Another day and another adventure again, so with the parents and Sam we drove to another park. On the way, we got hungry and stopped by an Ihop near the 99 freeway and had some delicious pancakes and omelets. After that, we continued on following the freeway and exiting in Elk Grove and following the… Read More Folsom State Prison, California
After half of a day sitting on a plane, being picked up by Deelow and venturing to the new world of Germany (for me) with its wonderful greenery and picturesque villages Deelow finally suggested we visit a castle. At first I thought it was the castle I saw from the skies but I was wrong.… Read More Nanstein Castle, Rhineland-Palatinate
My parents and I went up early for a new adventure. Deelow with the three dogs and I drove the van up to I-5 to I-80 heading east to the Sierra Nevada. We stopped at a rest area before Donner Pass and they used the toilets. Deelow and I walked the dogs around. The dogs… Read More Fort Churchill Park, Nevada
It was a last minute decision when my childhood friend called and texted me, asking to go for a roundtrip. Within 10 minutes, he picked me up. He drove about two hours through the empty highways and rice fields to cross over to the province of Pampanga. We were going to the Expo Filipino Park… Read More Air Force City Park, Pampanga
After a long day of strolling around Thomas Jefferson’s house on top of the hill, my friends, Monteon, Tina and I decided that it was time to head back to the eastern coast. As we drove along I-64, the freeway which connects Charlottesville to Norfolk, we passed through Richmond. Since we still had some time… Read More White House of the Confederacy, Virginia
Fort James As we walked along the path, the first thing that greeted us was an iron gate which I find strange, it’s like a gate in a residential house. Here is the history behind the fort as taken from their official website. “Soon after the English settlers landed on Jamestown Island in May… Read More Fort James (Jamestowne), Virginia
Our stay on the island was almost coming to an end and I still haven’t visited the island’s museum. So right after my shift, I picked up Noriega from his barracks and we drove to the lighthouse. Located near the tip of the southern part of the island we were fortunate enough to find it… Read More Windward Point Lighthouse, Guantanamo Bay
After taking a dip in the cool waters of Dunn’s River and Falls, I let Carlton take me to our next destination because so far I enjoyed the places we visited. Beside the historical sites, the trip to the falls was fun. He was in a hurry and finally, when we reached our next… Read More Green Grotto Caves, Saint Ann
Located around the western part of Guantanamo Bay lies Fort Conde. Neglected through the years, as nature took over covering the entire structure. While the fort itself awaits its time to shine. So today we decided to go visit Fort Conde, it was mentioned weeks ago that people on the base can visit this secluded… Read More Fort Conde, Guantanamo Bay
After visiting some of our relatives in General Trias we headed on to one of the famous sites in Philippine History. I’ve been here in 2008 when I and Pabz had our Cavite adventure but didn’t really explore the surroundings. After some more research I learned I miss a lot of areas, so with Caile… Read More Tejeros Convention Site, Cavite
First of all if you prefer to watch than to read here is the link to the youtube video of this adventure. Mafe needed all the rest she could get after an all night’s work so we didn’t start our adventure until noon. She and Nori-san picked me up from my hotel and we drove… Read More Nagoya Castle, Aichi Prefecture
We’ve reached Roswell last night and since then, we had plenty of sightings of aliens roaming around the city. In every establishment, there were these green figures waiting by the entrance, or their heads popping in the windows. However, we didn’t have a chance to see these foreign intruders until later. After our trip to… Read More UFO International Museum, New Mexico
We woke up early in the morning and from Vancouver, Long and I drove southwards via Highway 99. It was still sunrise so there weren’t really a lot of vehicles. Our journey was smooth as we drove the highway trying to calculate kilometers to miles, we finally exit to Highway 17 which was more isolated… Read More Government House, British Columbia
After Deelow got off work, we decided to visit one of the forts on the coast of Alabama. She mentioned it a couple of times, but her main purpose was the food in the area :). Also, her description of this area was wonderful. It was actually located in Dauphin Island, so we drove down the… Read More Fort Gaines, Alabama
After our little tour of the Golden Gate Bridge, also after visiting the lookout and crossing it back and forth by walking I drove Long and Laura to another magnificent view of the bridge. We exit to 101 north and took the first exit heading west to the Marin Headlands and driving up the hill… Read More Battery Ridge and Spencer, California
I need to make a post dedicated to this particular site. Yes, it is part of Fort Sam Houston but the historical significance of this compound is important enough to have a blog of its own. To begin our story, Deelow and I had explored this part of the Fort, and the tower located the… Read More Fort Sam Houston Quadrangle, Texas
After walking around the city and coming across its nice citizens, Long and I headed back to the car. But we first decided to look at the State Capitol just in case it was open. We walked through the snow pavements and passed by a statue of a man in front of the Capitol.… Read More Montana State Capitol, Montana
It’s my grandmother’s birthday and we had a little celebration at home for we were still in mourning. But after our lunch and there was little to do than to take a siesta in this hot day Kuya Nik asked me to go explore in the mountain park of Biak na Bato. Ta Gie and… Read More Biak na Bato, Bulacan
Deelow picked us up from our hotel in Ocean Springs and from there, Pensacola was more than 2 hours. Deelow has plenty of sights to show us promising the Pensacola beach is one of the most beautiful and clean beaches in the gulf. But since she knew I wanted to visit something historical before doing… Read More Fort Pickens, Florida
A perfect way to start the day is to visit Biloxi’s most famous attraction, “Beavouir.” Before, I had no idea what that place was and why it was so special. Deelow told us that this was the home of the only Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Prior to that, the only Confederate person that sticks to… Read More Beavouir, Mississippi
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