Alex in Wanderland | Travel and Diving Blog

May 18, 2013 Posted by Alex

Hiking the Rice Terraces of Batad: Part II

On the morning of my third day in the Cordilleras, I jolted awake and rolled over to look out the window. Had I dreamed how beautiful it was? The view that answered me back assured me it was very much...

May 16, 2013 Posted by Alex

Now This is Travel: Hiking The Rice Terraces of Batad

Getting to Batad is not for the faint-hearted. This remote village, famed for having arguably the most beautiful rice terraces in the world, is not accessible by motorized vehicle. First, you go as far as...

May 13, 2013 Posted by Alex

Photo of the Week 100

One hundred weeks. Seven hundred days. Nearly two full years. That’s how long I’ve been doing this Photo of the Week project. It started as a creative project inspired by the Photo of the Day...

May 12, 2013 Posted by Alex

Banaue Rice Terraces on a Budget

I have an air-tight plan for money management on the road. Two credit cards, two debit cards, all thoroughly vetted for ease of use overseas and stored in separate location so I always have a backup. I...

May 9, 2013 Posted by Alex

The Great Escape: Month 20 Roundup

Since I left home for my Great Escape, I’ve been doing monthly roundups of my adventures filled with anecdotes, private little moments, and thoughts that are found nowhere else on this blog. As this...

May 7, 2013 Posted by Alex

Beyond the City: A Manila Day Tour

I consider myself to be a lapsed City Girl — these days, I only daydream about skyscrapers and high culture, while spending my time kicking around laid-back islands in flip flops instead. So...

May 6, 2013 Posted by Alex

Photo of the Week 99

Another week, more underwater photos and declarations that time is moving too quickly. You all must be getting bored of this by now, am I right?! It is crunch time on finishing my divemaster course, so I...

May 4, 2013 Posted by Alex

The Philippines Hostel Experience: Pink Manila

In my never-ending exploration of hostels in Southeast Asia, I stumbled across a recently opened hotspot in my next destination of the Philippines — Pink Manila. My first week in the Philippines I...

May 3, 2013 Posted by Alex

Manila Madness

I had big plans for Manila. I wanted to take the infamous Carlos Celdran tour of the historic Intramuros area, enjoy the nightlife of glittering downtown Makati, and take a trek out to the shoe museum...

Apr 29, 2013 Posted by Alex

Photo of the Week 98

I laughed as I uploaded this week’s Photo of the Week candidates, which were taken with everything from an iPhone camera to a high-end point and shoot to a borrowed dSLR so expensive it would have...

Apr 28, 2013 Posted by Alex

Introducing: The Philippines!

I remember back to years ago, before I first stepped foot in Southeast Asia. I knew that geographically there were different countries here but I couldn’t help but picture them as one homogenous...