Gawad Kalinga (meaning “give care” in English) is a Philippine-based movement that has a mission to end poverty by 2024 in the Philippines through restoring the dignity of the poor. The…
Prior to heading to the Philippines, I knew I wanted to visit the famed UNESCO rice terraces in the north. The rice terraces were what my friend referred to as the…
On my recent visit to Bohol in the Philippines, the Chocolate Hills in Carmen were high on both my friend and I’s lists. No, I didn’t want to go because I have a…
With a slogan like “friendly paradise” and after three days of traveling and a terrible sleep in a crappy hostel in Manila, I was praying that this island would live up…
Figuring out visa requirements for the country you’re visiting can be an exhaustive process, especially since there’s often no consistency between different countries. When I visited Southeast Asia in 2014, each…
After graduating university, and having done a study abroad in Argentina for a year and South Africa for a summer, Mark got bit by the travel bug and hasn’t been able…
The Bag: My Eddie Bauer First Ascent backpack Tops: – Purple floral top – Black tank top – Black t-shirt – Black fitness top Bottoms: – Dark jeans – Light coloured…
Travellers tales of the places they just didn’t like. As we all know, not every place in the world is going to rub everyone the right way. Everyone has their own…
Aren’t you a tad bit curious of what it’s like to live in a country like China? My latest expat interview was with a good friend of mine, Jaime, who is…
The second instalment of my expat interview series! This time I chatted with J.M. Cressman, a Canadian teacher who moved overseas a few years ago and hasn’t looked back. He is…