Kumusta! I’m Bryan — a Filipino traveler. Fan of nature, science and good food. I'm usually that silent sam on the couch. An Apple buff. I was born in the Philippines and now a resident of Barcelona, Spain. Most of the time, traveling solo. Advocate for cheap escapades. Backpacker. Yep, Filipinos do backpacking!
I was never a big traveler, really. In fact, I didn’t take my first trip overseas until my early 20's. That's 2 countries at one go — first border crossing from Singapore to Malaysia. From there on, I was hooked on backpacking. That strong desire to travel has grown even more including the list of countries I want to visit.
I started writing blog way back 2007 and shared my early adventures in Travbuddy (site shut down last 2018). Not for long, it went on hiatus since I moved to Spain. After seven years of establishing a career in Barcelona and a lifetime dreaming of traveling the world, I finally decided to continue traveling and start to write again.
Did you know that Filipinos are now part of an emerging global traveling class?
Latest trend shows Pinoys as one of the top Asia-Pacific market with the highest average number of countries visited by a Visa cardholder (ranked as fourth). That's a good indicator that our generation is now changing — especially millennials — investing more on travel experiences over material things.
TravelingPinoy.com is here to inspire you the way the beauty of the world inspired me. It’s time to take that once in a lifetime trip and learn how to travel cheaper and better. I'm more than sure, you'll get a lifetime of stories out of it!
Cheers,
Bryan