Tag: Year Ender

2017 in travel was on the mild side. As much as I want to travel more, domestic and legal responsibilities held me back. Yes, there is another life for a travel blogger like me. The only major travel I did was my trip to Thailand and even then, I was searching for direction. Delving into other interest aside from my photography and writing. The travel landscape has changed drastically the past few years. So many content creators have emerged and I must admit I find many of them to be really good. Honestly, at the back of my head, I felt I’m being left behind already. But looking on another perspective, I already spent quite a good time in my years in travel blogging and I don’t mind letting others get the chance on the spotlight. This also lifts away any pressure on my part to produce content social-media wants or dictates but just create for the sake of my passion and interest. Whether people would bite on it or not, it doesn’t matter anymore for me. Just doing it for the enjoyment. Besides, there is life beyond travel blogging and social media.

[pullquote]“I don’t think that it’s possible to have a truly rewarding experience in travel if it’s simple” – Paul Theroux[/pullquote]

Thinking about what Paul said, 2016 is filled with complications and challenges that made it quite eventful. It feels like everything was a spaghetti dream, a collage of moments in ramble but intertwined. Emotions like a roller coaster. Of failures and rising up. 2016 finds me living in different cities for a time and trying to find my place in this world of ours. It is never without a challenge. But there’s always one thing for certain, the warmth of coming home to my family is always a comfort wherever I’ve been. Bruised ego or of heightened rush of satisfaction, there’s always a place to go back to.