The-Not-So-Frugal-Travel: Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam (and things you must know)

..So the story continues We (yes, I just had to use this term) arrived in Ho Chi Minh from Cambodia at around 9 PM via Sorya Bus Company. Having been ripped off in Cambodia, we didn't have any Vietnamese Dong anymore -- just Philippine peso. We were worried about having to walk miles from wherever-the-bus-drops-us-off to our hotel in Bui Vien. Luckily, we met some friendly Vietnamese travelers while traveling on the same bus to Ho Chi Minh...

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From Ho Chi Minh to Sihanoukville, Cambodia

The "Sihanoukville" tour was not originally included in my itinerary when I booked a flight ticket to Vietnam. A few days before my trip, I researched some YouTube videos about Cambodia and viola, I found this really great video called  "Winter of my Dreams" which was taken in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. THIS IS SIHANOUKVILLE Then I bought a Lonely Planet Guide Book for Southeast Asia only to realize that this little town called Sihanoukville...

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Holy Week Travel: Caramoan

Everyone knows that traveling on a Holy Week season isn't a good idea, but because I was so hyped to celebrate my birthday, I was able to convince Jm to travel in Bicol Region, specifically, Caramoan. En route to Sabang Port Caramoan is a hilly peninsula located South-east of Luzon. It takes 12 hours by bus and around an hour by plane. Since it was Holy Week, we had a hard time looking for an available bus to Caramoan. We actually paid more...

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Train Ride from Sentul to Batu Cave

After the KL tour via GoKL Bus Ride, we opted to go to Batu Cave. We took a cab "somewhere" near KLCC (we didn't know how to get to Batu Cave, so we tried to walk to the nearest train station but we couldn't figure out where) so the cab driver took us to Sentul Station (KTM Komuter) and paid just around 7 RM.  We got on the train at Sentul Station and traveled for less than 30 minutes before we arrived at Batu Cave Station. The Golden...

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Travel Thursdays: Caramoan

Hi! I know, I'm so sorry I haven't been writing a lot this year. I've been having a crazy hectic schedule that makes it quite hard for me to spend time writing on my blog.  But, anyway, I got to spend my birthday in Caramoan (yes! Bicol Region, finally) and it was on a Lenten Season so it wasn't really a "budget-trip". Sigh. There's just too many tourists in Paniman Beach and as expected, most resorts are either fully booked already or...

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