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Chand Baori in Abhaneri Village
Abhaneri Village is located between Jaipur and Agra. It is known of Chand Baori; one of the oldest stepwells in India. It is also considered now as the biggest stepwell discovered in Rajasthan state. While browsing photos, this was one of the places I wanted to see personally in India. How did I get there?…
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Agra City – DIY Day Tour
Agra City is the most visited place in India. This city is located in Uttar Pradesh state which is 2-3 hours from New Delhi. Agra is also considered as one of the under privileged city in India despite of it’s tourism. From news articles, Agra is classified as filthy and unsafe city. But these adjectives…
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Taj Mahal and Agra
Agra is one of the most prominent heritage cities in India with fascinating historical background. It is mentioned in Mahabharata as Agrabana. Ptolemy, a famous 2nd century geographer, marked it Agra on the world map. Agra is located at the banks of Yamuna River. It is also known as the most popular city for tourism…
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How to apply for an Indian Visa for Philippine passport holder (and get it stamped)?
I was clueless on applying for a visa after I booked my flight to India. Such a jerk move, luh! There are few blogs written by Filipino travelers, some were posted ages ago! The information I got are the visa cost and getting visa on arrival but it was changed to E-Visa. I wanted to…
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San Rafael River Adventure
My family is looking forward for a short getaway every summer. Though rainy season officially begins, we took advantage of the long weekend. This year, my sister found San Rafael River Adventure. This resort is located in Bulacan, about 2 hours away from Manila. After I got all the details I called SRRA to make…
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Eastern Visayas – A Vacation with Mom
Eastern Visayas is an administrative region in the Philippines as part of Region VIII. This region is consist of Leyte, Samar and Biliran provinces. As nearest to the Pacific Ocean, this region is mostly the passage way of typhoons. The recent devastation of Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) was noted as the strongest typhoon in the entire…
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