Derek Freal, Author at The HoliDaze

The Remote Chavayan Village, Batanes: A Trip Back In Time

The tiny village of Chavayan is located on Sabtang Island, part of the Batanes region of the Philippines and permanently ...

Murals depicting Kama Sutra scenes are often full of passion, this week’s FriFotos theme and a very fitting one as ...

Meski di Vietnam sekarang saya berpikir tentang Indonesia setiap hari. Aku kangen teman-teman saya disana, pantai bagus, wanita cantik, tapi ...

Being a travel blogger has become a pretty popular gig these last couple years. (I won’t call it a career ...

Sometimes the hustle and bustle of city life gets to be too much and you just need to escape. That’s ...

After five years of on-and-off, back-and-forth travel in southeast Asia I have finally arrived in Vietnam, the Land of the ...

Life out of a backpack, always on the move, well it can get tough — especially being alone in one ...

The sheer number of travel blogs on the web has exploded over the last couple of years and it has ...

When asked to choose between beaches or mountains I invariably opt for higher altitude. Don’t get me wrong, beaches can ...

When visiting the Batanes island chain in the far northern reaches of the Philippines, one island in particular stands out: ...

Batan Island is the central island in the Philippines northernmost province, Batanes, and is dominated by Mount Iraya, an active ...

Twelve hours ago I arrived in Hanoi for the start of my three months in Vietnam looking for a change ...