Embracing gratitude and exploring nature while travelling the road and life with our 2 year old baby girl.
After spending 4 days in our Ilocos Norte Trip, we drove down to Ilocos Sur. We only had 1 day here before we drive back to Manial Of course, Vigan is a must see city here if you have a limited time. We arrived at noon and it was really really hot but that didn’t
After the amazing two days Phnom Penh Trip, we were picked up by a van early in the morning in our hotel about 9am for our 6-7 hour Siem Reap trip. The day trip went fine with 2 toilet break stops including a lunch break. I love the scenery, so green with rice fields farms,
This 9-day trip to Cambodia was planned to celebrate our 3rd year wedding anniversary (9-17 August) . From the culture-rich Phnom Penh going to the wonderful Siem Reap; then to the adventurous Pattaya and to busy Bangkok we were so thrilled that we managed to cross-country just by using van and buses. Here’s our itinerary
There’s a lot of interesting things family with kids can do in KL. My daughter is an active 2.5 year old girl who loves adventure. Heres some of the things we visited in KL. 1. Kuala Lumpur Zoo I love zoo because its not too crowded. Its very spacious and clean. I heard from my
Summer Palace is a very beautiful place. You can easily spend the whole day here. We brought our 2 year old girl with her stroller and thats the biggest mistake we’ve done. This place has a lot of stairs as it is situated in a hill. Upon realizing that it is uphill we left the
It was a beautiful Monday morning and we decided to trek the easiest trail in Penang Botanic Garden. The Curtis Trail is 1.5km partly uphill trek. It is an easy 30-40 minutes trek. Maybe shorter for others. We brought our 2.5 year old daughter and she enjoyed it so much. We went around 10am. It
Penang Botanic Garden formerly known as Waterfall garden. This place is just amazing. Literally a garden in the forest, it is considered unique around the world . The garden is divided by streams of water wherein the head of it is a grand waterfalls. Unfortunately this waterfall is not open for public due to safety
Our last stop – Osaka! From Tokyo we took bullet train to Osaka and we stayed in Namba. Compared to Tokyo, I prefer Osaka as it is an advanced city but not so crowded like Tokyo. Just for recap: 10- Day Japan Itinerary Day 1-4: Kyoto Trip and Nara trip Day 4-6: Kanazawa Trip Day
The 2nd leg of our 10-day Japan trip -Kanazawa. Just for recap: 10- Day Japan Itinerary Day 1-4: Kyoto Trip and Nara trip Day 4-6: Kanazawa Trip Day 6-8: Tokyo Trip Day 8-10: Osaka Trip We took Thunderbird express from Kyoto Station. This was covered in our unlimited JR pass. It took us 2 hours
The third leg of our 10-day Japan trip, Tokyo! Just a recap of our Japan Itinerary: Day 1-4: Kyoto Trip and Nara trip Day 4-6: Kanazawa Trip Day 6-8: Tokyo Day 8-10: Osaka Trip We took bullet train from Kanazawa. We reached Tokyo around 5pm and it was raining heavily. We stayed for 2 days instead
We took a half day trip here in Nara from Kyoto. It’s less than an hour comfortable train ride to Nara. We brought our stroller and half of the time Summer was sleeping. So me and hubby had a great time just exploring the place. Prior to this we are in Kyoto. Check out our
This was our first stop to our 10-day Japan trip. Summer just turned 1 year old and this was her birthday trip. Some of you might be rolling your eyes that she won’t probably remember everything but well of course she won’t remember anything but we will. We did enjoy her and enjoy the moment
Penang National Park is home of beautiful rainforest with cool treks and amazing beaches. Located in north-west part of Penang Island, it is considered the smallest National Park in the world but don’t let the size stops you from visiting as this park will literally take your breath away if you give it a chance.
After travelling to a lot of places, I realised that I am indeed a beach person. I love being in the beach, the sand, the waves and everything it can offer. God is indeed so creative when he thought of the ocean/ beach and how human can find peace in here. My husband and I
My Daughter Summer is an active 2.5years old toddler who loves outdoor, animals, loves to climb anything and love to jump in muddy puddles. Few months ago we embarked into journey of nature-rich parenting. We decided to intentionally bring her out to nature everyday even just an hour. Nature helps her to calm down and
Great Wall of China day! We were very excited to finally see the famous Great Wall of China with our 2 year old toddler. We chose Thursday to visit the Great wall because we want to avoid the crowd and we were so right! It was so empty and we were in awe with how
It’s Christmas week and we celebrated it in China with my little family and my sister-in-law. It’s our first time to travel in winter and in China (if you don’t count Hong Kong) it taught me a lot of things. It’s super cold and I am prepared (at least I thought I were) with the
I grew up in a small Barangay called Dibuluan, in town of Jones in the province of Isabela. It’s 10 hours drive away from Manila, northern part of the Philippines. The people’s livelihood there is farming. Thirty years ago there’s only basic TV, no internet and we only had a corded cellphone. Our backyard was
