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Roomorama did not kill the Cat

by MissBackpacker on November 29, 2011 in Backpacking, Malaysia, Nifty but not Fifty Tips, Philippines, Rave Reviews, Southeast Asia, What is, Where to Stay with 5 Comments

They say curiosity killed the cat. I am always curious and grateful at the same time that I do not belong to the feline family else I’ll be six feet under by now while earthworms feast on my body.

MissBackpacker | Where Have You Been Lately?

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How to Lose your Virginity on Solo Travelling

by MissBackpacker on November 7, 2011 in Backpacking, How To, Mountaineering, Nifty but not Fifty Tips, Philippines with 10 Comments

AKA six basic things girls should know when travelling alone.

1. Always bring any form of identification.
If I were to rate the importance of bringing IDs during trips with 10 being the highest, I’d give this a 10. Why? If mishaps happen, concerned strangers will always look first for some sort of identification so they can contact your family, friends, or anyone related to you. It is also advisable that your ID has contact details of person who can be spoke with should you encounter a series of unfortunate events.

The SSS-slash-UMID which I waited for almost two years.

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What is Backpacking?

by MissBackpacker on June 9, 2011 in Backpacking, Nifty but not Fifty Tips, Philippines, What is with 3 Comments

WARNING: This post mentions the word BACKPACKER/BACKPACKING several times.

I initially wanted the word “backpacker” to be a part of the domain name that I was about to buy back then. And since I couldn’t think of any other term that I could pair up with backpacker, I just added “miss” to declare my sexuality hence the birth of MissBackpacker. I like to write MissBackpacker this way so people can remember it easily.

I thought miss backpacker sounded cool. I thought its plain definition was someone who loves to travel bringing just a few and necessary stuff with him/her inside a small backpack. I thought wrong, again.

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How to Travel Cheap, Really Cheap

by MissBackpacker on May 23, 2011 in Backpacking, How To, Nifty but not Fifty Tips, Philippines with 4 Comments

My hatred for packaged tour is priceless. It all began when, in my POV, we were scammed by a travel agency after our first trip to Coron, Palawan. We were forced to pay a whopping P10,400 for a 4D3N trip. Too much, eh?

Sure, unplanned trips are far more exciting than wasting your time prepping up and creating itineraries. Downside is, you don’t get to know stuff that could be vital and helpful to your trip. Here are some tips on paying less but travelling more.

1. The Fare Sale Wait

Patience is a real virtue. Would you believe that I only paid P236.00 for a roundtrip plane ticket off to Palawan? It is because I waited.

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