My first ever out-of-Cebu adventure was a tragedy. It was way back in 2013 when a killer quake happened in Bohol, causing a massive impact on the lives of the people living in the province. […]
Author: dakilanglaagan
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I am Marjorie and welcome to my backpack reflections. Dakilanglaagan contains my thoughts and sentiments about traveling, hiking, and adulting.
I'm not really a superb writer, but I write nonetheless. Life is too short to be consumed by other people's comments. Let's pursue what keeps us sane.
What if we include “Outdoor Ethics” in the Curriculum?
BMC has waged war amongst outdoorsmen. While the sole purpose of this outdoor course is to establish standardized dos and don’ts guidelines, there are some who find this unnecessary… and expensive. Debates highlight more on […]
A Day at the Port: Finding our Missing Links
The life of a traveler is not as majestic as our Instagram posts and stories. Like any pursuits in life, we also do experience boredom, rejection, and exhaustion. And in these pondering moments, we begin […]
Here are 5 Ways to Level up your Camping Experience
While most believed in the cliché that one must not judge a book by its cover; I, on the other hand, had taken this more specifically – thou shall not judge unless you went camping. […]
Maximizing your Mobile Phone for Travel Photography
I am not a pro in terms of photography; in fact, I barely own a legit camera. For someone who’s always tight on budget, I have long content myself with a cheap action camera and […]
Of sunsets and sunflowers: You are more than allowed to be Happy
There are days when everything would seem to perfectly fit the puzzle – waking up on the right side of the bed, arriving on time at work, greetings from your boss, and everything else working […]
Maybe I Believed the Wrong God
What I believed as a solo hike turned to be one of the most life-changing hikes I had.
The Attribution Theory: Who’s to Blame?
Traveling taught me not to wholeheartedly trust weather updates and Google Map. Needless to say, in various occasions, they failed me. So I began to become more observant with the skies and practiced estimating distance […]
A Memorable Hike across Babag Range to Jaclupan
After the successive hikes I had these past few years, I have never looked at the mountains the way I did before. Every morning, while passing by the overpass along Mambaling, I would look at […]
Mt. Hibok-hibok: Why you should be Grateful despite the Heartbreak
As of this writing, my heart is breaking into pieces: for the second time around… I was rejected. Just when everything’s perfectly laid, the universe decided to twist this ill-fated story. Why can’t March be […]
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