DIY Spiritual Retreat
Text by Prime Sarmiento Photos courtesy of Aaron Chua/House of Kite Early this month, I spent a weekend in KL for a spiritual retreat. Or perhaps it is a magickal one? I don’t know. All I know is when I went there and experienced what I had to experience, I finally learned to let...
Solo journeys is not about loneliness
Lovers are not alone, and a real lover never destroys your aloneness. He will always be totally respectful toward your individuality, toward your aloneness. It is sacred. –Osho They said that no trip to India will be complete without getting diarrhea – which is what happened to me on my last day in Bangalore (also...
Between deadlines: Relishing the slow life as a Brunei expat
By Prime Sarmiento Note: Between Deadlines is a series of posts that I wrote, while literally chasing deadlines as a working journalist, last month when I joined Bootsnall's #Doyouindie travel writing challenge. Every day, for 30 days, Bootsnall emails a question (and challenge) which a participating travel blogger has to ponder on and write...
48 Hours: The Gypsy Gals Weekend Guide to Baguio City
[note: This is an updated version of our Solo Female Traveler’s Weekend Guide to Baguio City] text by Prime Sarmiento photos by Prime Sarmiento and Avie Olarte Summer time is Baguio time! Baguio 's cool weather and bohemian vibe are one of the things that I miss here now that I'm living...
The Gypsy Gals Guide to Solo Travel
Text and Photos By Prime Sarmiento International Women's Day was observed last Saturday, March 8 and I want to continue the celebration if only because here in the Philippines, this is a month-long affair. March is National Women's Month and I want to honor this special month by encouraging more women to travel on...
A Solo Female Travelers Weekend Guide to Munich
Text and Photos by Nina Sarmiento I always wanted to go to Munich if only because I long wanted to see the castles built by Ludwig II, former King of Bavaria and more known as Mad King Ludwig. His fairy-tale castles are the stuff that little girls' dreams are made of. And...
On Postmodern Spirituality
text and photo by: Prime Sarmiento (In my previous post, I talked about the walled city of Intramuros in Manila and how it became a center of Catholicism in the Philippines. I then reflected on the fact that such faith, with its heavy emphasis on “guilt”, hurt my personal spiritual practice. In this second...
On Abundance: Here’s Why I Can Afford To Travel Solo
posted by: Prime Sarmiento photo by: Rowdy Kittens Whenever people ask me where I get the money to indulge on my passion, I only say that I know my priorities. Traveling is important to me – if only because I need the time and space to write. While I'm not into luxury...
9 Inspiring sites for the solo female traveler
text and photo by: Prime Sarmiento So you finally decided that you want to travel on your own. The thing is, while you’re excited discovering and exploring a new city by yourself, you’re also afraid that things might go wrong and there’s no one to help you. You’re asking yourself: What if I got sick?...
Cheap and Chic: How To Travel For Less in Europe
posted by: Nina Sarmiento Europe is expensive, and in touristy cities like Paris and London, prices shoot up during the peak summer season. But there are cheap ways to go around Europe and still have a fun and fab time: 1. Fly Europe for less: There are several budget airlines in Europe where you can...