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Bacolod: How A Canceled Flight Became The Best Twist Of All
Travel sometimes feels like a game of chance where the stakes aren’t just your money. Every trip demands an investment of your time, energy, and the fleeting moments that make up your life. Some days, you’ll feel like you’ve hit the jackpot. Those are the sunny days with million-dollar views and everything falling perfectly into place. On other days, it feels like you’ve lost everything. And then there are the wild-card moments when you think you’re winning, only for the wheel of fortune to shift at the last second. That’s exactly what happened to me in Bacolod. I thought I had everything in place. I was ready to head back…
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Punta Isla Lake Resort: Where I Discovered The Real Secret To Success
What’s the price of success? Can success be called “success” if it costs you everything else? I always believed the cost of success was hard work, long hours, and relentless self-sacrifice. But one day, staring at my laptop surrounded by deadlines, I realized I was wrong. And for some bizarre reason, success felt like selling my soul to the Devil. Desperate to escape the madness, I quickly picked up my phone, scrolling aimlessly for a little inspiration. That’s when I discovered a place that seemed like the antidote to the chaos inside my head: Punta Isla Lake Resort, Lake Sebu, South Cotabato. And Lake Sebu had been on my radar…
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Casaroro Falls: Embracing The Unscripted And Unfiltered Moments
The Universe sometimes feels like a mischievous child who constantly messes up your plans. You think you’ve everything figured out. You have polished your itinerary, charged all your batteries, and even prepared snacks for your trip. But then, in a strange poetic way, the Universe flips your script, turning a well-planned trip into something unexpected and uncomfortable. And that’s where the real adventure begins. And as we explored Casaroro Falls, I was reminded of how fascinatingly wild and unpredictable travel can be. Casaroro Falls was, by far, the highlight of our recent Dumaguete trip. With its enchanting scenery and impressive size, Casaroro Falls in Valencia left me speechless and in…
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Mount Napulak: Lessons In Resilience From A “Minor” Hike
Have you ever had a fever that oddly felt like a sweet victory? That’s exactly how I felt, slumped in an airport, shivering as a fever slowly took over me. After weeks of stress, sleepless nights, and a grueling climb up Mount Napulak, my body finally gave in. That was the price I paid for pushing through. That was the cost of not slowing down, of pushing myself past the limit. But guess what? It was worth every shiver, every ache, and every twinge. And here’s the thing. Mount Napulak isn’t one of those enormous, towering 2,000-meter peaks in the Philippines. At just 1,239 meters above sea level, it doesn’t…
