause thee loss of $100.
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After having stayed at Hariharalaya for a few days, Hanne and I decided we would take a pleasant bike ride (on the back of her bike because I don’t really know how to ride one, save for a couple of lessons in the Philippines and a couple of lessons here with...
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Hariharalaya Retreat Centre: Getting Comfortable...
It’s not my proudest moment when I say that I’m a city girl. I don’t like dirt, but it’s something you can’t avoid forever (something you can’t avoid ever, actually) at Hariharalaya. Dirt is omnipresent, on the soles of my feet - people walk barefoot indoors and outdoors, underneath my fingernails, and the constant film of soil or sand or clay on my skin.
I’m not exactly the biggest fan of...
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WatchHariharalaya Retreat Centre - Siem Reap, Cambodia
Though words, pictures or videos cannot describe how at home, and at peace I found myself at Hariharalaya where I spent most of my first two weeks of travel, I try to capture a bit of that in this inspired video. And I can only hope that when I do visit them again (as I’m sure I will be back), that I will feel just as at home then. :)
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My Map To Self-Discovery (Might Be The Map To...
I am only beginning to taste independent solo travel, and already I feel that the universe is speaking to me in a million ways to help me get my ideal life on track.
Over the course of the past 3 days, I’ve been crafting my new life / business plan (while shooting and editing my video for Hariharalaya), and it felt so good to finally share a bit of it to others during creative arts meditation with...
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Death & Despedidas: Pre-departure Week in Manila
The other morning, over my scrumptious vegan breakfast here at Hariharalaya, my “housemates” Joel & Nick briefly conversed about death, and how for some people, speaking about it is taboo, when in fact it is an idea we should embrace. Personally, I believe that the acknowledgment of death around the corner just helps us live our lives more fully.
Ready to Fly or Die
This may sound a bit...
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My "Epic Adventure": Turtle Travel
Everyone’s been wishing me well on this “epic adventure” I’m embarking on, and I’m sure it will be, but we all have subjective definitions of what an “epic adventure” is, but believe it or not, prior to my arrival here at Siem Reap, I only really had in my head that I would spend my first day here watching Season 4 of Breaking Bad. And followers of the...
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Day 1 (Part 3 of 3): A Surprise Cambodian Arts &...
After my walk to Siem Reap’s Old Market for beautiful textile products galore, I decided to continue walking on to Artisans d’Angkor, which I spotted on my map and was naturally intrigued by. Again, I don’t really remember how long I was walking, but it was probably around 15 minutes away from the Old Market.
I didn’t realize it was one of the very same places I visited...
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Day 1 (Part 2 of 3): A Surprise Cambodian Arts &...
I had actually intended to spend day 1 finishing Breaking Bad’s 4th season, but I was itching to walk around and explore aimlessly. So I left the confines of my comfy room in search for nothing in particular (except lunch, maybe).
Little did I know that my purposeless wandering would lead me to a guidebook-less “Nomad Manager Cambodian Arts & Crafts Walking Tour”. Come,...
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Day 1 (Part 1 of 3): Good Morning, Siem Reap! @...
It’s my first day away from the Philippines, and naturally, I’m feeling pretty good. The loneliness and discomfort will probably creep in later in the trip, but right now, this is the life (and probably one of the rare opportunities to write a blow-by-blow blog post).
For $7 a night (what I hear is also the price of an airport taxi), I got a free airport pick-up from Victory Guest...
June 2012
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