Prlakwatsero

Brunei is the second country I visited first was Japan, The time when I booked my ticket, I was planning to celebrate the EidMurabak. I was searching on the internet for where to stay. Luckily, I found the badiah hotel while checking. The location was not really in the center of Bandar Seri Begawan, but  not a problem since  the hotel was located about a kilometer from the King Palace.  I arrived at Brunei International Airport around 10:10 pm from Manila, Philippines. Upon arrival, the hotel staff is patiently waiting for me holding a placard with my name. We headed to the departure exit since the shuttle service was parked. The two staff who picked me up were so entertaining; they were willing to help me plan my activities. Badi'ah Hotel is located in Jalan Tutong. It's just about 15 minutes drive from Brunei Airport and 5 minutes to the city center. The hotel's location is tranquil and few meters from the bus stop going to the center. The check-in...

When my travel date approached, I was so excited yet kind of nervous since this was my first time traveling abroad. I read a lot of blog posts regarding how to handle Immigration and not being offloaded. 

It was the last minute when I decided to fly in manila via Clark airport from Caticlan/Boracay since I got a cheap airfare round trip compared to NAIA.   

I was on a quick visit in Pampanga since my flight from Caticlan/Boracay is landing at Clark Airport. I messaged my friend Joshua who's living in Lubao, an hour from San Fernando, to meet me up in Sm City to have lunch before heading to Manila.

Traveling is a great achievement in my life. The experience I gained the people I met and the lesson I learned on the road. It was in college day when I started to travel. I thought that the traveling is not for me because I don’t have money to spend and my family can’t afford to buy a plane ticket, 2011 when I started to travel, and my first-time experience to ride an airplane, I missed my midterm examination in Filipino and community service in my NSTP subject just to travel in Cebu and Bohol for limited pocket money of 1,650.00 in the span of 3 days with no regret. It was a dream, and I was not expecting that dream will come true despite our financial status.  

When my friend Paula and I talked about where to travel next, we talked about traveling to Japan since the embassy is not too strict about getting a tourist visa. Three weeks before my planned travel to Catanduanes , I decided to apply for a Japan Visa since an Airplane ticket is not required.

The island of Catanduanes is blessed with a scenic view. Last December 2016, when typhoon NINA hit the island, and when I saw everything was a washout, including their airport, on the TV news. I worried about the people of the island and, of course, my upcoming visit.