Fulfilling Childhood Dreams of Honesty and All Other Good Things

The author at Honesty Coffee Shop

          Once in our childhood we all dreamed of a few distinctive things that we wanted to achieve when we grow up. I dreamed of studying in Manila (I was born and raised in Tarlac); I dreamed of seeing tourist spots that I only saw in my elementary textbooks; I dreamed of driving my own car. Fortunately, all of these things unfolded into reality… one dream at a time. But there was one simple childhood dream I had when I was fourteen – fourteen years ago – that I could visibly remember: to be able to visit the famous Honesty Store in Batanes. Back then I really didn’t care what Batanes looked like, all I was interested in was that little shop that I had learned about from a local TV program. I was intrigued at how honesty could still be upheld strictly and wanted to witness that myself.

Tarlaqueño Traveler's Suroy-Suroy Series /01 Photobook

Photobook cover featuring San Juanico Bridge (Leyte/Samar/Region VIII)

Ako na ang feelingero! Haha. Tarlaqueño Traveler has come up with a Photobook featuring some of the places he has visited from 2010 to 2012. Although it was really my dream to be able to publish a coffee table book about travel or photography, the initial idea of the photobook came up when I stumbled upon a group buying site offering a discounted photobook. I thought this was the perfect time to gather my travel memoirs and have them printed in one organized book that I can share with everyone. The photobook is entitled "Suroy-Suroy Series /01," featuring attractions from 26 provinces in the Philippines.

Tarlaqueno Traveler Welcomes You

Hi everyone! At last, after 1 day and 10 years I've finally decided to put up a travel blog. Haha! I am actually too lazy to document travel stuff over the internet, but on second thought I would like to be of help to other people who want to gather information about their dream vacations and out-of-town adventures. 

By the way, I am Emir Sicangco, a registered Civil Engineer and a teacher by profession. On my spare time, I travel to different places to meet new people, try different dishes and delicacies, learn new things, and to simply appreciate the wonders that God has created. I am based in Tarlac, the so-called Melting Pot of Central Luzon.

I must admit I am not that well-acquainted with my home city/province. I see this blog as a door that will open future opportunities for me to explore Tarlac and be able to share with you what the province has to offer. And I am also excited to share with you my experiences in the neighboring provinces as well as the rest of the provinces in the Philippines (and hopefully other countries). 

I look forward to blogging my travel experiences and I hope to answer some of your concerns from cheap accommodations to transportation fares to just about anything about travel.  

Let me just leave you my two cents on traveling: I see traveling not as a luxurious activity nor a waste of time, but more of an endless journey along life's realities. 

Welcome to my world!