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Anthro on Foot Publishes 50 Self-Guided Audio Walking Tours

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After four years of working on this project (plus two if including our first trial drafts), so happy to announce that 50 self-guided audio walking tours for 50 cities and municipalities in the Philippines are now live on the izi.TRAVEL app, available on Android, iOS, and Windows! All tours are available for a (very!) modest fee. Come and explore the Philippines with us– one foot at a time 🙂

Thank you so much for believing in our project and for featuring us!

Check out our tours here:

For full access: Anthro on Foot© Walking Tours

For free intros: Anthro on Foot© Podcast

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Anthro On Foot Explores the Philippines

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Update: Since I became a parent in 2019 and with the pandemic in 2020, I decided to cut back on unnecessary travel for personal reasons. I have since channeled my ever-inquisitive Anthro on Foot energy on exploring the wonderful world of nature and our region with my child, and the wealth of wonderful literature that has been sitting on my to-read list for years. Always thankful for the amazing opportunity to visit all these wonderful destinations. All trips that follow are related to pilgrimage, work, travel incentives, and inevitable reunions.

Hello/ Mabuhay!

For my travel photos on IG: @anthro0nfoot

Sharing with you resources that helped me with travel planning + inspiration:

Books: Amado Hernandez’s Ibong Mandaragit; Anthony Reid’s A History of Southeast Asia; Arlene Chai’s The Last Time I Saw Mother; Dante Ambrosio’s Balatik; F. Sionil Jose’s Mass, My Brother My Executioner, Po-on, The God Stealer, and Other Stories, Tree; Francisco Baltazar’s Florante at Laura and Ibong Adarna; Funny Komiks; Jessica Hagedorn’s Dream Jungle; Jose Rizal’s El Filibusterismo and Noli Me Tangere; Lonely Travel Philippines; Lope Santos’ Banaag at Sikat; Lualhati Bautista’s Dekada ’70; Maximo Ramos’ Philippine Myths, Legends, and Folktales; Mellie Lopez’s Handbook of Philippine Folklore; Miguel Syjuco’s Ilustrado; Nick Joaquin’s The Woman Who Had Two Navels and Tales of the Tropical Gothic; Peter Bellwood’s The Austronesians; Rafe Bartholomew’s Pacific Rims (recommended to me but I haven’t read it yet); Reynaldo Ileto’s Pasyon and Revolution; Teodoro Agoncillo’s A History of the Philippines; Thomas Suarez’s Early Mapping of Southeast Asia; Tim Fisher’s A Photographic Guide to Birds of the Philippines; Trinidad Pardo de Tavera’s The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines; UP College of Medicine’s Guidebook on the Proper Use of Medicinal Plants; Wiley’s A Short History of Southeast Asia (Peter Church, ed.). For reviews, visit Goodreads and Scribd*. However, since Philippine history is not grounded in writing, to me the best stories in the Philippines are those passed orally, through chants, songs, poems, and our parents’ and grandparents’ bedtime stories.

Shows: Charles Kimball’s History of Southeast Asia podcast, Darangen Epic

Tourism sites: free walking tours, official tourism website, Pinoy Mountaineer

Travel planning sites: Airbnb*, Booking.com*, Skyscanner, World Nomads*

(*Note: It helps keep this site going every time you sign up or book from these links. I am a big fan and have been using these sites since 2015. If this blog helped you in any way, it doesn’t hurt to make your booking from these links. Thank you!)

P.S. My keys to sustainable travels: acknowledge that your trip might not go as planned | back up important files before and during travel | bring a portable multi-cooker, coffee/tea press, food containers, utensils, water bottle, water heater, and clothesline rope | bring extra medicines and prescription | bring souvenirs from home for friends you’ll meet along the way | get a local sim card | get travel insurance | have an extra card to be used only for emergencies | learn the language if you deem it necessary | listen to your gut | only bring stuff that you can carry on your own | only go for local food that’s vouched for being clean and safe | record and stay on top of your expenses | stay in accommodations where cooking is allowed | take public transportation | treat everyone and yourself with kindness and respect, as always | treat guidebooks as guides; don’t get boxed by them | visit local cafĂ©s | walk as much as you can | wake up early | when faced with difficult decisions, ask yourself why ❀

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Anthro on Foot Goes to Egypt

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Assalaam ‘alaikum!

For my travel photos on IG: @anthro0nfoot

Sharing with you resources that helped me with travel planning + inspiration:

Books: All About History’s Book of Ancient Egypt (to me, the best crash course on the history of Egyptian civilization), Eve Powell’s A Different Shade of Colonialism (I haven’t read this, but I saw repeat recommendations that this is the best book to understanding the nuances to Egypt’s modern history), Kara Cooney’s When Women Ruled the World: The Six Queens of Egypt, Reader’s Digest’s Vanished Civilizations. For reviews, visit Goodreads and Scribd*.

Tourism sites: free walking tour, Nomadic Matt, official tourism website

Travel planning sites: Airbnb*, Booking.com*, Skyscanner, World Nomads*

(*Note: It helps keep this site going every time you sign up or book from these links. I am a big fan and have been using these sites since 2015. If this blog helped you in any way, it doesn’t hurt to make your booking from these links. Thank you!)

P.S. My keys to sustainable travels: acknowledge that your trip might not go as planned | back up important files before and during travel | bring a portable multi-cooker, coffee/tea press, food containers, utensils, water bottle, water heater, and clothesline rope | bring extra medicines and prescription | bring souvenirs from home for friends you’ll meet along the way | get a local sim card | get travel insurance | have an extra card to be used only for emergencies | learn the language if you deem it necessary | listen to your gut | only bring stuff that you can carry on your own | only go for local food that’s vouched for being clean and safe | record and stay on top of your expenses | stay in accommodations where cooking is allowed | take public transportation | treat everyone and yourself with kindness and respect, as always | treat guidebooks as guides; don’t get boxed by them | visit local cafĂ©s | walk as much as you can | wake up early | when faced with difficult decisions, ask yourself why ❀

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Anthro on Foot Goes to Jordan

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Merhaba/ Assalaam ‘alaikum!

For my travel photos on IG: @anthro0nfoot

Sharing with you resources that helped me with travel planning + inspiration:

Books: Nicholas Ostler’s Empires of the Word, Philip Robins’ A History of Jordan (I haven’t read this, but I saw repeat recommendations that this is the best book on the modern history of Jordan), Raoul McLaughlin’s The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes, Reader’s Digest’s Vanished Civilizations. For reviews, visit Goodreads and Scribd*.

Tourism sites: free walking tours, official tourism website

Travel planning sites: Airbnb*, Booking.com*, Skyscanner, World Nomads*

(*Note: It helps keep this site going every time you sign up or book from these links. I am a big fan and have been using these sites since 2015. If this blog helped you in any way, it doesn’t hurt to make your booking from these links. Thank you!)

P.S. My keys to sustainable travels: acknowledge that your trip might not go as planned | back up important files before and during travel | bring a portable multi-cooker, coffee/tea press, food containers, utensils, water bottle, water heater, and clothesline rope | bring extra medicines and prescription | bring souvenirs from home for friends you’ll meet along the way | get a local sim card | get travel insurance | have an extra card to be used only for emergencies | learn the language if you deem it necessary | listen to your gut | only bring stuff that you can carry on your own | only go for local food that’s vouched for being clean and safe | record and stay on top of your expenses | stay in accommodations where cooking is allowed | take public transportation | treat everyone and yourself with kindness and respect, as always | treat guidebooks as guides; don’t get boxed by them | visit local cafĂ©s | walk as much as you can | wake up early | when faced with difficult decisions, ask yourself why ❀

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Anthro on Foot Goes to Palestine

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Merhaba/ Assalaam ‘alaikum!

For my travel photos on IG: @anthro0nfoot

Sharing with you resources that helped me with travel planning + inspiration:

Books: The Holy Bible and Koran (I’m sure every pilgrim will agree that these are the best books for preparing for a trip to Israel and Palestine), Karen Armstrong’s A History of God, Nur Masalha’s Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History, Ilan Pappe’s Ten Myths about Israel. For reviews, visit Goodreads and Scribd*.

Tourism sites: escorted tour (note: you have to be part of a group tour to be allowed entry in Palestine as a tourist), official tourism website

Travel planning sites: Airbnb*, Booking.com*, Skyscanner, World Nomads*

(*Note: It helps keep this site going every time you sign up or book from these links. I am a big fan and have been using these sites since 2015. If this blog helped you in any way, it doesn’t hurt to make your booking from these links. Thank you!)

P.S. My keys to sustainable travels: acknowledge that your trip might not go as planned | back up important files before and during travel | bring a portable multi-cooker, coffee/tea press, food containers, utensils, water bottle, water heater, and clothesline rope | bring extra medicines and prescription | bring souvenirs from home for friends you’ll meet along the way | get a local sim card | get travel insurance | have an extra card to be used only for emergencies | learn the language if you deem it necessary | listen to your gut | only bring stuff that you can carry on your own | only go for local food that’s vouched for being clean and safe | record and stay on top of your expenses | stay in accommodations where cooking is allowed | take public transportation | treat everyone and yourself with kindness and respect, as always | treat guidebooks as guides; don’t get boxed by them | visit local cafĂ©s | walk as much as you can | wake up early | when faced with difficult decisions, ask yourself why ❀

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Anthro on Foot Goes to Israel

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Shalom!

For my travel photos on IG: @anthro0nfoot

Sharing with you resources that helped me with travel planning + inspiration:

Books: The Holy Bible and Koran (I’m sure every pilgrim will agree that these are the best books for preparing for a trip to Israel and Palestine), Vanessa Betts’ Jerusalem, Karen Armstrong’s A History of God, Nur Masalha’s Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History, Ilan Pappe’s Ten Myths about Israel. For reviews, visit Goodreads and Scribd*.

Tourism sites: free walking tours, Nomadic Matt, official tourism website

Travel planning sites: Airbnb*, Booking.com*, Skyscanner, World Nomads*

(*Note: It helps keep this site going every time you sign up or book from these links. I am a big fan and have been using these sites since 2015. If this blog helped you in any way, it doesn’t hurt to make your booking from these links. Thank you!)

P.S. My keys to sustainable travels: acknowledge that your trip might not go as planned | back up important files before and during travel | bring a portable multi-cooker, coffee/tea press, food containers, utensils, water bottle, water heater, and clothesline rope | bring extra medicines and prescription | bring souvenirs from home for friends you’ll meet along the way | get a local sim card | get travel insurance | have an extra card to be used only for emergencies | learn the language if you deem it necessary | listen to your gut | only bring stuff that you can carry on your own | only go for local food that’s vouched for being clean and safe | record and stay on top of your expenses | stay in accommodations where cooking is allowed | take public transportation | treat everyone and yourself with kindness and respect, as always | treat guidebooks as guides; don’t get boxed by them | visit local cafĂ©s | walk as much as you can | wake up early | when faced with difficult decisions, ask yourself why ❀

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The Wonderful World of Living an Ordinary Life

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“The Wonderful World of Living an Ordinary Life” posits the many wonderful things that unfold in choosing to live an ordinary life, the trade-offs that come with wanting to be ordinary, the romanticization of choosing prestigious roles in society, and the need to support leaders with absolute integrity given the many trade-offs that come with the life of genuine leadership. It ends with a reminder that there is absolutely nothing wrong with being ordinary, as long as we do our every work honestly, diligently, and conscientiously.

As seen on Rappler: [OPINION] The Wonderful World of Living an Ordinary Life

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Puzzling but Not Surprising: Speaking English with Filipinos in the Philippines

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“Puzzling but Not Surprising: Speaking English with Filipinos in the Philippines” suggests that one of the readily available ways to stop inequalities in the Philippines is to stop speaking in English. It starts with a brief history of the country’s pre-colonial legacies, how these legacies were circumvented by the colonial powers to help legitimize their positions, and how the system was further maintained to feed the status quo. It then proceeds with the premise that normalizing the use of English not only perpetuates these legacies but also hammers the difference between “us” and “them.” Ultimately, the privileged and the literate are encouraged to become constantly obliged to remain acutely sensitive to not allow English to become the new Spanish.

As seen on Rappler: [OPINION] Puzzling but Not Surprising: Speaking English with Filipinos in the Philippines

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When Living Alone Has Become a Badge of Honor

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“When Living Alone Has Become a Badge of Honor” explores the new, fashionable way to mark what it means to be a ‘grownup’ in this day and age. It starts with the author’s personal experience, explores if there, indeed, is anything wrong with living at home as an adult, how different families respond to different realities, and ends with challenging the fact that we might be asking the wrong question whenever we ask, “Why are you still living with your parents?”

As seen on Rappler: [OPINION] When Living Alone Has Become a Badge of Honor

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Celebrating Father’s Day in a Paternalistic World

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“Celebrating Father’s Day in a Paternalistic World” starts with my personal experience as a single parent after my husband left our family, the cultural expectations of what it means to be a ‘mother’ and ‘father,’ the costs of keeping the nuclear family, appreciating globalization as a family ally, an opportunity to revisit what it means to be a ‘father’ and ‘mother’ every time we celebrate father’s and mother’s day, and, finally, what we can take away from celebrating father’s day in a paternalistic world.

As seen on Rappler: [OPINION] Celebrating Father’s Day in a Paternalistic World