Okay, so I said in my previous post that I wanted to be alone for my birthday. Yeah that didn’t happen. But as you know, you meet people and plans change.
The Introduction
The first people I befriended were two brothers from the Netherlands. We rode on the same propeller plane. Matthias and Jonathan were seated together while I was in the same row, but at the other side of the aisle. Right after the captain turned off the seatbelt sign, Matthias stood up to get a jacket from the overhead bin, since this tiny aircraft was getting surprisingly cold. He had been wearing only a tank top and khaki shorts. This amused me, so I made a comment about the temperature. Our conversation started there and only stopped once we retreated to our respective resorts.

The second is a beautiful Irish lady, Rebecca, who also came as a solo traveler. She’s been traveling for two months, and will be done after her sixth. She was my roommate for the three nights I stayed in Siargao (did I forget to mention that I’m back in the city?). She was really nice to let me stick with her – from eating breakfast, to lazing under the sun, to napping on the beach sofas. For the outsider, it might have looked like we were bestfriends who came backpacking together from Ireland (or from Australia since that’s where Rebecca lived before travelling). Funnily enough, we also left Siargao on the same day!

If only I didn’t look like such a local.
For other people, this would have been weird. But Rebecca seemed like such a sport about it; so did Marianne and Gerard, whom Rebecca and I met while we went island hopping. We were in a small pump boat that had 9 other people on it, including the local boatmen. And aside from those boatmen, Mariane, Gerard, and I were the only Filipinos there. We hit it off after I approaced them on the shore, telling them I wanted a way to take my bikini shots without feeling embarrassed. They were so nice to have offered to take my pictures. Gerard ended up instructing me how to pose, while taking my pictures.

So nice of him!
I love this! I think that solo travel is one of the best things to ever happen to travel. And one of the perks, of course, is that we tend to be more open to meeting new people. Btw, your photographs are great. That lighting? Perfect. I’m glad you had a great time and I can’t wait to see the rest.
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lol true. I don’t know what it is, but I can’t seem to be this friendly when I’m back home. it’s always only during travel. LOL. Thanks so much! takes so long to process these, it feels nice to have someone appreciate them!
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I’m glad I said something about it then! I meant to comment last night and fell asleep. I think many of us spend a lot of time trying to publish good quality content and it’s not always obvious, but being a lover of photography I was like, wow. Keep it up, girlie!
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I agree! Thanks. I will 😊❤️
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This is why I love traveling. Everybody suddenly seems friendly. hahaha 🙂
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haha! true! pero back at home, asa mo tagad! LOL
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I agree with Lyz. The perks of solo travel are indeed more than one. Fancy making a whole lot of new friends on your birthday. That’s a wonderful gift in itself!
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it is a gift in itself, huh? didn’t even think it that way! thanks for letting me see the positive side! appreciate it 😀 🙂
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But of course it is 🙂 As you realise from your own birthday experience…xx
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