Glimpses of Gumaca
Coming from Bicol, Gumaca is the breather one looks forward to in what…
Author: Gretchen Filart
Gretchen is a Best of the Net and Pushcart Prize-nominated poet and essayist from the Philippines, where she embraces life while managing bipolar disorder and ADHD. Her confessional pieces unpack the complexities of grief, healing, motherhood, love, and intersections, garnering recognition from the Greg Grummer Poetry Contest and Navigator's Travel Writing Competition.
Filipina Explorer 6th Year Anniversary Blowout
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Letter #4: Four
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Image by Adventure Never Ends via Trover.com There are hotels that look like royalty….
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Tasteful Boutique Hotels in Albuquerque
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Isabel Oli Prats graces the cover of Celebrity Mom this March in an…
Hipmunk Hotels: Charming Midwest Hotels in Park City, Sioux Falls, Bismarck and More!
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The Dead, February, and Bowls of Heart
7th The seventh of February marks my six years of blogging. Six years….
Where to Stay in Napa Valley for Wine Lovers
Image by Travel Notes & Beyond via Trover.com With over 400 wineries buffeting its…
On Quitting Everything To Travel and Creating Your Own Road
There is a prevailing culture nowadays to leave everything behind to travel. Amid…
NLEX Lakbay Norte 5: Temporary Goodbyes, Lone Sunsets, and Rediscoveries
There was suffocating unease as I inched further away from the gate. The…
Letter #3: San Juan, La Union
Hello, Lia. It’s easy to fall with San Juan. The waves are so…