solo backpackers

[queensk9]

did my own solo backpacking 3 years ago, when i was 25, fresh out of law school, and it still remains as the biggest travel adventure i've ever done in my whole life.
went frankfurt-bodensee-vienna-venice-milan-barcelona-paris-brussels-amsterdam-berlin-frankfurt. then uwi sa pilipinas. sobrang saya! just me and my backpack, and a lot of friends met along the way. took me one month to do the tour.
baka di ko na kaya gawin ang ganun ka-extensive na backpacking tour ngayon.
pero if you have the time, it's worth it!

wow! that was great surely you are right while we're still young and free sige lang enjoi the adventure trips masaya din naman along the way you will meet plenty tourist friends di ba.

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Me, i like roadtrip site seing views, i love to see green, mountain, hiking, trekking but u got to be physically fit napansin ko lately mabilis na akong mapagod need to burn more calories sign na ata tumatanda tayo hehhehe..

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Things to consider before going for a trip:
1. budget - enough money to spend ( local or international )
2. check the weather condition.
3. read some reviews, know how's to, place to stay, eat.
4. make your itenerary if you can to avoid wasting time in a certain area. you can list down places you want to visit.

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Backpacker Do's and Dont's:

Tip # 1 : always choose to bring/wearlight weightcloths,pants
- For Comfort. you dont want to spoil your day or worst
back ache by carrying your heavy bag its getting
heavier especially when you are carrying a wet cloths.

Tip # 2 : Don't bring your whole bottle shampoo, soup, conditioner
refill them in a small bottle good only as per day needed.

Tip # 3 : buy a quick absorben/quick dry towel atleast a small
one. u dont need to bring big heavy towel. baka yan
pa lang laman eh puno na ang bag mo

Tip # 4 : wear a belt bag if you want for easy access
getting impt.things like money, ballpen, wet tissue etc.

Tip # 5 : Dont forget your Camera and extra battery
to capture all those unforgetable life time moments.
it served as your souvenir and proof na nakapunta kana

Tip # 6 : some gadgets like MP3,PSP just in case you might
get bored on your long hour trip.

Tip # 7 : sunblock for beaches, shades: verycool: para cool

Tip # 8 : all weather jacket -expect the unexpected.

Tip # 9: vitamin c - lol why not due to different weather
condition para di kaagad sipunin take 500mg.

Tip # 10 : Aoid bringing those Dlata. my personal point of view
they are heavy. i hear some hu bring these to cut
expenses. sayang naman..you visit a certain place
why not try their local foods too its part of experiencing
and trying their delicacies.

so am i certified na ba to be a backpacker hehhehe.....will add more tips and suggestion pag may naalala pa ako. Meanwhile here are some.

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Suggetion Backpackers bag:
- northface
- Timberland
- mountain smith

Suggestion Luggages:
- Samsonite- super tibay talaga
- Delsey

Suggestion CAmera bag:
- lowePro - sling.
- KATA Bag

[bluesky_luis]

hmm... will think about it.

int'l ba agad? wala bang local muna? heheh

nowadays, halos areho na rin yung expenses sa local and international, konti na lang difference lalo na kung nearby countries db?

and i'm in the mood to go around asia this year, i just came from vietnam last week and it was fun!

next year would be US and Europe for me, sana!

ano game? book na tau tickets hehe

[guo_mei_xin]

^how many days did you spend in Vietnam? gusto ko din Vietnam. Actually gusto ko yun Vietnam-Thailand-Cambodia-Laos trip. But I can't afford to leave my job for a long time, maximum 3 days lang kaya ko.

[guo_mei_xin]

yup tama, Backpackers bag ok ang northface, at least may support talaga sa likod mo. I made the mistake of buying a backpack in China, sa tiangge, mga 100rmb so mga P700. sumakit likod ko after the trip.

[queensk9]

wow buti pa sila... hahhaha ako local lang muna,tight ang budget panay din ang alis. pagudpud vigan laoag. next in mind ko sa december or gusto ko uli mag hk disneyland hhehe.

@guo mei xin = uv been to ilocos na?

[guo_mei_xin]

question lang, yun mga nagbackpack alone sa mga beach, paano niyo nagawa? I mean, syempre if sa beach, magswimming ka, so paano yun camera? Iniwan niyo lang sa room? And hindi ba nawala slippers niyo?

[guo_mei_xin]

wow buti pa sila... hahhaha ako local lang muna,tight ang budget panay din ang alis. pagudpud vigan laoag. next in mind ko sa december or gusto ko uli mag hk disneyland hhehe.

@guo mei xin = uv been to ilocos na?

hindi pa. actually hirap ako magbackpack dito sa pinas, kasi siyempre parents ko nagwoworry (baka makidnap ako or what, lam mo naman mga parents...) yun nagbackpack ako kasi dati, nasa china ako. so basically my parents don't know what I'm doing there hahaha nakakatakas ako.

[queensk9]

question lang, yun mga nagbackpack alone sa mga beach, paano niyo nagawa? I mean, syempre if sa beach, magswimming ka, so paano yun camera? Iniwan niyo lang sa room? And hindi ba nawala slippers niyo?

never been tried mag solo sa beaches though if the beach is not crowded i think you can leave some staff di naman siguro mananakaw tignan tignan mu nalng

[bluesky_luis]

^how many days did you spend in Vietnam? gusto ko din Vietnam. Actually gusto ko yun Vietnam-Thailand-Cambodia-Laos trip. But I can't afford to leave my job for a long time, maximum 3 days lang kaya ko.

5 days 4 nights. mabilis nga eh, sayang we wanted to go to cambodia pa kaso ubos na oras. marami pang magandang places sa vietnam na hindi namin napuntahan tulad ng nha trang at halong bay. maybe next year i'll go back pero sa hanoi naman tapos visit ko na lahat ng pwede puntahan. mura lang naman mga tours eh.

[queensk9]

those branded bags mahal nga pero mas maganda support sa katawan sympre mas matibay and quality for hiking mountaineer talaga. may mga lock support sa waist and upper chest, it has weather cover too atleast support bag mu sa moist and rain di sya mababasa. i remember tuwang tuwa ako nakabili kami luggage bag sa tiangge shanghai its very cheap malaki pa. pag uwi may punit na.

[bluesky_luis]

^i only uses north face backpacks and samsonite luggages, very reliable pareho.

i bought a new north face bag sa vietnam, daming fake but i was fortunate to purchase an original one, authentic talaga, feeling ko factory overruns for 30USD ***, imagine how cheap it is.

yung fake is not water proof tapos iba talaga yung mga materials nya. if you would purchase stuffs like that abroad dapat ingat kayo and you should know really the brand by heart and soul hehehe.. lalo na sa asian countries daming fake!!! waaaaahh!! hehe

[queensk9]

^i only uses north face backpacks and samsonite luggages, very reliable pareho.

i bought a new north face bag sa vietnam, daming fake but i was fortunate to purchase an original one, authentic talaga, feeling ko factory overruns for 30USD ***, imagine how cheap it is.

yung fake is not water proof tapos iba talaga yung mga materials nya. if you would purchase stuffs like that abroad dapat ingat kayo and you should know really the brand by heart and soul hehehe.. lalo na sa asian countries daming fake!!! waaaaahh!! hehe

possible pala ma victim especially if you go to u.s. kung di mu alam na fake gamit mo baka mahuli ka sa airport at ma hold di ba bawal sa kanila ang fake.

[bleuewin]

bluesky_luis, sama ako, pero baka hanggang bangkok lang ako, pero try ko yung buong route mo, pero pag di kinaya eh up to bangkok lang, pahirapan kasi magleave sa office

may tickets na ako, to bangkok! ahehe

[redticket]

tignan ko muna. san ba mura tix ngayon? gusto ko sna local muna, dami ko pang di napupuntahan dito.

[bluesky_luis]

^ my tickets k n for bangkok? kelan?

[bluesky_luis]

possible pala ma victim especially if you go to u.s. kung di mu alam na fake gamit mo baka mahuli ka sa airport at ma hold di ba bawal sa kanila ang fake.

oo mahigpit sa ibang countries lalo sa mga fake items.. kaya ingat guys hehe

[bluesky_luis]

guys, survey..

1. bohol and cebu : maybe next week
2. Bangkok-kuala lumpur-Singapore : 2nd week of September

Message me at messenger if interested : kingoftheworld_luis

Thanks!

[altair]

an exciting backpacking route would be Route 312 in China
from Shanghai westward to the border with Kazakhstan, and then maybe onward to the Karakoram Highway -> the travel of a lifetime!!!

[ms_shanty]

@bronby and redticket!

marami pala solo travellers dito, count me in! perhaps may makaksama na ako medyo hindi magtagpo sked namin ng mga friends ko eh. local travel muna marami pang magagandang places dito sa Pinas ang hindi ko pa napupuntahan and besides mahirap magleave from work.

[kulayorange]

i know some people who does these things

may isa naman akong kakilala na nag sign up sya
for a website na yung home mo e pwede maging
"hotel" ng foreigners visiting. tapos kung trip mo
magpunta naman sa bansa nila, dun ka titira sa kanila.

so tipid na sa accomodation at same time
you get to live with a family. yung kakilala kong yun
nasa mongolia na sya the last time nakita ko multiply nya.