Why I’m speaking at the AWE ‘14 (and why you should care about it)

  Text and photos by Prime Sarmiento   After going through some paper work over my work visa, I finally managed to get out of the newsroom in Brunei to spend a few days in Kota Kinabalu. This is my first time not only in KK but in Sabah.     I initially had no...

Q & A: Solo Female Traveler Natalie Sisson on Living a Life of Fun & Adventure

Interview by Prime Sarmiento            I have conducted these Q and As for the past few months and I have interviewed some of the most intelligent and beautiful (inside and out) female travelers around the world. But it is only now that I'm openly gushing for an interviewee.    Natalie Sisson...

Girl Power = Empowered Women (and Men too!)

by Prime Sarmiento     It still amazes me sometimes that men read and “get” my blog. I mean, this blog has so much woo-woo energy, it’s enough to repel and banish the whole male blogosphere. And yet I continue to get male readers and even leave thoughtful comments in some of my blog posts....

The Gypsygals Caravan: “The Girl Effect” Edition

by Prime Sarmiento     This is a slightly different version of my usual link post. Instead of compiling posts and stories for and by solo female travelers, I decided to compile links related to The Girl Effect Blogging campaign – spearheaded by Tara Mohr, writer, coach and personal growth teacher who I admire and seek...

The Power of Symbols

text by Prime Sarmiento photo by Rhaydz Barcia   I spent one weekend planting trees.     Ok that’s a bit of an exaggeration. What I actually did was join fellow members of the Philippine Network on Environmental Journalists, Inc. celebrate our first year anniversary by planting a sapling at a mangrove area in Bacacay...

Let’s raise funds to support a rural school in Cambodia

My sis and I donated 10 U.S. dollars to Passports with Purpose. It's just a small amount but we're hoping that this can help them raise 13,000 U.S. dollars to provide facilities for a school in one of the villages of Cambodia. We've been to Cambodia to visit the Angkor Wat and we have seen...

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