January 25, 2026
Raw and immediate. When I first started traveling solo in the Philippines, everything was. I moved on instinct — hiring cabal-habal (motorcycle taxi) driver to take me to hidden beaches, tiny towns tucked away from any map, and waterfalls that felt like secrets. Group tours were for reasons only very […]
January 17, 2026
The task was simple, almost administrative. I needed a few images from my solo trips before moving to Germany to accompany a recent post about what solo travel looks like now as a new mom. Then versus now. Motion versus almost-stillness. A life once lived lightly compared to a life […]
January 8, 2026
I’d spent a good amount of my mid-20s to mid-30s traveling around Southeast Asia in a wheeled backpack that lasted way longer than most of my love affairs. My curiosity and hunger for the unknown was as full as my backpack. Border-crossing was as adventurous and logistically irritating and tiring […]
January 3, 2026
I tried. I really did. To stop romanticizing solo travel. That era is in the past. I’m now a mom and a wife. My life is now all about family travel. I told myself that the season had passed, that the urge would naturally fade once my life reorganized itself […]
December 16, 2025
Life on the road is exciting – new cities, new cultures, and new experiences every day. But for digital nomads and long-term travelers, staying healthy and energized can be just as important as finding the next great destination. Fast travel schedules, changing climates, unfamiliar foods, and long work hours on […]
September 1, 2025
Salzburg is my mother-in-law’s favorite city in the world; mine is Vienna. Perhaps it’s the proximity to her home in Munich – just a hop over the border – or the way the Alpine air mixes with Baroque charm. Either way, when we decided to have one day in Salzburg, she […]
August 29, 2025
I’ve lived in Munich for the past four years, and Europe still feels like a gem you could spend a lifetime polishing. For someone with a curious mind and eager feet, the beauty is how easy it is to slip across borders, trading one set of church bells for another […]
August 28, 2025
No, I didn’t stay in Vienna for just one day—but if you only have one day in Vienna, you can still squeeze out something spectacular. I was lucky enough to spend three nights in this city that drips elegance like candle wax, slow and deliberate. I spread out my sightseeing because […]
July 16, 2025
I was seven months pregnant. Since that moment I had a hunch I might be expecting during a solo trip through Ljubljana and Bled Lake in Slovenia and Trieste in Italy, I made this quiet pact with myself to keep moving, to meet somewhere new every month. Solo in Strasbourg, […]
July 14, 2025
Prague has this small, stubborn corner in my heart. It was the first city I wandered alone after a heavy talk with my then‑boyfriend (now husband) on a windy night in La Palma, Spain, when I admitted how much I missed traveling solo. He didn’t flinch—he just said, then do it […]
May 13, 2025
Venice isn’t my ultimate European love story (Vienna already swept me off my feet), but it’s hard not to respect a city that wears age like a velvet cloak. Aside from a quick coastal flirtation with Trieste, Venice is the only Italian city I’ve spent real time in—so no, I […]
May 13, 2025
Vienna in winter is like stepping into a snow globe someone gave a good, loving shake—buildings dusted with powdered sugar, streets glowing like they’re lit from the inside out. For someone raised in the tropical hug of the Philippines like me, winter always sounded like a heavy coat I didn’t […]