Musings of a human trapped in the Philippines
#BoysWhoGala is for all the travel content, whether local or international. When I’m out and about, it can be found here.
Friday to Tuesday
November 21 to 25, 2025
The popular saying goes that “the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.” There must be a lot of truth to this because bite by bite, Taipei is a city that has succeeded in capturing my heart. Here is the travelog for my trip to Formosa’s capital.
Continue reading “Gala: Taipei 2025 Travel Log”
Friday to Monday
September 19 to 22, 2025
Iloilo is celebrated online as a very romantic city, exhibiting traits of both rapid urbanization and deep cultural tradition. But I only know it as the place my brother studied high school in. In the midst of a wild rainy season, we were able to spend a few days exploring parts of the city and see what it has to offer. This is my trip report.
Continue reading “Gala: Iloilo 2025 Travel Log”
Friday to Monday
August 22 to 25, 2025
There are some places that stay on your mind far after visiting them. Kota Kinabalu is one such location. Not only is the Mee Goreng still a constant craving, but we missed the entire experience of walking around the city. Add to that the activities and places we have yet to see and do. Therefore, a return is almost pre-destined.
Our goal was to try new things as well as revisit everything we loved in Sabah’s capital city. Here is the daily log of this trip.
Continue reading “Gala: Kota Kinabalu 2025 Travel Log”
Wednesday to Sunday
July 23 to 27, 2025
While Fukuoka remains my favorite port in Japan, I had some business in Tokyo scheduled this time. Unfortunately, things didn’t go according to plan. But I am not one to waste a trip to Japan. So while it’s a little different from what I originally wanted it to be, here’s my Tokyo (plus Yokohama and Kamakura) trip report.
Continue reading “Gala: Tokyo 2025 Travel Log”
Thursday to Monday
March 6 to 10, 2025
I said I’d be back in my previous Fukuoka blog and finally, the time has come. I’m once again in my favorite city in my favorite country. Here is my latest trip report for Fukuoka, take two.
Continue reading “Gala: Fukuoka 2025 Travel Log”
Wednesday to Friday
February 12-14, 2025
I’m a big fan of the sea and beaches are always a welcome destination. When we scored some cheap tickets to Boracay last year, it didn’t take any convincing to go along. Here’s a quick log of my recent trip.
Continue reading “Gala: Boracay 2025 Travel Log”
Friday to Sunday
November 22-24, 2024
It’s been a while since I’ve been to Cebu; 8 years, to be precise! I said back then that I’d return but I didn’t expect it to take this long. But now, I have. Here’s the blow by blow of my recent trip. Let’s go!
Continue reading “Gala: Cebu 2024 Travel Log”
Thursday to Sunday
July 25 to 28, 2024
It’s always a blessing to travel overseas, even more so if it’s a trip to Japan, my favorite place in the world. This is my travel recap and thoughts as we experienced Osaka, Japan’s kitchen. Ikuzo!
Continue reading “Gala: Osaka 2024 Travel Log”