I was told not to proceed with my plans to Manila, Philippines. I bought the tickets cheap last year for about RM100 and I wasn't discouraged in letting it go.
And so I went.
Alone on my first solo backpacking trip for 2013.
How did I feel?
AWESOME! Haha!
Despite leaving behind loads of work at the office and also my last-minute planned itinerary at home. I arrived at Clark International Airport unabated and still full of enthusiasm.
I arrived with my small newly bought 35L backpack (bought by Lily from her recent trip to Bangkok) with no map or plans whatsoever. I just came to experience and when I reached Clark it was around 1:00 am. Every store was closed and so I swallowed my hunger, found myself a bench and tried to sleep.
My first instinct as a female solo traveler was never to reach town during the dark. I decided to sleep at the nearly deserted with no WI-FI airport, figuring out on how to reach Manila in the morning. I didn't get a good rest though. Hahaha.
Later that morning around 6 am, I went out to explore the area in front of the airport. I spotted an empty bus, asked around and the guards told me that the bus ticket to Manila is 450 pesos. But after awhile, I was then shown to a jeepney that was nearby. The jeepney was sending people to the nearest bus station for 50 pesos. I decided to take that instead.
Once at the bus station, I was shown a moving bus that was heading to Manila, it stopped for me and I hopped on! I only paid 114 pesos to get to Manila. hahaha.
The best thing riding a bus early in the morning from Clark to Manila?
I get to witness a beautiful sun rise from the bus. :)
Sorry, no pictures of the sun rise but here's one for this entry. I was being careful with my stuff during the bus ride. :)
To be continued....
And so I went.
Alone on my first solo backpacking trip for 2013.
How did I feel?
AWESOME! Haha!
Despite leaving behind loads of work at the office and also my last-minute planned itinerary at home. I arrived at Clark International Airport unabated and still full of enthusiasm.
I arrived with my small newly bought 35L backpack (bought by Lily from her recent trip to Bangkok) with no map or plans whatsoever. I just came to experience and when I reached Clark it was around 1:00 am. Every store was closed and so I swallowed my hunger, found myself a bench and tried to sleep.
My first instinct as a female solo traveler was never to reach town during the dark. I decided to sleep at the nearly deserted with no WI-FI airport, figuring out on how to reach Manila in the morning. I didn't get a good rest though. Hahaha.
Later that morning around 6 am, I went out to explore the area in front of the airport. I spotted an empty bus, asked around and the guards told me that the bus ticket to Manila is 450 pesos. But after awhile, I was then shown to a jeepney that was nearby. The jeepney was sending people to the nearest bus station for 50 pesos. I decided to take that instead.
Once at the bus station, I was shown a moving bus that was heading to Manila, it stopped for me and I hopped on! I only paid 114 pesos to get to Manila. hahaha.
The best thing riding a bus early in the morning from Clark to Manila?
I get to witness a beautiful sun rise from the bus. :)
Sorry, no pictures of the sun rise but here's one for this entry. I was being careful with my stuff during the bus ride. :)
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| Yeahh!! I've been to Manilla!!! |
To be continued....
8 comments:
Yeah saya belum ke Manila hahaha.
Why AirAsia arrive in the middle of the night haha. Is it the immigration counter still open?
@ alid abdul.. it got delayed. huhuhu..
the immigration inside the airport was still open. haha. but everything else outside was closed!
alone in Philippines? wow! salute la jard! :)
Alone traveling oversea?? Omigosh! Salute you girl! Hopefully I will have the gut to that soon..hehe!
one word. AWESOME! Travelling alone? Overseas? Respect! Wish I can do that too! You go girl! :)
I never travel oversea....takda kemampuan lagi...
berangkat sendiri ya..
huuuu ajak aku lah kak
sengsorang ????
wah .... akak tabek springg larrrrr
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