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Our crew
this issue
s m i l e
c o n t r i b u t o r s
Some of our February-March contributors tell us how
they’re getting their travel game faces on
Mike Aquino
WRITER
For this issue
advocates a more
responsible and rewarding way
to see the Philippines and talks
to the country’s most high-
profile guides
The year’s plan
“
Opting to be
very methodical so I’m drawing
a checklist of sights to see and
the places I need to fly into
to visit them — top on my list
is Myanmar, hope I get there
before the crowds do!”
Kasey Albano
ILLUSTRATOR
For this issue
made it really
easy for us to plot weekend
getaways with fun and colorful
maps guaranteed to bust out
our inner weekend warrior
The year’s plan
“
I’ve planned
out more local trips this year
than ever before. Hopefully
I get to have a lot of off-the-
beaten track adventures — the
Philippines has so many
hidden gems!”
Tata Mapa
WRITER
For this issue
sorted out your
summer weekends by talking
to frequent fliers and working
out especially designed three-
day itineraries to some of the
country’s favorite destinations
The year’s plan
“
This year I
decided to just go with the flow,
so I have no real plans except
to take it month by month. And
I just booked my
Eat, Pray,
Love
-
inspired trip to Bali!”
Brian Otto
Poerniawan
PHOTOGRAPHER
For this issue
took on Bali’s
hilly terrain to shoot the cover
and feature story
The year’s plan
“
I’ll get my
friends together so we can split
the travel tasks — one can look
for ticket promotions, the others
can figure out where to go with
our chosen destination. That
way we can be efficient every
day of the trip.”
Jof Sering
STYLIST
For this issue
got our easy-
breezy and comfortable Bali
looks together
The year’s plan
“
I’m filling
out my “Unravelling the Year
Ahead” worksheet (www.
susannahconway.com) to help
me map where I want to go this
year. It’s the ultimate tool for
visualizing! Nothing like writing
your dreams down to make
them happen.”
Jude Bacalso
WRITER
For this issue
one of our
Visayan correspondents took a
quick hop across the channel
from Cebu to Bohol to take
us along the scenic and lively
Cambuhat River
The year’s plan
“
My friend Jon
says it best, this year it’s best
to leave space for serendipity.
Here’s to more of that ‘footloose
homelessness’ and a series of
deliberate randomness.”
Apol Lejano-
Massebieau
WRITER/ CRAFT MAKER
For this issue
shares what
it’s like to move to Bohol. For
more of her family’s tropical
chronicles, check out
lapommehome.com
The year’s plan
“
It’s all about
getting our daughter adjusted
as best we can to our new
home and giving her a sense of
security before pushing on with
our plans to explore islands.”
Nana Chen
WRITER
For this issue
traveled from
Ho Chi Minh City all the way
to Taiwan to explore a small
but artsy neighborhood in the
capital city of Taipei
The year’s plan
“
It’s already
shaping up to be an incredibly
busy year of traveling on
assignment and for pleasure,
so I’m up on new shawls for
cold flights and buying a super
light carry-on.”
OK,
I didn’t know
this was part of
the assignment!
