Photography
A full Milky Way galactic core over Mt. Pulag
A lot of readers and followers on social media ask me how to shoot the Milky Way properly. I'm entirely self-taught, and the good news is, all the resources I used to learn are easily available online, right now.
Read MoreThough much lesser-known than Mt. Pulag, the more difficult Mt. Ugo trek should count itself as one of the great world-class treks of the Philippines.
Last January, I was finally able to do the two-day traverse of Mt. Ugo with Trail Adventours, which had been long recommended to me as a trek of outstanding beauty. I had actually won not one, but two free day hikes from Trail Ad during the Muni Meetup: Travel & Truth, and decided to combine them into a weekend.
The actual distance of the trek is around 30km over two days (12km on day 1, 18 km on day 2), but the actual distance we ended up covering was over 40km.
The classic view of Yosemite at Tunnel View.
Admit it: If, like me, you’re not from the USA, you probably know Yosemite either as a Mac OS or a cartoon character. And you might pronounce it “yos-e-MIGHT” instead of “yos-em-it-EE.”
Yosemite National Park is actually one of America's most treasured landmarks and has been the inspiration for countless artists and great men and women.
Read MoreFor the recent five-day weekend, I got a spontaneous invite from Jackie Yap, co-founder of FlipTrip.ph, to join them in Zambales. Having no plans or itinerary whatsoever, I let them handle everything and ended up staying the entire five days there.
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Gather round and be with others, just like old times.
Don’t worry: I’m not going to tell you never to post on social media again. I’m on Facebook and Instagram more than most people I know!
Instead, I’m proposing this: when you’re having an amazing experience, take the “insta" out of Instagram.
Read MoreCheck out the latest issue of Balikbayan Magazine! The Philippine Voyagers piece on rediscovering diving in Negros Occidental that I talked about to in my last post is there.
The Pixelstick in action. Source: http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2014/01/01/crowdfunding-hot-top-campaigns-2013/5/
Seven years after I first picked up a film SLR, I have to admit: the love isn't what it used to be.
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