My First Solo Travel

Travel is the best therapy. It makes you less angry and more open-minded. Traveling makes you step out of your comfort zone especially traveling alone. Since I started traveling, I want to experience traveling solo. I saw a lot of vlogs that traveling by yourself make you a better person.

It was January 2020 before the pandemic happened, I was able to unlock one of my bucket lists which is to travel alone. I’ve been to three countries. I was scared and anxious but at the same time excited. This is it! Here are the three countries I visited.

1. Taiwan

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My Second Home

Aside from your home country? Which country do you consider as your second home?

Vietnam is my second home.

Ban Gioc Waterfall, Cao Bang Vietnam

Before coming here. I didn’t know much about this country. I didn’t even know that the Philippines and Vietnam are neighbors. Some of my friends and relatives told me that it’s not a safe country because of what they heard about the Vietnam war.

I was so surprised when I finally landed here. It looks like the Philippines (traffic and the people).

Trivia: Do you know that Ban Gioc Falls is a collective name for two waterfalls on the Quây Sơn River that straddle the international border between China and Vietnam; more specifically located between the Karst hills of Daxin County, Guangxi, and Trùng Khánh District, Cao Bằng Province.

STOP SAYING I CAN’T, AND START SAYING, I CAN!

Do you doubt yourself? If yes, then it’s time to defeat that. Start saying, I CAN now!

Here’s my story.

I had very low self-esteem. I’m not confident in myself. I always doubt myself. In my more than five years of teaching here in Vietnam, I spent my four years teaching in the province. I was teaching alone and I don’t have a community.

Hai Phong, Vietnam

My Latest Adventure in Vietnam

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April 30 to May 1, 2021, my Vietnamese friend, Jamie and, I went for a two-day hike in Fansipan, known to be the roof of Indochina. Are you planning to visit Vietnam? You must give it a try if you love adventure. Climbing up the peak is worth it. Although it’s tiring but, just enjoy the glory of nature.

Fansipan Sapa, Vietnam