Incheon International Airport: CHECK.

So this is it. Exactly twelve days ago, I set foot on the 2^nd World’s Best Airport – you guessed it – the Incheon International Airport (ICN), based on Skytrax 2014 rating.  Incheon International Airport also maintains its rank on Airport’s Council International as the 1^st Best Airport Worldwide since 2005 up to 2013.

On board Korean Air chartered flight KE9636, me and the rest of the tourists were all excited as our aircraft touched down the runway. I couldn’t help myself but to keep snapping my camera – the scene was worth capturing! Despite having a not-so-great flight due to turbulent reoccurrence, and plus flying four hours from 2a.m. to 6a.m., I had sufficient energy once I stepped on Korean soil.

At the airport, we were greeted with amazing series of LCD walls that display different highlights of South Korea along with several dynasty exhibits. It didn’t take us long to reach and clear the Immigration. At the arrival area were food chains and restaurants and cafés and kiosks of orchid gardens at the middle. The area was huge but I wasn’t able to roam around like I did at Changi Airport, as I was there in a group and wasn’t supposed to cast myself away. But I’ve heard there are other amenities inside the airport such as SPA and skating rink, and it is the fastest airport in the world when it comes to customs processing.


I want to explore Incheon International Airport – may be next time, who knows?

Top 10 World's Best Airports by Skytrax
I checked the ones I've set foot.



It spells INCHEON!



Sunrise and Korean Air



This way to the Immigration and Baggage Claim



Are those cherry blossoms?



Korea and Philippine Friendship flags :)



Have you crushed out ICN on your bucketlist? - I already did!

My Next Big Adventure is COMING SOON!!!

As soon as I got my passport back with a visa in it, I couldn't help but start Googling my hotel location including the places that my tour comprises, plus other good attractions nearby and how to get there through the subway. I got some local currency units in case I may find something worth buying, and I even tried learning basic conversational words just to show politeness as a foreigner. And I went shopping for my travel essentials (toiletries and clothes for my outfit). So, No! I'm not excited at all! LOL

Now, can you guess where am I heading in less than two weeks?

Here's a hint...

Once Upon a Time in CHIJMES

Night life! This is not my thing and I’ve never been in a bar before except when I got invited by a childhood friend to watch a Filipino live band at Victoria St., a place where white people hang out, and they call it CHIJMES.

Being a first-timer in a bar made me feel awkward and at the same time curious of what is there inside this dark room filled with colorful lights and people standing next to each other, each enjoying their drinks… Actually, I had zero idea of where we were going that night, after my friend asked me to wear her pair of wicked Charles & Keith wedges [by the way, I’m a flip flop and sneaker gal]. When we arrived at our destination, I didn’t even bother to check how the building looks like outside, and since it was dark, all that stood up in front of my eyes were bright lights… then there were white people, mostly in their 30s to 60s. As we entered the bar, we headed to the counter to order drinks [so then I got my first tequila, yay!].

The live band was playing and people started to muster at the center of the room, each with their own unique moves. Yes, it was a bit noisy and I guess I was the only one that’s quiet [though I giggled at times cause of an elderly couple's amusing dance moves] but I enjoyed watching them, and no there were no explicit moves as I thought is all there is in a bar. May be because these people were professionals – I may have concluded it this way since I figured out that these Caucasian men and women were there in Singapore for their jobs and nothing else. A few Asians seemed to be tourists, and they were well-behaved. So, for an old school like me, I was thankful that my first bar encounter wasn’t a rot, and I called it a night.

Recommended place for a first class night life experience.

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Live. Love. Laugh. Travel.

Just a Friday travel thought and some words from the solo travel expert, World of Wanderlust.

Local Destinations that Captured My Heart

Yes, I’m a rubberneck, but this doesn’t mean that I always wanted to go for a tour overseas. Of course I also crave to enjoy the magnificent view that my home country has to offer. And among these local destinations I’ve listed in my bucketlist are: Batanes Island, El Nido in Palawan, and Taal Volcano in Batangas.

As you would notice, I am fond of theme parks but for a mix of nature and wonders, the above mentioned tourist attractions have long captured my heart and I never will miss them. For now I am most close to seeing the Taal Volcano and perhaps Batanes and El Nido next year. Stay tuned for updates!

Batanes - Photo credits to www.manongunyol.blogspot.com

El Nido - Photo credits to www.business.inquirer.net

Taal Volcano - Photo credits to www.tropicalvacationspotsblog.com
What’s next in your bucketlist?