travel – Gem's Photos and Videos

Bohol, April 2023 weekend trip

Click here to view still images from my April 2023 weekend trip to Bohol. (link to highlights only) https://youtu.be/dj628HZXClk vlog runtime: 20 minutes 33 seconds I went on a short…

gem May 25, 2023

Outside Manila Photoblog Rural

Pozorrubio & Manaoag, Pangasinan trip July 2022

I went with some buddies on an overnight road trip to Pozorrubio in Pangasinan, a little over 200 kilometers north of where I live in Quezon City, Metro Manila, from…

gem August 28, 2022

Animals Metro Manila Night

Conrad Hotel Manila Staycation + Night Photography in the SM by the Bay Amusement Park

https://youtu.be/-BnkV--ndIg 5 minutes 19 seconds I had an overnight staycation at the Conrad Manila Hotel on April 24-25, 2022. My friend treated myself and two others to an overnight stay…

gem July 26, 2022

Architecture Metro Manila People

Manila Coffee Festival 2022 + Fort Santiago Tour, Intramuros, Manila, Philippines

https://youtu.be/WG63V8i5uEw 6 minutes 20 seconds I went to Fort Santiago, a Spanish colonial era fortress in Intramuros, Manila, Philippines, on April 29, 2022, to check out the first day of…

gem July 19, 2022

food Metro Manila Outside Manila

1st half of 2022 Food & Drink

Click here to see all my other food-related videos in this playlist. Click here to see January to June 2022 still photographs. https://youtu.be/lruIClfOGFU 03:21 minutes All footage in this video…

gem July 12, 2022

Architecture Outside Manila Videos

Barasoain Church and Malolos Cathedral, Bulacan, Philippines, Holy Week 2022 trip vlog + photography

https://youtu.be/yeNDspZOeWk I went on a day trip to Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines on Black Saturday of my Holy Week 2022 to check out two significant sites in Philippine history: Barasoain Church…

gem July 6, 2022

Landscape Metro Manila Outside Manila

Shooting Decade old Expired Film in Parks

February 27, 2022, Ninoy Aquino Parks & Wildlife Center, Quezon City https://youtu.be/WXkyjp4brrY 03:21 video runtime I went to Ninoy Aquino Parks & Wildlife Center, Quezon City, Philippines, on February 27,…

gem May 17, 2022

Landscape Outside Manila Videos

Trip to Baguio, February 2022

https://youtu.be/9L-I8ez1v3g 16:23 video runtime I went to Baguio from February 9 to 11, 2022. It's 250 kilometers north of where I live in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. This is…

gem May 1, 2022

Outside Manila Photoblog Transportation

First live car race I’ve ever attended, Clark

https://youtu.be/KnGduYhed_8 I got the opportunity to watch the Vios Cup at the Clark International Speedway last July 9 and 10, 2021. This was my very first time to watch a…

gem March 9, 2022

Architecture Street Taipei

Taipei 2019

https://youtu.be/DulywW6x-80 video runtime: 8 minutes 10 seconds |Direct YouTube Link I went to Taipei on December 1-6, 2019. I mostly took still photographs on this trip, didn't shoot as much…

gem April 10, 2020

Hong Kong Travel Videos

Hong Kong 2019

https://youtu.be/eTltPF0OVqk video runtime: 14 minutes 8 seconds |Direct YouTube Link I went to Hong Kong on November 12 to 15, 2019. The video above is 80% still photos and 20%…

gem April 10, 2020

Quanzhou, China Travel Videos

Quanzhou, Fujian China 2019 Trip

https://youtu.be/640K2fN-9XA video runtime: 31 minutes 41 seconds |Direct YouTube LinkClick here to see ALL PHOTOS of the trip on Flickr, sequenced by date and location. I went to Quanzhou, Fujian, China on…

gem April 10, 2020

Landscape Outside Manila Photoblog

La Union, Philippines, April 2019 Trip Log

La Union is a province in the northern part of the Philippines, in the Ilocos Region. I went to Urbiztondo Beach in the town of San Juan for three days in April 2019. This beach has a small strip of hostels and food places catering to the burgeoning surf scene there.

gem October 7, 2019

Architecture Landscape Photoblog

Quanzhou, Fujian, China 2018 Trip Log

14 minutes 48 seconds, Direct YouTube Link Click here to see ALL PHOTOS of the trip on Flickr, sequenced by date and location. Quanzhou is a city in Fujian, Southern…

gem October 7, 2019

Architecture Outside Manila Rural

Cowboy Town Replica

I went to Clark, Angeles, Pampanga, three hours north of Metro Manila here in the Philippines on April 27, 2019 and photographed this replica cowboy town at the El Kabayo…

gem October 7, 2019

Bali Photoblog Travel

Bali December 2018

1 minute 11 second video, direct YouTube link I went to Bali for three days in December 2018. Stayed mostly in Seminyak. Click here to see all the photos from…

gem October 7, 2019

Hong Kong Outside Manila Thailand

2016 and 2018 Travel Videos (HK, Banaue, Bangkok)

2016: Banaue: 7 minutes 45 seconds Click here to read about this trip. Hong Kong: 4 minutes 19 seconds Click here to read about this trip. 2018: Bangkok: 32 minutes…

gem June 25, 2018

Graffiti Thailand Travel

Bangkok Holy Week 2018 travel log

Went to Bangkok, Thailand, over the Easter holiday on March 25 to April 2, 2018. The 30 minute video below is my travel diary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeskPKeZgNY I also made shorter individual…

gem May 26, 2018

Graffiti Laos Photoblog

Bangkok and Luang Prabang 2016 travel log

I went to Bangkok, Thailand and Luang Prabang, Laos on October 19-27, 2016. Trip log: Click each day to see posts. Day 1: October 19, 2016- flew to Bangkok, Thailand…

gem December 4, 2017

Thailand Travel

Day 9 – Bangkok and Luang Prabang 2016

October 27, 2016 Click photos to enlarge: On my last day, I went to the Jim Thompson House before heading to the airport after lunch. Jim Thompson was an American…

gem December 4, 2017

Thailand Travel

Day 8 – Bangkok and Luang Prabang 2016

October 26, 2016 (back to Bangkok) Click photos to enlarge: I took the metro to the Saphan Taksin BTS station that's a staircase away from Sathorn Pier. There are ferries…

gem December 4, 2017

Laos Rural Travel

Day 7 – Bangkok and Luang Prabang 2016

October 25, 2016 (Luang Prabang departure day) Click photos to enlarge: Early in the morning, I biked around again and took some photos of the Royal Palace Museum since it…

gem December 4, 2017

Laos Rural Travel

Day 6 – Bangkok and Luang Prabang 2016

October 24, 2017 (Luang Prabang Day 3) Click photos to enlarge: I started the day with a great breakfast at Lotus Villa. I had this every morning of my stay…

gem December 4, 2017

Laos Rural Travel

Day 5 – Bangkok and Luang Prabang 2016

October 23, 2016 (Luang Prabang Day 2) Click photos to enlarge: I woke up right before sunrise to catch the early morning alms-giving ceremony. It was so early, it was…

gem December 4, 2017

Laos Travel

Day 4 – Bangkok and Luang Prabang 2016

October 22, 2016 Click photos to enlarge: I arrived in Luang Prabang around 5:30 AM in the morning via the bus I boarded in Chiang Rai 16 hours before. I…

gem December 4, 2017

Laos Thailand Travel

Day 3- Bangkok and Luang Prabang 2016

October 21, 2016 (Luang Prabang Day 1) Click photos to enlarge: Total ground covered on this day: The train pulled into Chiang Mai early in the morning. I went to…

gem December 4, 2017

Graffiti Thailand Travel

Day 2- Bangkok and Luang Prabang 2016

October 20, 2016 Click photos to enlarge: I walked around Bangkok's Chinatown in the morning, then headed to the Bangkok Train Station late in the afternoon to take the overnight…

gem December 4, 2017

Thailand Travel

Day 1- Bangkok and Luang Prabang 2016

October 19, 2016 Click photos to enlarge. I took Philippine Airlines to Bangkok: After exiting immigration, my first order of business was to get a sim card - for Google…

gem December 4, 2017

Hong Kong Travel

Three days and Two Nights in Hong Kong (2016)

This is my 4 minute video journal for my trip to Hong Kong last October 8 to 10, 2016: (choose 720p HD quality on the lower right hand corner for…

gem November 8, 2017

Outside Manila Travel

Sinulog Festival – January 2016

Sinulog is an annual cultural/ religious festival held in Cebu, Philippines. It's held in honor of Santo Nino, the baby Jesus. (more on Wikipedia) There were dancers and drummers. Click to…

gem May 4, 2016

Chile Journal Chile Writings People

Atlanta- 4th of July, 2014 – Peachtree Road Race photos

back to Chile 2014 main page Leaving Chile, I had another six hour long stopover at Atlanta that gave me around a little under 2 hours to explore. It took…

gem May 9, 2015

Outside Manila Travel

Sagada trip log

Sagada is a small town that lies 275 km north of Metro Manila (according to wikipedia). Went there for two days in March. Here are some of my favorite photos…

gem April 21, 2015

Outside Manila Photoblog Places

Bohol, Philippines, trip log, January 2015

Flew from Manila to Bohol's domestic airport in Tagbilaran City. Stayed on Panglao's Alona Beach. Went on some great dives with Philippine Fun Divers. Bohol Bee Farm had some…

gem April 18, 2015

Chile Places

La Sebastiana Museum (Pablo Neruda’s house in Valparaiso)

back to Chile 2014 main page This place is well worth visiting if you're in Valparaiso, but prepared for an arduous trek up hilly streets. This house is one of…

gem June 2, 2014

Transportation Travel

the Ascensors of Cerro Concepcion & Alegre

back to Chile 2014 main page These funiculars are over a hundred years old and still running, even if somewhat shakily. It's around 100 CLP single-trip. Cheaper than the actual…

gem May 21, 2014

Chile Places Travel

The Different Hills of Valparaiso

back to Chile 2014 main page I live in Renaca, a 30-40 minute bus ride from Valparaiso, the UNESCO World Heritage Site once crowned "The Jewel of the Pacific". I…

gem May 15, 2014

Chile Videos Videos

Chile Video Diary

back to Chile 2014 main page https://youtu.be/7cataCU8mwg runtime: 28 seconds Renaca Beach at night, May 21, 2014 https://youtu.be/Tj1cFz1gyk4 runtime: 3 seconds Vina del Mar at night, May 12, 2014…

gem May 15, 2014

Chile food food Travel

3 Places to Eat in Santiago, Chile

back to Chile 2014 main page 1. Ciudad Vieja Sangucheria This place has really great sandwiches and is in a bustling part of town. I really loved their food. 2.…

gem May 10, 2014

Chile Places food Travel

24 Hours in Santiago

back to Chile 2014 main page After a 1.5 hour bus ride from Vina del Mar, my friend M and I got to Santiago at 9PM. Her seatmate was a…

gem May 6, 2014

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