Gathered all the clips I shot from my Bohol trip last December 2016 into one video to share here. Bohol was nothing but amazing and I am truly blessed to have seen its beauty. Every place has its own story to unfold, if only I could tell it all to you here I would but it's better to just keep you hanging for you to go see and discover it yourself. It was really unplanned I must say because me and my family had no idea what there is to see except for the famous "Chocolate Hills". Good thing there was a local tour guide who lead us to some pretty good places. First day was packed, we were able to got to 6 different tourist spots. Second day was island hopping and it was breathtaking. What's the scorching heat when you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the islands we went to. Third day, we explored Panglao Island. Lastly, fourth day, we mostly stayed in our hotel because we finished the tour way to early than expected. Then we bid our goodbyes to Bohol in dawn for our flight.
I will be sharing some photos I took in the next few posts.
I finally get to upload and blog a long over due Japan Video Diary. It's been 3 months since the trip and upon editing the video, it just makes me miss Japan more. At school, we can't help but have long conversations about it, of how we enjoyed ourselves not just because of the pleasure of traveling but the experiences and learnings we got from it.
Before 2015 ends, I'd like to put up one last blog post. I'm down to my last outfit in Japan. My 3rd and 4th outfit was very unplanned. I was supposed to wear white jeans on my last day but instead took the risk to wear this skirt without tights to keep my legs warm. Slept late the night before to go shopping and strategizing how to fit all the things I shopped plus my clothes in my luggage. Clearly, shopping for pasalubong was unexpectedly hard. I even wanted to buy more. Shoes were cheaper there than here in the Philippines. I managed to fit 2 shoes I bought in Japan plus the shoes I brought with me.
Here are unedited photos to show how perfect the lighting is in Japan. I just noticed how so many people went to Japan this year. Even known celebrities took the chance to see the beauty of the country.
My fourth day in Japan was spent in Gumma. A place where silk is produced. It was an educational filled ride from Tokyo to Gumma. The 2 to 3 hours drive to there was all worth it. Sadly, my camera memory got full and I had to deal with the fact that half of my vlog and blog photos will come from an Ipod. Nonetheless, it was great exploring places out of Tokyo. Still, every place in Japan is picturesque. One thing I love about the country is that you can freely ride your bike to places without it getting taken. Japan is one of the safest places I have been to.
Expect the coming photos and vlog to have incohesive quality and edits.
1st semester for the year is over. I am now free to get back to my Japan trip posts. I apologize if I kept you hanging. I'm still recovering from 3 weeks of stress and sleepless nights which gave me cold and cough(I'm serious).
Forgetting Japan wasn't so easy for me. I am still not over with the country's beauty, orderliness and fashion. Everytime I look into my Ipod and Camera, I always browse through the photos I took in Japan. Remembering how hard it was for me to capture good photos with two gadgets while following a certain time. I had to hold my Ipod on one hand and the Camera on the other. The struggles of a blogger trying to document special moments to create great content.
If you've noticed, I'm not posting photos of the places I went to in Japan. I won't be posting any(maybe in the future) because I filmed a travel video and I haven't started editing it yet. I promise I'll start soon and I'll most probably upload it after all my outfit posts.
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Questions like "Why are you in Japan?" "What are you doing in Japan?" and "How many days will you be staying in Japan?" are some that have recently flooded my Facebook notifications and messages; and my Instagram Account. I was too lazy to answer them one by one so I thought of answering all of them in one blogpost.
Before I answer the questions, here is the first outfit I wore in Japan. Since it was my second time to experience fall/winter it's only right for me to say that I need to document it. Layering pieces of clothing is something I don't normally do here in the Philippines(Yes, I am back in the Philippines) and it is something I would love to try for such a long time now. The Japan trip was the perfect place and weather to do it.
Question 1: Why are you in Japan?
Answer 1: I went to Japan because our school organized an exposure trip for all Junior and Senior Fashion Design students.
Question 2: What are you doing in Japan?
Answer 2: We had a tour on some of the most iconic places there for us to take inspiration of. Also, we went to a Fashion School and their Museum(This will be explained further on a different post).
Question 3: How many days will you be staying Japan?
Answer 3: I stayed there for 5 days and 4 nights.
Question 4: Who were you with in Japan and how many were you?
Answer 4: I was with my classmates, some Seniors and 5 faculty from the Fashion department. We were all in all 80 who joined the trip.
Question 5: Is it fall/winter in Japan?
Answer: Yes, it actually is. It was the beginning of fall but it was really cold.
This is probably the longest post I have ever done. I only answered 5 because some questions were already related to this bunch. I hope I was able to feed your curious minds with answers. I am currently missing Japan. I am even thinking about everything that happened there while I am writing this post.
After so many failed attempts in making a travel vlog, here is my first. I never knew that vlogging could be so hard most especially when your following a certain time. And, with my intention to make good content, whenever I didn't like the angled shot I won't be able to re-shoot it again because of the insufficient time. So please bear with me when I say that I tried my best and that I did all that I could to showcase something different on the blog.
Places we went to:
1. Tagaytay - We first went to Tagaytay to meet with some of our relatives and to eat breakfast. We ate at Pancake House where the food was delightful. I finished my pancakes in just 10-15 minutes.
2. Villa Escudero, Quezon Province - We then traveled more than 4 hours just to experience eating lunch on a man-made falls with our feet dipped in the water. I wasn't able to vlog our lunch because we ate with bare hands. It was nice but the place was just too crowded. After lunch we watched a Cultural dance presentation. Staff and employees were the performers. Lastly, we checked out the museum where there was a lot of antique furniture, paintings, art installations and many more.
3. Tagaytay Highlands - Then we went back to Tagaytay and headed to our hotel reservations at the most amazing Tagaytay Highlands. It was my second time there and nothing has changed. It's still serene and beautiful. I've always wanted to go back ever since my first but we never got the chance to.
In the morning, we ate brunch then we packed our bags and said our goodbyes to our relatives and to the place. It was so sad because I didn't want to leave. The place and weather was nice. After then, we explored some shops in Tagaytay then we went back home.
The trip was nice. Experiencing breezy air over the summer was what I loved about it. I had a good time with my family even though we were incomplete.
Sorry for a very long post. I just wanted to detail out everything we did on the trip.
I had the opportunity to take 2 days off of school work. All of this happened a week before my midterm exams. There was just too many stress that I had to go look for a little getaway. I'm happy that I get to find this kind of places in my Province. It was a quiet and peaceful(because we were the only guests haha).
