travel plans 2011

will this year turn out to be a year of more travel opportunities for me?

i’d like to hope so. i’m truly crossing fingers that it will be and hoping that my beautiful uterus will cooperate.

last january, i got to visit dumaguete city again. i didn’t quite have a chance to explore much of the city as i was there primarily for a baptismal. dumaguete was just a side trip as the destination was the neighboring town of amlan, negros oriental.

now there’s a long holiday coming up this weekend. the holiday will give me a chance to do what i failed to do while in amlan. part of the reason i went to the baptismal was to get myself to the beach. the year didn’t quite start right for me with all my beautiful uterus’ drama. i had this notion to hop on a boat, have a quick dip at the beach and leave any sickness behind and allow the wind to take it where nobody will be bothered. but going to the beach didn’t quite happen as planned. so as soon as went back to cebu, i promised to rectify the situation. knowing ahead of the february holiday, i initially thought of exploring siquijor. however, as days went by – traveling solo lost its appeal so decided on going back to panglao, bohol instead. while i’ll be going there on my own, a college friend will actually meet me there and my sister will follow the next day. so if i don’t forget one little errand later today, i’ll be all set to leave this friday for panglao.

june of last year, i got myself sale tickets bound for manila. the travel date for that ticket is march 12-13. i’m hoping i can brave going to subic alone. but much like the plan to go to siquijor – traveling solo isn’t quite appealing to me these days. hopefully, the person who’s agreed to go with me won’t back out. if the person does, i might just cancel the trip altogether or just roam manila on my own and gain perspective.

ha, i succumbed to another seat sale again this month. i got myself tickets for cebu-manila-saigon-manila-cebu. the travel date for this is way, way into the future – august 13-18, in fact. so, i’m truly crossing fingers that my beautiful u won’t act up. that way, i’d still have enough leaves to enjoy come august. call it a birthday gift to self as august is my birth month.

lastly, i wish to cap the year by visiting tangub city. since i saw an episode of korina sanchez’s Rated K featuring the city, i’ve been dying to go to that place. but it, being in mindanao, my little paranoia over security often comes in the way. i’m hoping to change that perspective this year. i need to change that perspective as i truly wish to see the country’s Christmas Capital.

OK, they’re not that many. but it’s many enough in my books.
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UPDATE: got sale tickets @PhP283 for two to cebu-caticlan while my sister got tickets for iloilo-cebu at the same price during cebu pac’s end of march seat sale. so, if things go as planned. i get to see boracay again this september. crossing fingers!

Tags: rated K, tangub