It was my last day in Beijing and my train ticket back to Shanghai is my last rope and if I miss it, I should consider looking for a day job to earn for an airfare back home.

With limited time and budget, my dream of tittuping around the Summer Palace burst into mist. I decided to stay in central Beijing and walk around the Forbidden palace instead–and MAN! It was so touristy (like Disneyland Touristy), I was actually anticipating an Empress Dowager mascot to come out anytime in the middle …

It was a Friday and my first public holiday that I wasn’t called to work. Deepavali is the biggest celebration of the Indian Heritage. So where else to go? but to Little India in Serangoon. I tagged along another Pinoy Backpacker, Flip of FLIPNOMAD.COM.
Yes folks, Once and for all—Flipnomad and Fliptravels are two different blogs run by different backpackers. So please, stop asking why I don’t have a picture of my fat brown a** in Flipnomad’s website. Monette and I are not the guys behind it, Flip Nomad is an …

Yes, this is an addendum to what Monette just posted couple of days back. Banteay Srei trully deserves an encore.

Unlike other temples in Angkor, Banteay Srei is not within the cluster of structures surrounding Angkor Wat. It is 25 km (15 miles) north-east of the main group of temples, around 30 minutes drive away from center.

On the way to this so called “citadel of women”, you will pass by the outskirts of Siem Reap, and seeing Khmer locals in their everyday life is absolutely a treat to backpackers like us. I …