Sometimes having no plan is the best plan of all.
In my past trips I’ve always been the type to make sure that
we stick to the itinerary. As someone who works in an events agency for the
past 5 years – time is gold, money is ticking. When you get to a place you’ve
never been – I say just feel the vibe of the town or city and then you’ll
figure out what you want to do. You don’t have to force yourself to step out of
the hotel every night or every day– sometimes the best moments even happen
inside your own hotel! I’m just amazed
where I ended up going and doing for those things for 10 days without having
blueprint with me!
Eat like a king!
We all know for a fact that food has a huge impact in every
travel. We all do tend to save up and limit ourselves for a certain budget when
we fly out. For the first time – I was just like – maaaan! Forget the budget, forget
the shopping part – ordering their local delicacy gives me a taste of their
culture. I have two references to share:
1. Elizabeth Gilbert’s
Eat Pray Love- before she ended her trip in Italy, when she saw herself on the
mirror and felt alive again. Cliché but
I exactly felt that.
2. Chef Laudico – In one of my encounters with him a couple of
years ago, he was sharing with me that the reason why Thailand, France, Spain have
a certain distinct dish. It is because of their history. Coming from a monarchy
type of government, the people would “cook” for the king. They made sure that what they would serve would be the
best as if it was for their royal highness. I’d want to think since I was a tourist in
their land – they were serving me the most awesome food – ergo I was the King. (I
know this is a weird argument but just go along with it)
If you want to paint the town red – paint a rainbow instead.
I cannot enumerate all the funny crazy anecdotes that all
happened in this trip but I know it’s going to take me a long time to get over
them. One day I felt like I was part of the movie “Almost Famous”, the
next I was prob doing a documentary for “Discovery Channel” with all the tours –sharing
my insights, and then I had my “How I Met Your Mother” episode which would always
make me laugh every time I replay it in my head – oh and let’s not forget – I felt
like I was part of Romantic Comedy Flick and I was indeed the leading lady. <3
I came back without any savings at all but I never felt so rich because of my experiences.
I would love to do this again – be anonymous in a foreign land,
meet new friends but most of all- know myself more.
I choose to be back in my orange cubicle – why? To start saving
for my next destination. I hope and I
pray that it will be in a new continent. :)
