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My Travel Bucketlist in the Philippines for 2014 and beyond

Marcos Detourist — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 08:30:32 +0000

One of my goals when I started travel blogging was to visit at least half of the Philippines’ 80+ provinces. It was important for me to experience what my country offered before moving on to travel extensively around Southeast Asia. It took me around three years to satisfy that goal and I did not regret witnessing […]

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Transitions and Getting My Life Back

Marcos Detourist — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 03:30:09 +0000

Nine years have passed since I started my first blog. Five years since I went on my first trip abroad, four years since my first solo backpacking trip, and two years since my first long-ish backpacking trip abroad. I get a kick at the pit of my stomach when I reminisce about my life in all […]

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Transitions: 2013 year-end photo series

Marcos Detourist — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 11:00:30 +0000

Traveling is not measured by the distance one moves, but by how much one learns and the remarkable people one meets. I didn’t go on adventures as often last year as I did in 2012 but the crazy experiences and interesting people that I met more than made up for it. Travel had become more than […]

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The Freakish Chiang Rai Black Houses in Thailand

Marcos Detourist — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 13:32:49 +0000

Hidden in a quiet neighborhood in suburban Chiang Rai, Thailand was an eccentric art haven full of freakish art installations, infamously and collectively known as the “Black Houses.” Journey to the Black Houses Getting there by public transport was an adventure in itself. From my guesthouse, I walked to the bus station in Chiang Rai […]

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Siem Reap Hotel: The 1961 Art Hotel

Marcos Detourist — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 12:57:23 +0000

The 1961 Art Hotel combined inspiration with relaxation. It was a cool and interesting place worth checking out in Siem Reap, Cambodia. I started my journey to Siem Reap with long bus rides from Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. By “long,” I mean, the bus rides and waiting time between connections consumed 18 hours of my […]

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Mount Bromo Solo Hike – The Savanna & Sea of Sand in East Java, Indonesia

Marcos Detourist — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:14:40 +0000

A solo traveler’s day hike from Ngadas to Cemoro Lawang village in East Java, Indonesia: Magnificent views of the Savanna and Sea of Sand at the caldera of Mount Bromo Volcano. I wanted to say that this solo hike was one of the “craziest” things I had ever done, but after knowing about even crazier things other travelers do […]

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Ngadas Homestay & Offbeat Hike Near Mount Bromo

Marcos Detourist — Fri, 31 May 2013 11:01:42 +0000

Featured photos from my overnight homestay and hiking experience in Ngadas Village near Mount Bromo Volcano in East Java Island, Indonesia. I stumbled upon Ngadas while searching for alternative ways of reaching Mount Bromo Volcano, one of Indonesia’s top tourist attractions and a must visit for photographers. Ngadas was a small farming village found along […]

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Mandalay Solo Travel – Ancient Cities of Upper Myanmar & Hsipaw DIY Trip

Marcos Detourist — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:15:58 +0000

30+ photos from five days in Upper Myanmar: Bicycle tour in Mandalay, scenic train to Hsipaw, and adventures at the ancient cities of Mingun, Amarapura, Innwa, and Sagaing. Yet another long night bus brought me to Mandalay, 3rd stop on my 14 day backpacking trip around Myanmar (Burma). P, a Thai traveler I met in Bagan was also headed […]

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18 Days Laos Itinerary – North to South Solo DIY Travel Tips

Marcos Detourist — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 07:41:41 +0000

I traveled to Laos with a mission to surround myself in the beauty and serenity of the Laos countryside. I was totally looking forward to wander around remote villages, hiking past blooming rice paddies bordered by towering limestone cliffs. I ended up traveling from the northeastern Thai-Laos border to its southernmost Laos-Cambodia land crossing . […]

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4 Days Bagan Itinerary, from dusk till dawn – DIY Travel Tips

Marcos Detourist — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 08:05:46 +0000

The sky was shrouded by pitch black darkness when our night bus arrived in Bagan (from Yangon) around 3am. Day 1 Arrival in Bagan, Myanmar I didn’t bother to book a hostel room beforehand. After arrival, my “game plan” was basically to get on a pick-up truck to New Bagan, supposedly the go-to place for cheap […]

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