Why Travel Wednesdays

Wednesday, December 08, 2010

Why Travel Patty Laurel of Pattylaurel.blogspot.com?

Patty Laurel is a celebrity blogger who has been a host on many TV shows, including MTV Philippines and Studio 23's Breakfast. Sole Sister Chichi has been following her blog for quite a while and I think she even harbors a secret girl crush on Patty. I enjoy reading about her life as a kindergarten teacher and how she gushes about her relationship with Atom (Araullo, of course! Where have you been hiding?)

Patty was in Nepal recently and it was there that her love for traveling was rekindled. This is why Patty (continues to) travel:

The greatest reward was waking up at dawn to the beautiful Himalayan range. It was the most surreal experience, seeing the snow capped mountains just outside our window. We felt utterly blessed to be there, together, standing on the rooftop of our teahouse with such a clear view of the most magical mountains in the world.

Nepal rekindled our love for traveling. With the Himalayas just outside your window, who wouldn't love traveling?

Nepal was the 27th country on my list of countries to travel to. And after visiting different countries through the years, there comes a time when you just feel like you've reached your travel quota and lost that 'oomph'.

Nepal made me fall in love with travel all over again. I felt like a newlywed, married to this beautiful country and discovering it for the very first time. It made me remember the reason why I travel , why I constantly want to educate myself in the different ways of the world.

So, find a new adventure, whether it's in Nepal, Norway or Timbuktu, and pick your most favorite travel buddy to come along with you!

- This is an excerpt from 'From stupas to sherpas: Our Himalayan adventure'. Originally published in the Inquirer Sunday Lifestyle Travel section Page F2 on Nov. 21, 2010, written by Patty Laurel. We are posting this with permission from the author. Read the story from her blog here.

Why Travel Wednesdays is a weekly series we're running. We're featuring fellow travelers and asking them the question: Why do you travel? Perhaps it will encourage more of us to walk the road less traveled and wrap our arms around the world one trip at a time! Next week, we're excited to feature Pinoy travel blogger Flip of flipnomad.com and he'll share with us why he quit his job to travel the world.

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  1. I love reading about why other people travel, so thank you for these types of posts! I'll be in Nepal this April, and I really can't wait.

  2. Hey Brenna, we're doing this feature every week. It's been great to learn the different motivations for people to travel. Enjoy Nepal! Any trips around Southeast Asia next year?


  3. Thanks so much Sole Sisters for this feature!:) Happy travels!

  4. Nice blog. I wish I have the luxury to travel too. Though I want and like it but there are priorities that I need to attend first and that is is motherhood after all my baby won't be forever a baby. :) I'm looking forward to travel again one day, maybe not just me and my husband but together with our baby too. One day, I can do all the things I mentioned here;


    I'm adding your blog to my reading list. :D

    Good luck!

  5. Hey Patty! Thanks for sharing your reasons for travel with us and our readers. Really inspiring! Happy Travels and enjoy Davao.

  6. Nepal seems really interesting. I wonder what the food there is like. :)

  7. naks, bigtime! its my crush patty. hi patty :)

  8. Hey Jeands! Yeah, sometimes there are roadblocks to our wanderlust. But hey just keep the lust err hope alive!

    Thanks for the add!

    Happy Future Traves!

  9. It's one of our must-see places! Haven't heard so much about the food though...

  10. Kami din, we have a girl-crush on her!

  11. Awww my all-time girl crush is also featured here :)

  12. Haha, we should start singing: Isn't she love-ly?..




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