My friends and I decided to grab breakfast somewhere in Legaspi Village, and luckily, we came across Wildflour Cafe + Bakery. We met up early in the morning, took some pictures, and once we were done, we ate breakfast. Besides, there's no better way to start your day than with delicious food!

Always end up forgetting an item whenever you're on a trip out of town? Don't worry, that happens to me too. In fact, that has occurred to me a lot of times, which is why I always make sure to keep a list of the things that I need whenever I go out of town.

1. Wallet



2. Food and Water

Everyone loves food. Your trip's going to be a whole lot better if you brought a lot of food and drinks.  Besides, it's always good to have something to munch on during the trip.

3. Blanket and Pillows



For the perfect road trip, bring your comfiest and softest cushions and blankets. You will most likely find yourself in times of sleep, especially when you're traveling early in the morning. Just don't go too extensive on the size of the pillows and blankets, they might take up too much space!

4. Camera



What's a memorable trip without pictures? You're going to browse through them in the future and remember the exact feeling you had on that trip. Photos capture every moment. Plus, you gotta update your Instagram feed for further #IGgoals.

5. Toiletries and Medication



This is needed especially if you're staying overnight. Include all your personal needs like your toothbrush, sunblock, shampoo, soap, tissue, and your medications. If you're on "Girl Scout Mode", you may also want to bring bandaids or alcohol.

6. Ziplock or Plastic Bags



Ziplocks will always come in handy. You wouldn't want to come home with a gadget that's dripping wet because it swam along with you. Plastic bags are needed in case you want to pack something, or even if it's just for your clothes.

7. Sunglasses



Bring a pair of sunnies so you won't have to scrunch your nose when the sun's too bright for you to see, nobody wants to get wrinkles. Also, it's a great accessory when you're taking pictures!

8. GPS/Map



Just to be sure that you're going where you really planned to. You can use the app, "Waze", it's really helpful because it calculates the traffic, your (ETA) Estimated Time of Arrival and it even shows which route will take you to your destination the fastest!

9. Gadgets



Living in the 21st century, we're all surrounded with all forms of technology. We communicate through our gadgets. Bring your devices, chargers, power banks, and even your earphones.

10. Playlist



If you want to make your trip really "chill", choose your favourite songs and put them together to create a "Roadtrip Playlist". Music definitely soothes the soul.

That's it folks! Enjoy your next out-of-town trip!

Photo credits to my beautiful mom!

After a summer of amusing and exciting trips, we wanted to go somewhere that would bring us closer to nature. Batlag and Daranak Falls were located in Tanay, Rizal. My friend, Aly, searched for many places (specifically waterfalls) that were just close to Metro Manila. Luckily, she came across Batlag and Daranak Falls. A good thing about it is that from Daranak Falls, it only takes about a 10-minute walk to reach Batlag Falls.

Welcome to Daranak Falls :)

Our trip was on a Saturday, and there were so many people. It took me a couple of minutes to get the right timing (where there were no people appearing in the background) for just one shot.

Left to right: Steff, Aly, Jamina, me, Jamina, Sam

#AlesaKera

There was an area where you could jump off a big rock and it would lead you to the plunge pool of the waterfall. Once we jumped, we tried swimming in the plunge pool, but it was way too deep. Thankfully, the lifeguard helped us out of the water. We asked him a few questions about Daranak Falls, which also led us to asking about Batlag Falls. Before we arrived at Daranak, we've agreed that we weren't going to see Batlag anymore, because we didn't wanna pay for other fees. But, once we realized how crowded Daranak was, we decided to go to Batlag. Besides, it was just a few meters away from Daranak.