Nomadcitizen

Manila – The hidden gem or the pandora box ?

Metropolitan Manila (capital city of The Philippines. ) was once called the gem of Asia, it was without any doubt a long time ago, the country went through different crisis that lead the country to be occupied  by Muslim (through the trade), Chinese, Spanish (see my post about Jose Rizal), British, Japanese before to be finally independent  in 1946… but their journey through hardship were not over yet as they had to undergo the rebuilding of the country but also [...]

Tips to prepare your first trip as independent traveller

I still have fantastic memories of my first trip alone outside of Europe. When I say “first trip alone“, I mean first trip that I funded with my own money and organize everything from A to Z. I was 23 y/o. Country visited was: Japan. It was my first asian country and it was on my wish list since a very long time. I don’t know why, but I always considered that Japan was a mysterious and spiritual place to [...]