How to travel alone as a Pinay: From Fears to Fierce
Text by: Prime Sarmiento < In my recent blog post , I mentioned that fear is main reason that's keeping most women from traveling alone. And we can only conquer that fear if we will learn how to change our mindset. This is especially true for us Filipinas who grew up surrounded...
Q&A: Angela Avida talks about the adventures of a (Pinay) ESL teacher
interview by Prime Sarmiento I always loved interviewing fellow Filipina travelers for The Gypsygals – not only because I'm a Proud Pinay myself but moreso to counter the negative misconceptions against us. Filipinas are intelligent, beautiful, successful and accomplished career women. And In this latest edition of Q & A, I'm happy to have...
Notes from Saigon: How to find the best cities for women travelers
text and photos by Prime Sarmiento I wrote this post in one of those fab lifestyle concept cafes that can be found in Ho Chi Minh city. This is my first visit in Vietnam. Based from what I've seen so far – chic boutiques and galleries, metered taxis, yoga studios, spas and even...
So… you wanna be a travel writer?
posted by: Prime Sarmiento It's everyone's dream job: be paid to travel, become a travel writer! The problem of course is that people who expect to lead a glamorous life as a travel writer will learn later that…this is not a career for someone who wants to get rich (or just earn a decent living)...
Photo Essay: St. Paddy Day in Ireland
text and photos by Nina Sarmiento St.Patrick's Day (more known as St. Paddy's day) is a religious feast day celebrated on March 17, to honor the patron saint of Ireland (Yeah yeah we hear you, we know St. Patrick is not Irish). He came to Christianise Ireland, and it's said he used the shamrock in...