On days that I feel really bored or uninspired or genuinely lonely for the road, I just scroll through my camera roll and smile as memories come flooding. It's been such a busy month for me, but finally, here I am about to continue writing and reminiscing about my life in Mexico.…
Being back home in the Philippines for about half a year now (woah, crazy) has been making me miss México and my life there all the more. The simple pleasures of going into cafés to work, walking in parques, and just cooking for my housemates. These are simple things that I miss and long to do once more.…
I know I have been posting a lot of ‘throwback’ travel diaries. But what are we to do, really? There are not much places to go to these days because the threat of COVID-19 is still very much existing. Instead, I am reminding myself of the better days spent travelling and the even better days heading our way very, very soon. My last ‘normal’ stop before the pandemic…
A few weeks before Christmas (2019), a couple friends and I have decided to ditch Oaxaca de Juárez and head to the mountains for the colder climate, for new views, and well, for the mushrooms.…
Last winter, I had the privilege of photographing a Mexican fashion blogger named, Amaranta Bautista. She has a unique sense of style, and a lightness to her being that made me attracted to her and made me want to become friends.…
With the quarantine season making everyone quite bored and restless, I figured it would be great to look back on a magical weekend spent in Tepoztlan. We came to Tepoztlan by the invitation of Hostal de la Luz, and boy, did we have a wonderful weekend!…
I was so happy when Dante and I landed in Medellin, because, finally, I was in Colombia. But no more than three weeks in the country, the world had stopped. All travellers were called back into their own countries, and right then and there, I knew that this little adventure of mine had come to a complete halt.…
A few months ago, I did a day trip to Teotihuacan with my good friend, Sanne. It was an hour away from Ciudad de Mexico, and it was the perfect spot for a day trip if you are wanting to get away from the city’s hustle and bustle. It was a perfect sunny day, and we thought that it would be great to get some culture whilst we…
Before coming to Mexico, I had the faintest idea of how similar it would be to the Philippines. I mean, I knew that both countries were previous colonies of Spain. But how similar are both countries, really?…
Before I came to Mexico, I had a vague idea of what it was like: drug cartels, corruption, traffic, non-drinkable water, and femicide. Well, these were the things that the media have shown us. Heck, these were things that my family and friends said Mexico was like. Inevitably, these were ideas that I was lead to believe Mexico was.…