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The route we took... ​Travel with friends resumed, this time with Annette and Jea from Singapore. The triplet: Me, Gea and Anneth Considering that we, Filipinos, have to apply for Tourist Visa. So on my part, I booked my own flight and my hotel reservation. I availed of promo rates from Cebu Pacific Air for Manila-Shanghai flight, and from AirAsia Philippines for the return flight. To avoid complications in my application, I initially reserved a guesthouse in Shanghai for five nights, the whole duration of my trip to China. When my visa was approved, I canceled that booking and looked for room accommodations from the targeted destinations based on actual itinerary. As I was assigned to do this for the group, I booked 3 nights at FantasyLand Hotel in Zhangjiaje and 2 nights in Shanghai Chi Chen Boutique Hotel. Then I made reservations for the train tickets from Zhangjiaje to Changsa and bullet train from Changsa to Shanghai. Anneth on the other hand took care of bu...

New Delhi (August 26) On board the IndiGo from Kathmandu, Nepal, I sat beside a handsome Nepalese, Suklav. I learned that it was his first flight of his life as he was in a hurry to get to Embassy of Sweden for an interview. He applied for an scholarship program. My funny and embarrassing moment with him was when I ordered a coffee in flight only to find out that I can't pay it with Nepalese Rupee; they only accept Indian rupee. And Suklav paid it for me. I promised to pay him upon arrival; I need to withdraw from the nearest ATM. But he passed the immigration counter ahead of us, so I turned him over all my remaining Nepalese rupee. Anyway, he can still use them when he's back home. A pose at the New Delhi airport I was initially impressed by the access straight from airport to the city via metro rail . We don't have that kind of access yet in the Philippines; not even in Metro Manila. But when we alighted at Kashmere station, we lost our way in search of the Oberoi...