A lot of you don’t know this yet, but my day job is actually programming. Specifically, I’m a Java developer. I’m currently on a sabbatical so I’m spending my time on writing and other things, but I plan to get back on this soon. Anyway, I realized that I have skills as a developer that …
Hi! So I decided to keep you guys up-to-date with what’s happening with our blog recently. Last February, I realized that I wasn’t making most of our blog. It was never a secret that I’m addicted to it, but it had so far remained as a personal project (Hali and I’s “baby”, a passion project,) …
I’d been flicking through posts about blogging and remembered that I wanted to write about this — why we don’t post hugot memes in our Facebook page or here in the blog — even though hugot posts are a proven way to get likes and shares. For our non-Filipino readers, hugot (literally “to draw” or …
I’m often asked on how to start a travel blog or how we’re able to get our own domain. Apparently, a lot of people don’t know that we actually pay for our web hosting and domain. We do! Anyway, you can read all about that here. Here are the complete and easy steps on how to …
I was very excited to be part of a travel blogging group. In my mind, I saw myself entering a big brown door and meeting old-time bloggers in person, shaking their hands, introducing myself. I imagined having long conversations and being privy to industry gossip and secrets. I imagined finally having people to talk to about …
Oh you know, just a list of things I found out for myself after a year of blogging. I intended to publish this a long time ago, but it got lost in one of my gazillion drafts. I know some of you here can relate or at least understand. If you have a (travel) blog yourself, …
Hi, lovely people! Last December, I was nominated by Stephanie of Stephanie Cox – Newcastle & Travel for a Liebster Award. A Liebster Award is an online-only award passed on from blogger to blogger. Basically, it’s a way of giving recognition to your favorite blog(s) and remarkable up-and-coming blogs. It’s also a great way to make new …
