Posted by Mick on Apr 29, 2017

Visiting Myanmar: 3-Days in Bagan

  VISITING MYANMAR: 3-DAYS IN BAGAN   Without a doubt one of my top five destinations of all time, Bagan is a magical place in every sense of the word. I don’t know many places in the world where you have an endless number of temples and pagodas rising in the mist-blanketed grassy plains, seemingly […]

Posted by Mick on Oct 10, 2016

Five-Days in Rio de Janeiro: Things to Do and Watch Out For

My first trip to Rio de Janeiro was quite a long journey, but I opted to fly through Sao Paolo with American Airlines

Posted by Mick on Oct 30, 2016

Traveling to Madrid with RENFE High Speed Train

  TRAVELING TO MADRID WITH RENFE HIGH SPEED TRAIN   I arrived in Madrid from Seville via the country’s high speed train – the Renfe. The entire train ride took a total of approximately 2.5 hours -– going on a speed of about 193 mph (or 310 km/h). I paid around 100 euros for the one-way […]

Posted by Mick on Mar 30, 2017

Visiting Myanmar: 24-Hours in Yangon

  VISITING MYANMAR: 24-HOURS IN YANGON   As much as I love to travel and explore new places, I have a bad habit of traveling back to familiar destinations. Despite barely stepping foot in South America and Africa, I tend to gravitate back to Southeast Asia over and over again – Boracay, Palawan, and Manila […]

Posted by Mick on Oct 30, 2016

Exploring Budapest in 3 Days

  EXPLORING BUDAPEST IN 3 DAYS I flew with EasyJet to Budapest from Paris. The seat did not recline, which is to be expected considering it’s a low cost airline. But the flight time from Paris to Budapest was just under two-hours, so no biggie. For those who are not familiar with EasyJet, it’s a British low-cost carrier […]

Posted by Mick on Oct 10, 2016

Things to Do in Taipei

  THINGS TO DO IN TAIPEI   Taiwan has always been a destination I’ve always wanted to visit. But for some reason, I never made it a priority to travel to Taipei over the years. The things I expected from Taiwan were these (based on NO RESEARCH whatsoever): Night markets, street food, bubble tea, and […]

Posted by Mick on Mar 3, 2018

Bantayan Island Travel Tips and Guide

Posted by Mick on Oct 12, 2016

The Siem Reap Travel Experience

  THE SIEM REAP TRAVEL EXPERIENCE   Got to Siem Reap on the cheap w/ Philippine’s low cost carrier Cebu Pacific. It was a short 3-hour (ish) flight, but the lack of legroom felt like the flight time was double than that.   FIRST IMPRESSIONS   To my limited knowledge on the history of Cambodia, I […]

Posted by Mick on Oct 9, 2016

Traveling to Kyoto: Places to See

    TRAVELING TO KYOTO   Considering Kyoto doesn’t have an airport, Osaka is the closest major city I could fly into. As soon as I got out of customs and claimed my bag, I went straight to the Japan Rail Station to purchase my tickets for Kyoto. Although there are other options to get […]

Posted by Mick on Feb 2, 2018

Siargao Travel Guide: Tips and Things to Do