Welcome to the Philippines! This blog will be split into THREE parts: Manila, El Nido, and Coron. Lets get to it! General info: Cash is KING. Come prepared. At the time of this blog post, 1USD = 60 pesos Getting around is pretty easy (outside of Manila) via tuktuk Learn a few words: thank you = salamat po ^goes a long way! MANILA: Where to stay: my recommendation comes from choosing the wrong location. I stayed at a Airbnb in Ermita, no shade on Ermita. But we did a lot o

Move over Disneyland - Taipei, Taiwan is now fondly known to me (and anyone who will listen to me) as my 'Happiest Place on Earth'. Not only did I feel safe walking around at any time of day - but the food scene here rivals the best and for a much lower cost (which does add to my excitement!). video recap content: TIKTOK FDOE (24hr in Taipei) TIKTOK RAOHE (night market favorites) Where we stayed: due to limited time (48hrs) we mostly stayed in this area/walking distance o

Italy is a tricky one. Particularly Rome because there are so many tourists. As much as you're going to want to lean on Google or Yelp...

first of all - ISTANBUL IS AWESOME. Of course, food heavily dictates that opinion so lets dig into the best bites of my trip and foods...