Travel stories by Johanna Frejoles
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I’ve always dreamt of scaling the majestic Mt. Apo, the highest mountain in the Philippines. The thought of setting foot on the roof of the Philippines and taking in the breathtaking view from the top has been on my mind since I started climbing mountains almost 10 years ago, but it also took a long time for me to make …
I never thought that my first paragliding experience would actually lead to an actual ‘crash’. Not to worry – there was no harm done. No injuries at all. It was purely an accident which thankfully, only threw me and my pilot in shock for a few seconds. But let’s get into that part later. A bit of backstory Way back …
It’s amazing how quickly you can get up into high altitudes in a gyrocopter – way faster than with conventional aviation aircraft, which need lots of fuel and thrust to get up high.
Mount Bromo in East Java is definitely one of the most incredible places to visit for mountain enthusiasts. This active volcano is one of the five volcanoes in the middle of the Tengger Caldera that draws so much attention from all over the world. This mountain and its neighboring mountains, Mount Batok and Mount Semeru, are often the familiar images …
“Tikang gud kamu ha Pinipisakan Falls, dai? Mayda man mga NPA heto ngadto!” (Are you sure you went to Pinipisakan Falls? There are NPA’s (communists) up there!) Those were the words uttered by the lady at the convenience store near the highway. I couldn’t blame her. Almost every remote area in the Philippines just happens to be the home of this communist …
I only have two major travel goals in life ever since I was a child. The first one is to trek the Himalayas. The second is to explore the Hang Son Doong Cave in Vietnam which is the largest cave in the world. But achieving these two goals would probably take me a long time. Both are too expensive and …