Pinoy Backpacker's shared Experience with Immigration Officers

adventure of challenging airport and border immigration interrogation for Pinoy global dream 

Revisiting Japan for 3 Consecutive Year (May 2013, Aug. 2014, Feb. 2015)

1st Europe Solo Trip; Arriving in Paris, France (Oct. 2013), Departing in Rome, Italy (Nov. 2013)
Visiting United Kingdom using the same Multiple Entry Visa in 3 seasons (Jun. 2014, Oct. 2014, Dec. 2014)
3rd Europe Solo Trip; 14 Countries in 23 Days including non-Euro members (2015) 

NOTE: Tips on how to react properly in dealing with Airport and Crossborder Immigration Officers abroad (based on my more than 100 airports and crossborders combined visit). This pointers are essential especially if its your first time doing leisure travel outside Philippines. Please read also query comments of our Kababayan's case experience (very important!).

Memorandum Circular 036: Guidelines on Departure Formalities for International Passengers

The following are my personal rate of experience (solo travels mostly) on Immigration Officer encounters in airports and crossborder checkpoints abroad. I rate it on scale of 1 to 5, [1 - VERY RELAX (typical inspection & zero interrogation) to 5 - STRICTEST (rigid inspection & extensive interrogation)]:

All Southeast Asian Nations are very relax so far  [Singapore(2011), Malaysia border(2011), Ho Chi Minh(2011), Cambodia border(2011), Laos border(2011), Kota Kinabalu(2013), Yangon(2014)-1, Bangkok(2014), Bali(2014), Kuala Lumpur(2015), Bandar Seri Begawan(2016)];-1 Incheon(2011)-1; New Delhi(2012)-1; Beirut(2012)-1; Cairo(2012)-1; Yerevan(2013)-1, Shanghai,Hongkong(2013)-1; Osaka(2013)-1; Czech Republic border(2013)-1; Rome(2013)-1; Tbilisi(2014)-1; Colombo(2014)-1; Marrakesh(2014)-1; Istanbul(2014)-1; Nairobi(2014)-1; Tanzania border(2014)-1; Nagoya(2014)-1; Beijing(2015)-1; Ulaanbaatar(2015)-1; Croatia border(2015)-1; Bulgaria border(2015)-1; Copenhagen(2015)-1; Kathmandu(2015)-1; London(2014)-2; Dubai(2013)-2; Slovenia border(2015)-2; Paris(2013)-3; Palestine border(2013)-3; Gibraltar(2014)-3; Male(2014)-4; Manila(2014)-4; Frankfurt(2015)-4;  Hungary border(2015)-4; Iran border(2015)-4; Switzerland border(2013)-4.5; Tel-Aviv(2013)-5.

Immigration Officers, IO's (known also as Passport Control Officers) play an extremely important role in the security and safety of any countries. At all times, he/she may arrest any person that he has a reasonable suspicion of committing an indictable offense using the "any person powers" (also known as citizen's arrest). In Philippines, many Filipino's today are open-minded in terms of leisure travel. All are dreaming of going abroad just to tour and experience of being there. Therefore, planning how to go is vital especially if travelling on tight budget basis. One of the process along the way is having interviewed by an Immigration Officer. The role of Immigration Officers are to ensure that immigration legislation is enforced. This can cover the rules of entry for Visa applicants, foreign nationals, those seeking asylum or pursuing those in breach of immigration and criminal laws. 

South East Asia visa-on-arrival (VOA) stamps (2010-2011)

Visa on Arrival / E-Visa Countries for Philippine Passport Holders

Pinoy travel addict mode on global scale as of October 2024

Philippine Passport holders have visa-on-arrival / e-visa privileges in more than 70 UN-recognized countries. Additional 9 countries if working as professional in Middle East (GCC) states and more than 20 countries/territories if holder of valid visa on Schengen, United Kingdom, Canada or the United States. These countries do not require to visit/have an appointment to Embassy for Filipinos with Philippine passport, either just go straight to the country or apply the visa online at home. On the other hand, the Republic of the Philippines granted visa-free privilege to Nationals from 157 countries for a period of stay of thirty (30) days or less.

To know more about the latest visa policies of different countries for Filipino travelers or Philippine Passport Holders, use the following keywords in web search engines;

* search "visa policy of (country you like to visit)" or "(country you like to visit) mfa"
* https://www.passportindex.org/comparebyPassport.php?p1=ph&fl=&s=yes
* https://visalist.io/philippines/all-visas
* http://visados.com/en/

the new Philippine e-passport

​My Greatest Travel Achievement as Filipino Solo Backpacker

Traveling Alone on Budget DIY Itinerary as Philippine passport holder only (2010-2024)

How Challenging to have a Philippine Passport as Pinoy Solo Backpacker

Pinoy Backpacker's shared Experience with Immigration Officers

Visa on Arrival / E-Visa Countries for Philippine Passport Holders

"Live a life to inspire, live a life with a sense of accomplishment, live a life you will remember" - Mang Andoy

​Despite the weakness of the Philippine passport (having only less than 70 countries that provide free visa/visa on arrival privilege) and challenging visa application, immigration, profiling and interrogation all throughout the journey (especially in NAIA Terminals), I managed to accomplish the following successfully and beyond what I anticipated. #livealifeyouwillremember

01. 2013 - First Europe get-away (23 Days Solo Autumn Experience in Central Europe, 9 countries visited) then to the Promised Land of Israel (including Bethlehem of Palestine) coming from the Arab country in the Middle East.

02. 2014 - Hopping to three continents (Asia, Europe and Africa) with hiking to Mt. Kilimanjaro (Africa's highest mountain and one of the 7 Summits) and Self-guided Hike to Mt. Fuji (Japan's highest mountain). 

03. 2015 - Winter Trans-Mongolia Train Ride from Ulaanbaatar to Beijing, experienced the coldest capital city of the World at around -25'C.

04. 2015 - Second Europe get-away (23 Days Solo Summer Adventures in Central, Southern and Northern Europe, 14 countries visited) where I completely visited all the 8 countries of Central Europe.

05. 2015 - Entered and exited Winter Iran via Persian Gulf Ferry cruise as my last trip from working in Kuwait

​My Greatest Travel Achievement as Filipino Solo Backpacker

The Viewing Deck Collections; Inspirational Travel Quotes

the words that inspire me, truly kills boredom and awakens the dormant interest
the world has full of wonders, how far will I go ...

01. A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.

02. No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow. ~ Lin Yutang

03. To get away from one's working environment is, in a sense, to get away from one's self; and this is often the chief advantage of travel and change. ~ Charles Horton Cooley

04.Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts ~ Rachel Carson

05. Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. ~ Mark Twain

06. What you’ve done becomes the judge of what you’re going to do – especially in other people’s minds. When you’re traveling, you are what you are right there and then. People don’t have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road. ~ William Least Heat Moon

07. Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living. ~ Miriam Beard

08. To travel is to take a journey into yourself. ~ Danny Kaye

09. To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted.” ~ Bill Bryson

internalizing travel quotes (Bataan)

Continent: Grandeur of South America (all 12 Countries visited)

exploring the world's best tourist spots on a Filipino-style budget backpacking

To achieve greatness, one must first dream of it. - Simon Bolivar, "George Washington" of Latin America.

"Be Brave, Take Risks. Nothing can substitute Experience." - Paulo Coelho

My First Continent with Countries All Visited as a Budget DIY Pinoy Solo Backpacker - Philippine Passport Holder only.

The Quest to visit all 12 Countries of South America is now completed (2018-2024).

My journey to this Beautiful Continent is now signing off. Timog Amerika, pinapalaya na kita.

Muchos Gracias Sur America. #livealifeyouwillremember #southamerica

#brazil #argentina #uruguay #chile #colombia #bolivia #paraguay #peru #ecuador #guyana #suriname #venezuela #philippines #pinoy #travel #backpacker #pilipinas #spanish #latinamerica

Philippine passport holders are VISA FEE WAIVED - VISA ON ARRIVAL:

Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Guyana, Suriname

Philippine passport holders need to APPLY BEFORE ARRIVAL:

Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Paraguay, Ecuador, Venezuela

My Remarks based on my experience traveling to these awesome 12 countries;

I wanna go back - Ecuador, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela. Chile

Enough of one-time visit - Guyana, Suriname, Paraguay, Uruguay

Hardest visa to apply - Ecuador, Venezuela, Chile

Easy public transport - mostly I think (Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, Argentina)

Hardest public transport - Suriname, Guyana

Best food - All Spanish-speaking countries (I think they offer the same sets of menus, cheaper also)

Did I study their language before traveling - NO, just offline Google translate and I learned Spanish Numbers through Bingo game when I was young. 

Scariest Experience - Venezuela Police checkpoint during 17-hour overnight bus trip due to language barrier, lost around $130 for robbery/bribery plus whole body frisking.

Memorable Adventure - traveled to most of these countries during the pandemic for 7 months (PCR tests, travel requirements, cross-border restriction, Philippine passport weakness, flight availability, lockdown, tourist landmark closure, limited public transport, etc).

Any Surprising Observation - Venezuela has better public transportation (Caracas has 7 lines of metro subway and 2 carousel bus lines) than the Philippines and other South American countries. The huge inflation reported by Mainstream Media is not even felt as most of the expenses I made (transportation, food, hotel, basic goods) are the same comparable to other South American countries. Yes, it's safe as a Solo Backpacker like traveling to other South American countries. 

Other remarks - If flying from MNL, flights are very expensive and usually transit to US airports which requires a US visitor visa.

Interesting Facts about the Continent of South America;

1. There are 12 countries in South America. These are Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

2. The Andes Mountains is the longest mountain range in the world. It stretches for 4,400 miles along the west coast of South America, from Chile to Venezuela. It passes through Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

3. The Amazon Forest is the largest natural rainforest forest in the world. At 2.7 million square miles, it covers 40% of South America. Its square area can fit about 40 USAs.

4. The Amazon River has the largest water volume of any river in the world. In fact, it has more water than the next seven largest rivers combined.

5. South America was named after the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci.

Continent: Grandeur of South America  (all 12 Countries visited)

COUNTRIES OF SOUTH AMERICAN CONTINENT(all visited)
1	Argentina	4	Chile	7	Guyana	9	Peru	11	Uruguay
2	Bolivia	5	Colombia	8	Paraguay	10	Suriname	12	Venezuela
3	Brazil	6	Ecuador

Continent: Beauty of North America (visited 18 of 23 Countries)

exploring the world's best tourist spots on a Filipino-style budget backpacking

5 Countries remaining (Antigua, Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Saint Kitts) to complete the 23 countries of North America, traveled as Philippine Passport Holder only Solo Backpacker #livealifeyouwillremember #america #northamerica

Interesting Facts about the Continent of North America;

1. North America is the third largest continent in world, ranking just below Asia and Africa (which are the first and second largest continents, respectively).

2. The word “America” comes from the name of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci. He is the first person to have realized that the West Indies and Brazil are actually not connected to Asia but are part of another separate landmass of their own.

3. The name “America” used to refer to only South America alone. However, when the land mass of present North America were added to maps, most mapmakers opted to retain the original name.

4. North America is contained entirely within the Northern and Western Hemispheres.

5. North and South America are usually considered as subcontinents, while America is the larger continent of which these two are part of.

6. North America is bordered by three of the world’s largest oceans, namely the Atlantic, Arctic, and Pacific.

Sightseeing the Continents; the beauty of North America

COUNTRIES OF NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT (18 of 23 = 78%)
1	Antigua&Barbuda	6	Costa Rica	11	Grenada	16	Mexico	21	Saint Vincent
2	Bahamas	7	Cuba	12	Guatemala	17	Nicaragua	22	Trinidad&Tobago
3	Barbados	8	Dominica	13	Haiti	18	Panama	23	United States
4	Belize	9	Dominican Rep	14	Honduras	19	Saint Kitts
5	Canada	10	El Salvador	15	Jamaica	20	Saint Lucia

3 Weeks Solo Trip to American Continent (2nd Circumnavigation)

My first trip abroad as a Filipino Solo Backpacker with No Work... August 24 to September 13, 2024

Circumnavigated the World from UAE to America back to Asia (Jan. 2020)

My 113th solo backpacking trip and budget do-it-yourself (DIY) itineraries from arrival to departure. This trip served also as my nth visit back to American Continent following the 7-month America Pandemic Adventures Filipino Solo Trip (Dec. 2020 to Jun. 2021). Moreover, this trip also served as the completion of my visit to 12 countries of the Continent of South America.

3 Countries. 3 Weeks. 2nd Circumnavigation. 2024 America Continent Solo Trip successful.

Thank you CANADA , SURINAME and VENEZUELA.

#livealifeyouwillremember #solobackpacker #pinoytraveller #pinoy #solotravel #travel #america #takbo #southamerica #venezuela #caracas #merida #suriname #paramaribo #canada #vancouver #montreal #toronto 

Circumnavigation refers to the complete navigation around an entire island, continent or astronomical body (planet). My first adventure on flight Circumnavigation was last 2020 at the beginning of Pandemic (from UAE to America to Asia). On my 2nd adventure this year 2024, I started my trip from my Homeland Philippines then flight out to the easternmost part via the Pacific Ocean. From the Philippines to Japan (transit) to the United States (transit) to Canada. Then from North America down to Central and South America. From Canada to United States (transit) to Panama (transit) to Suriname to Trinidad & Tobago to Venezuela. Going back home, 

THREE WEEKS SOLO TRIP 2ND CIRCUMNAVIGATION ITINERARY 2024

Note: Philippine passport holders need to have United States, Canada, Suriname Entry fee voucher and Venezuela Tourist visa before travel

Aug. 24 Sat Flight from Manila, Philippines (UTC +0800H) to Tokyo, Japan (UTC +0900H)

Aug. 24 Sat Flight from Tokyo, Japan to San Francisco, US (UTC -0700H)

Aug. 24 Sat Flight from San Francisco, US to Vancouver, Canada (UTC -0700H)

Aug. 26 Mon Flight from Vancouver, Canada to Montreal, Canada (UTC -0400H)

Sep. 02 Mon Flight from Toronto, Canada to Panama City, Panama (UTC -0500H)

Sep. 03 Tue Flight from Panama City, Panama to Paramaribo, Suriname (UTC -0300H)

Sep. 07 Sat Flight from Paramaribo, Suriname to Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago (UTC -0400H)

Sep. 07 Sat Flight from Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago to Caracas, Venezuela (UTC -0400H)

Sep. 11 Wed Flight from Caracas, Venezuela to Istanbul, Turkey (UTC +0300H)

Sep. 12 Thu Flight from Istanbul, Turkey to Bangkok, Thailand (UTC +0700H)

Sep. 13 Fri Flight from Bangkok, Thailand to Manila, Philippines (UTC +0800H)

3 Weeks Solo Budget Trip back to the American Continent 2024 (2nd Circumnavigation)

Completed the Seven Continents of the World

Pinoy Solo Backpacker journey to complete sightseeing the Earth's Seven Continents
2010 to 2019 #lakbaySevenContinents

Completed My Personal Choice of Seven Natural Wonders of the Philippines

Sightseeing the Seven Natural Wonders of the World

Completed the Seven New Wonders (Man-Made) of the World
#lakbay100 Quest Completed (2010-June to 2019-July)

Geologically, the continents largely correspond to areas of continental crust that are found on the continental plates. A continent is defined as a large unbroken land mass completely surrounded by water. The seven continents are North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica. The island groups in the Pacific are often called Oceania, scientists consider them the remains of a continent.

Lakbay Seven Continents of the World beyond #lakbay100

Lakbay Seven Continents of the World beyond #lakbay100

Visited All 26 Countries of Schengen Visa as Philippine Passport holder

The quest to visit all Schengen Member States 2013-2024 as Pinoy Solo Backpacker

Schengen visa is a special document that allows a Schengen visa holder to travel freely within the 26 Schengen zone (European Countries) member states. Apply for the Schengen visa at the Embassy or Consulate of the Schengen country where you spend the most time. This visa is valid in all Schengen states for a stay of up to 90 days within a six-month period for a visit or tourism, but not for employment or family reunification purposes.

26 members of the Schengen Agreement are (1)Austria, (2)Belgium, (3)Czech Republic, (4)Denmark, (5)Estonia, (6)Finland, (7)France, (8)Germany, (9)Greece, (10)Hungary, (11)Iceland, (12)Italy, (13)Latvia, (14)Lithuania, (15)Liechtenstein, (16)Luxembourg, (17)Malta, (18)Netherlands, (19)Norway, (20)Poland, (21)Portugal, (22)Slovakia, (23)Slovenia, (24)Spain, (25)Sweden and (26)Switzerland.

* maximum of 6 months validity after issuance with a period of stay of under 90 days

* If you get a multiple-entry Schengen visa, you may leave and return any number of times within the 180-day period, but the combined stay within the region must not total more than 90 days. Important is the date of the actual entry, not the beginning of the visa validity. 

* Valid Schengen Visa holders of most of the nationalities can transit/visit other European countries of (1)Albania, (2)Bosnia and Herzegovina, (3)Bulgaria, (4)Croatia, (5)Cyprus, (6)North Macedonia, (7)Montenegro, (8)Romania, (9)Serbia, (10)San Marino and (11)Moldova. Some of these countries provide maximum 15-days stay in any period given in the Schengen Visa duration.

Visited All 26 Countries of Schengen Visa Agreement as Philippine Passport holder

Continent: Marvels of Europe (visited 43 of 44 Countries)

exploring the world's best tourist spots on a Filipino style budget backpacking

"The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe with blood for centuries." - James Madison

1 Country remaining (Belarus) to complete the 44 countries of Europe, traveled as Philippine Passport Holder only Solo Backpacker #livealifeyouwillremember #europe

Interesting Facts about the Continent of Europe;
1. Europe is named after the Phoenician princess Europa of Greek myth who was seduced by Zeus disguised as a bull.
2. The whole Europe is only 2 % larger in area than Canada. Europe is the world’s second-smallest continent.
3. Europe is home to both the smallest country in the world, Vatican City State and the largest, Russia.
4. Many of the greatest empires in history were based in Europe. The British Empire was at one time the largest empire in the world.

Sightseeing the Continents; the Marvels of Europe

COUNTRIES OF EUROPEAN CONTINENT (43 of 44 = 97.73%)
CENTRAL		EASTERN		NORTHERN		SOUTHERN		WESTERN
1	Austria	10	Belarus	14	Denmark	24	Albania	37	Andorra
2	Czechia	11	Moldova	15	Estonia	25	Bosnia/Herzeg.	38	Belgium
3	Germany	12	Russia	16	Finland	26	Bulgaria	39	France
4	Hungary	13	Ukraine	17	Iceland	27	Croatia	40	Luxembourg
5	Liechtenstein			18	Ireland	28	Cyprus	41	Monaco
6	Poland			19	Latvia	29	Greece	42	Netherlands
7	Slovenia			20	Lithuania	30	Italy	43	Portugal
8	Slovakia			21	Norway	31	Malta	44	Spain
9	Switzerland			22	Sweden	32	Montenegro
				23	United Kingdom	33	N. Macedonia
						34	Romania
						35	Serbia
						36	San Marino
						XX	XXXXXXX

Budget Travel Tips in Solo Backpacking Winter New Zealand

18 Days Budget Solo Backpacking in Winter New Zealand Jul. 15 to Aug. 03, 2023

Team Filipinas in FIFA Women's World Cup 2023

New Zealand is my 138th country visited on my personal journey beyond #lakbay100 Countries.

From South Island (Lake Tekapo, Queenstown, Dunedin, Christchurch) to North Island (Wellington, National Park, Hamilton, Auckland) with FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 as the highlight.

Thank you very much Winter New Zealand.  

#livealifeyouwillremember #newzealand #fifa #worldcup #pilipinas #filipino #filipinas #philippines #football #soccer #solobackpacker #winter #oceania #pinoytraveller 

Travel Dates: July 15 to August 03, 2023 (18 Days) 

My Objective: FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 PHI games and Hunt the Southern Lights

Status: PHI passport only Solo Backpacker with flights from/to MNL

Total Expenses: PHP 231,236 (return flights took 75% of this budget)

Places Visited: From South Island (Lake Tekapo, Queenstown, Dunedin, Christchurch) to North Island (Wellington, Tongariro, Hamilton, Auckland) - pattern based on the FIFA World Cup PHI games

2023 WINTER NEW ZEALAND SOLO TRIP DIY ITINERARY (South to North Island)

Day 00: Jul. 15 – Manila Departure

Day 01: Jul. 16 – Queenstown 

Day 02: Jul. 17 - Lake Tekapo 

Day 03: Jul. 18 – Lake Tekapo 

Day 04: Jul. 19 – Queenstown 

Day 05: Jul. 20 – Queenstown 

Day 06: Jul. 21 – DUNEDIN FIFA WORLD CUP

Day 07: Jul. 22 – Dunedin 

Day 08: Jul. 23 – Bus to Christchurch 

Day 08: Jul. 24 – Bus to Wellington 

Day 10: Jul. 25 – WELLINGTON FIFA WORLD CUP

Day 11: Jul. 26 – Wellington 

Day 12: Jul. 27 – Bus to National Park 

Day 13: Jul. 28 – Bus Auckland 

Day 14: Jul. 29 – Auckland 

Day 15: Jul. 30 – AUCKLAND FIFA WORLD CUP

Day 16: Jul. 31 – Auckland 

Day 17: Aug. 01 – Auckland 

Day 18: Aug. 02 – Auckland to Manila 

Day 00: Aug. 03 - Manila Arrival 

Budget Travel Tips in Solo Backpacking Winter New Zealand

My Taiwan Journey from Factory Worker (2005) to Solo Backpacker (2023)

"Trust the process, your time is coming. Just do the work and the result will handle themselves." - Tony Gaskins

Taiwan was my very first destination abroad and as an OFW Factory Worker (2005).  This first journey  in Taiwan lasted for 7 days only due to homesickness. My work had 12 hours duty a day with 1 day off only a week. I went home despite the debts my mother had made just to complete this Taiwan journey. I came from a failed IT career when I accepted this OFW stuff.

Imagine my thoughts I went home jobless, with zero savings and lots of debt because of my stupidity. 

My second destination abroad was Thailand (2010) but as a Solo Backpacker. Almost 18 years later I came back to Taiwan as Tourist Backpacker, strolling everywhere independently with financial freedom.

Imagine again if I didn't follow my instinct last 2005... 

I wouldn't be in aviation industry months after.

I wouldn't have an Engineering graduate studies.

I wouldn't visit 137 Countries and beyond.

I wouldn't discover mind blowing life perspective.

 

Life is not a race, everyone has their own separate path. Always try to train our mind to see the good in everything.

As Albert Einstein said, “The one who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The one who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been before.”Also, "A ship is always safe at the shore - but it is not what it is built for."

When life gets harder, don't wish it to be easier, Decide to be stronger. 

Time flies indeed. Live a life you will remember.

My Taiwan Journey from Factory Worker (2005) to Solo Backpacker (2023)

Throwback Story Time 3rd Part: The Beginning of OFW Life

"If you wait for perfect condition to sieze an opportunity, you will be waiting till the day you die" - Mark Batterson

Throwback Story Time 1st Part: Journey before Backpacking Life

Throwback Story Time 2nd Part: Start of Backpacking Life

Throwback Story Time 21 (2011):

Saudi Arabia, my 2nd OFW experience that lasted only for 40 days. The reason was my work visa was approved on other country when I was still in KSA (but it started to process before I arrived). Also, the job offer was an engineering position.

Throwback Story Time 21 (2011)

Throwback Story Time 22 (2012):

Kuwait, my 3rd OFW experience. The Middle East environment suited me and begun travelling to other continents. My first planning engineer position outside of my homeland. 

Throwback Story Time 22 (2012)

Throwback Story Time 2nd Part: Start of Backpacking Life

If you live an ordinary life, all you'll have are ordinary stories. You have to live the life of adventure. So... here I am!

Throwback Story Time 1st Part: Journey before Backpacking Life

Throwback Story Time 11 (2009):

Just weeks after my Cebu vacation, I bid for Planning Engineer inside company. The start of my falling hair due to stressful workload. Handled PAL fleets base maintenance planning as initial project for newcomers then Virgin Atlantic, Vladivostok Air, Strategic Air, etc. 

Throwback Story Time 11 (2009)

Throwback Story Time 12 (2009):

The start of my itchy feet as Solo Backpacker. Like others, I'm scared to do this alone at first but I don't have a choice why not accept the challenge. This picture was in Twin Falls in Cavinti, Laguna, my first local solo day trip. The entire trail is savage and almost not open to tourist yet (guide required). http://www.theviewingdeck.com/2011/03/2008-2010-budget-diy-solo-backpacking.html

Throwback Story Time 12 (2009)