My 31st Country - Thailand!

Yesterday, I booked my and my cousin's flight to Thailand! I'm so excited! This will be my 31st country.

Since I'm in the Philippines and it's so close to numerous exotic and interesting countries, I knew that I wanted to visit one of them. Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, and China were the top contenders but in the end, Thailand came out on top.

Yesterday, Cebu Pacific was having a sale on flights to Bangkok (BKK). How could I pass up a discount of over 50% off? I bought two tickets departing Clark (CRK) to Bangkok. I chose to depart from Clark, two hours north of Manila, instead of Manila because the price difference was really significant. The roundtrip flight with all taxes included cost 7675 PHP (181 CAD) per person. Not bad, eh? (That's right, I said "eh"!)

The next plan of action will be to figure out how to get to Clark Airport from Manila and deciding what we want to do once we get to Bangkok. We'll be there for one week in early June.

Cebu Pacific has a newsletter that everyone in the Philippines should subscribe to. Often times, their sales last for just the day and then it's over! So if you're interested in travel within the Philippines and/or Asia, subscribe to their Seat Sale Alert!

Bangkok has a lot to offer so I think we should stay in the area for the full week to experience as much of it as possible. But if you think there's somewhere else I need to check out, then let me know!  Tell me all about your favourite places and activities. Tell me about your least favourites too!

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Sunrise in CamSur!

When I was in the Philippines last year (2010), we took a family trip to Caramoan for the weekend. Caramoan is an hour drive and a two hour boat ride away from Naga City. We woke up very early and made the trip to the port in Sagñay. The sun began to rise as we were embarking and that's when I took this picture.

It was a beautiful morning and a great start to our trip. 

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Hello World!

My name is Stella and I love to travel. And whenever I do, I always send postcards.

I live to travel. I am in the ceaseless pursuit of international citizenship. My definition of international citizenship is the ability to find a home and a sense of belonging wherever you go. I have been to thirty (if you count the Vatican) countries in Asia, North America, South America, and Europe.

My dream is to spend at least one month in India. I want to go and eat the food and see the sights, but more than anything, I want to experience it the way the natives do. Well, that's really the way I want all of my experiences to be like.

I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in Languages & Literatures. I studied Spanish, French, and Chinese. Studying languages has only intensified my love of travel. I will forever consider myself a language student no matter how fluent I become. I love linguistics! It's the scientific study of languages. I'm constantly analysing language and the variations in dialect and accent in the same language amaze me.

I was born in Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines and I've moved around since then. My permanent home is in Canada although I also consider Trindad & Tobago and The Philippines my home too.

This blog is to share information on my number one interest, travel, as well as the others that I have; food photography, books, water related activities (ex/ swimming and scuba diving) etc...

Enjoy!

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