I’ve been wanting to go to the beautiful island of Palawan for a long time now so we decided to include this to our Philippines trip last December 2022. I was a bit hesitant to book a tour package because I always prefer to do trips at my own pace. However, since I do notContinue reading “Puerto Princesa – El Nido Palawan Tour Package Experience”
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International travel during COVID-19 (Japan/Philippines)
It’s been more than 2 years now living with COVID-19. Foreign workers in Japan chose to not go home for vacation due to some COVID-19-related international border restrictions. But it seems that this virus will not go away anytime soon, and with the economy going down due to the decrease of tourism and all otherContinue reading “International travel during COVID-19 (Japan/Philippines)”
Winter in Hokkaido
We’ve been to Okinawa for summer before, so last February 2022, we headed to the opposite part of Japan for winter – Hokkaido! Hokkaido is the largest and northernmost prefecture in Japan. It gets so snowy that most houses and streets are covered with it. Hokkaido is the best place to go during winter. DayContinue reading “Winter in Hokkaido”
Trip to Mount Fuji
I’m into hiking lately so I decided to try climbing the most famous mountain in Japan. I hiked in an easy, medium, and hard trails before trying my luck in Mount Fuji. It is best to be prepared so I’m sharing here all the preparations I have done for the hike, but before that, hereContinue reading “Trip to Mount Fuji”
Free-style Okinawa Trip
We went to Okinawa for a 4-day trip during the beginning part of Golden Week 2021. Golden Week is a series of national Japan holidays that normally starts at the end of April and ends at the beginning of May. For this Golden Week trip, I booked places in Okinawa, then just did things nearContinue reading “Free-style Okinawa Trip”
Baka Gaijin Travels 