Traveling Alone on Budget DIY Itinerary as Philippine passport holder only (2010-2024)
"Live a life to inspire, live a life with a sense of accomplishment, live a life you will remember" - Mang Andoy
Despite the weakness of the Philippine passport (having only less than 70 countries that provide free visa/visa on arrival privilege) and challenging visa application, immigration, profiling and interrogation all throughout the journey (especially in NAIA Terminals), I managed to accomplish the following successfully and beyond what I anticipated. #livealifeyouwillremember
01. 2013 - First Europe get-away (23 Days Solo Autumn Experience in Central Europe, 9 countries visited) then to the Promised Land of Israel (including Bethlehem of Palestine) coming from the Arab country in the Middle East.
02. 2014 - Hopping to three continents (Asia, Europe and Africa) with hiking to Mt. Kilimanjaro (Africa's highest mountain and one of the 7 Summits) and Self-guided Hike to Mt. Fuji (Japan's highest mountain).
03. 2015 - Winter Trans-Mongolia Train Ride from Ulaanbaatar to Beijing, experienced the coldest capital city of the World at around -25'C.
 |
| My Greatest Travel Achievement as Filipino Solo Backpacker |
 |
| My Greatest Travel Achievement as Filipino Solo Backpacker |
 |
| My Greatest Travel Achievement as Filipino Solo Backpacker |
 |
| My Greatest Travel Achievement as Filipino Solo Backpacker |
03. 2015 - Second Europe get-away (23 Days Solo Summer Adventures in Central, Southern and Northern Europe, 14 countries visited) where I completely visited all the 8 countries of Central Europe.
04. 2015 - Entered and exited Winter Iran via Persian Gulf Ferry cruise as my last trip from working in Kuwait
05. 2015-2016 - Self-guided Hikes to all famous trails of Mt. Everest Base Camp (5,550masl), Annapurna Circuit (5,416masl) and Lantang Valley (4,773masl) in Himalayas, Nepal
07. 2017 - Visited all the 10 neighbor countries of Southeast Asia with Timor Leste as the last country.
08. 2018 - Visited all the 5 countries of Eastern Asia with North Korea as the last country.
09. 2018 - Third Europe get-away, first half of the trip with my beloved mother then the second half goes to the other Eastern part maximizing the Schengen visa provided.
10. 2019 - Visited all the 5 "stan" countries of Central Asia with Turkmenistan as the last country.
13. 2019 - Visited all the 8 countries of Southern Asia with Afghanistan as the last country.
15. 2020 - Visited Winter Ukraine months before the war between Russia erupted.
16. 2020-2021 - My longest Solo Backpacking get-away in American Continent lasted for 7 months in the middle of pandemic.
17. 2021 - Visited all the 7 countries of Central America with Panama as the last country using United States B2 (visitor) visa.
18. 2021 - Self-guided Hike to the highest mountain of Central America, Tajumulco Volcano (4,230masl) of Guatemala.
20. 2021 - Self-guided hike to the highest elevation gain in a day-hike (2,010m), Tungurahua Refuge (3,830masl) with 23km back trail distance hiked at 11 hours in Banos, Ecuador.
21. 2022 - Visited all the 81 Provinces of the Philippines.
22. 2022 - Southern Caribbean Cruise coming from the Philippines with no visa applied.
25. 2024 - Visited all the Seven Natural Wonders of the World with Northern Lights as the last wonder.
 |
| My Greatest Travel Achievement as Filipino Solo Backpacker |
 |
| My Greatest Travel Achievement as Filipino Solo Backpacker |
 |
| My Greatest Travel Achievement as Filipino Solo Backpacker |
 |
| My Greatest Travel Achievement as Filipino Solo Backpacker |
 |
| My Greatest Travel Achievement as Filipino Solo Backpacker |
0 comments:
Post a Comment
Please support this blog by clicking those ads. Thank you.