travel q and a

just copied this from a friend years ago. doing this again for fun and to see if any of my answers have changed. ha.

1. would you rather travel by plane, bus, train, or boat? why? -i actually enjoy traveling by plane, bus, train and boat. any mode of transportation's fine with me as long as i get to my destination.

2. name the countries you've been to. which is your favourite and why? - states, australia, malaysia, thailand, france, hong kong. i would say my current favourite is hong kong because it was the very first time i went on a trip by myself, and abroad at that. but i like all actually, i wish just i could have spent more time in france, which was all of 3 days. heheh.

3. where in your country have you been? which place is your favorite and why? - aside from my beloved metro manila... batangas, cavite, laguna, quezon, legaspi, sorsogon, naga, baguio, banaue, cebu, ormoc (leyte), northern palawan, pampanga, pangasinan, nueva ecija, pagudpud (ilocos norte), davao. my favorite would be palawan coz it was sort of like a pilgrimage to where my lola spent her childhood years (in culion island). went there with relatives and aside from exploring culion island, we went on an island safari, staying in one for 3 days 2 nights; island hopping around the calamian group of islands, and of course visiting calauit, coron and barracuda lakes and makinit hot springs. all these for one glorious week. and then i did this adventure again ten years later, with my friends this time minus the island safari cos you know, budget and all.

4. what do you do to kill time if you have a layover in the airport/terminal/pier? - if there's someone with me, then mega chika galore. if i'm traveling alone, i read and listen to music from my mp3. if i get bored from reading and listening to music, then i go staring off into space.

5. if you have a choice to go to either france or italy, where would you go and why? - there is no question. i will go to both countries. specifically in may for italy (giro d'italia) and july for france (este, tour de france. hahaha!)

6. if you go to the beach what is the main thing that constantly bothers you? - crowds of people

7. how long has it been since you last traveled? - abroad, three months; domestic, one month ago.

8. where did you go on your first airplane ride? - los angeles, ca

9. what three things do you always bring with you to your travels? - pen, money, smart phone

10. what is something you would definitely see in a highway? - aside from the usual vehicles, i expect to see fields... lots and lots of green fields!

11. do you over pack or under pack? - depends on where i'm going.

12. if you could visit a country for its cuisine only, which country will it be? - japan and greece

13. do you think flying first class is worth the money? - i guess so. but i get upgraded anyway without having to say anything so yeah. ;)

14. have you ever had to use a barf bag? - only to put extra food in. 

15. would you rather have an uninterrupted one-month (28 days) vacation in a year, or four seven-day vacations spread throughout the year? - depends on my needs.

16. would you go on a vacation alone? - already did, in hong kong. woohoo!

17. if i cover all expenses for your vacation, where would you go? - norway

18. both pilots of the boeing 747 you are on have had a heart attack, the stewardess asks if anyone would be willing to try and land the plane with help from ground control. would you volunteer? - i will tell them to ask instead if there's a licensed pilot among the passengers.

19. what is one thing you find annoying that people do at the beach? - run around doing nothing. ha.

20. would you rather take the scenic route or shortest route? - always the scenic route.

21. when flying, do you prefer the window seat, middle seat, or aisle seat? any reason for it? - window seat, if only to take awesome photos of the sky. i like the aisle seat too, it makes for easy movement to the lavatory and yeah, not claustrophobic.

22. how well can you read a map? - well enough to get around. 

23. what is the longest overland journey you have ever made? - from manila to bicol, and manila to banaue; new jersey to maryland, san francisco to los angeles. 

24. nasa is giving away free space travel packages. would you take one to travel to the outer space? - why not?

25. do you spend most of your time with other tourists when you are on vacation? - not really. even if i'm with a tour group, i would most probably stray away anyway. 

26. are you a beach or mountain person?- beach, beach, beach

27. what's your biggest travel fear? what do you do to avoid this fear? - as much as possible i don't try to think of accidents. i just pray i'll arrive safely at my destination.

28. do you take your hotel's complimentary toiletries home with you? - not anymore. now it's just the pad and pen/pencil

29. what activities do you enjoy doing when traveling? - walking, walking, walking... sightseeing, trying out delicacies, taking pictures, more walking.

30. what are the top ten places you would like to visit before you die? - all of scandinavia, japan, reunion island, uk, russia, germany, italy, andorra, spain, montenegro