For those who wasn’t able to watch the Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho Summer Special last Saturday, you can watch the episode here:
The whole day of taping was all worth the 4-minute exposure on national TV. I still can’t believe that I’m watching myself on TV. It was not only a dream come true but a “tap on the back” that Filipinos are now open to the idea of cheap travel or “backpacking.”
As Ms.Jessica said, “Target kasi nyang makapaglathala ng libro na magbibigay ng tips kung paanong makapaglalakbay ng hindi lalampas ng Php500 kada araw and gastos.”
(He plans to write a book that gives tips on how to travel with Php500 budget per day)
Behind the scenes and travel details:
On our way to Padre Burgos, Quezon in the heart of Bondoc Peninsula. It would take more than an hour for vans, buses and jeepneys to go there from Lucena City Terminal.
From Padre Burgos port, take the banca going to Borawan. Banca rental is P800 but I would suggest that you go with the locals, fare would be Php40 only.
There are no food available in the area so I suggest you buy from the mainland or bring ready to eat meal. We just made a makeshift grill and cooked what we bought from the market.
Dampalit, where Dampalitan beach (where there are pine trees like Baguio) got its name. This is about 30minutes banca ride from Borawan.
This was not shown on the episode but it was my first time to see a pawikan (sea turtle). This is in Dampalitan beach. The seaturtle was accidentally stranded on the trap nets for fish. It was surrendered to Bantay Dagat and will be released to the deep sea after the Holy Week.
We ended the shoot here- Mahabang Buhangin, Pagbilao, Quezon. This is the best cove we went into during that trip. I would gladly recommend this beach for every vacationers. can be reacehd more than an hour banca ride from Borawan
So grateful!
Thank you sa mga Researchers, Segment Producers at cameraman na nakilala ko. Thanks to Ma’am Jessica too! Hope you can read the magazine I gave, I wrote an article there, “8 Travel Tips while on the Road.”
Pinoy Travel Bloggers
I just want to thank you guys for the encouragement and support. Claire and I are so happy to be representing you through a short travel segment on GMA7. Let’s hope for more media exposure for Pinoy Travel Bloggers.
Facebook, Twitter, Text & E-mail
Thank you also for all the friends on Facebook who PMed and tagged me on their statuses, I read all your congratulations and I’m encouraged, I’m flattered and humbled for all the greetings. To all who called and texted, madamu gid salamat. To my family, relatives and all who watched the show, madaming-madaming salamat po (sa uulitin?!). To all who @mention me on Twitter, daghang salamat po. For those who e-mailed me asking for itineraries and travel tips, please visit the ff:
TRAVEL TIPS:
How to Start Your Own Backpacking Trip
PHP 250 Challenge
14 Days Solo Backpacking Challenge
In Retrospect: 14-Day Solo Backpacking Challenge
TRAVEL SERIES
OFF THE BEATEN PATH & DO-IT-YOURSELF TRIPS
Puerto Princesa City: Benchmark Of What Paradise Is
Iloilo & Guimaras Travel Guide
Daruanak Island: Trekking and Snorkeling in One
10 Masabor (Yummy) Foods in Palawan
Hope this helps. Spend less, travel more!
Ultimately, I wanna thank God for all the opportunities and blessings He has given me.
Congratulations again James! I know this is just the start of more media exposures for you! Go go go!!! =D
wow! thanks dude, yeah to that! more more! haha
kudos to you james and to your upcoming travel book!:)
thank you bliss! i like the title of your blog ha BLISS and your potipot entry.
i hope i have the funds to start that, still thanks!
thanks din for taking time to visit mine eh super busy ka dahil sikat ka na! hahaha… you can get funds thru NCCA and other organizations… or sa mga publishing companies mismo… i think i can help you with NCCA if you’ve decoded to push thru with the book… i mean, that would be great! 500 or less a day?!
Congratulations! Catched you on TV. Hope to see more of you and your travels
PAYTER BAI!
laysho ka na. celeb. woohoo!
congratulations!
Congratulations, Sir James
Looking forward to your own feature on these two places in Quezon! Planning to go there with my friends and we’re really on a tight budget! Great to hear you’re one traveller who believes in spending less in travel! 
thanks maxine! this is my feature na on those places.
please let me know how the trip went ha.
spend less, travel more maxine!
Sayang di masyado na feature ang Mahabang Buhangin / Kwebang Lampas… It’s one of the best beaches I’ve ever been to…
oo nga, i think that’s the highlight of the trip.
yun sana ang tinawag na BORAWAN..haha
Congrats! ang saya naman…
Congratulations! =) Last week, I read you on Mango. Today, I watched you on YouTube. When will I ever get to meet you, Sir? =) More power!
see you on the road? haha
sir ka dyan nel! salamat nel, spend less, travel more in your travels!
Congrats James! Galing niyo ni Claire! Super proud kmeng (nk-sali) PTB!
thanks for the inspiration! go PTB!
congrats! di ko siya napanood, I’ll watch it on youtube.
ang HOT ng boses mo sa tv James—hahaha. kayo na!!!talagang gusto mo FRESH ha.lols. congratulations. good job!!!!
of course, FRESH and HOT! haha
salamat, surf tayo!haha
ang HOT ng boses mo sa tv James—hahaha. kayo na!!!talagang gusto mo FRESH ha.lols. congratulations. level up naman talaga!!!good job!!!!
congratulations baby james! more travel blogs pls..
galing galing sir james.. idol!! woot!
tska sasama po pla ako sa Los Baños 500 challenge mo..
sana lang week end sya.
sure thing! will announce it kapag tapos na ang IT and plans. see yah ivan.
congrats!
this episode will be shown tomorrow night on pinoyTV
yeah, watym? i wanna watch it again!
Saw you on TV and the names James Betia rang a bell.
congrats on this one and more great journeys!
Nice James… isa ka nang alamat sa lakwatsahan. Congratulations bro! Hanggang kelan mo ako iiwang naiinggit? hahaha!
all glory is HIS!
congrats James, you deserve it! painom naman jan!
amen! painom ka? tara!
but wait, i think mapapaTV ka rin soon!
COngrats James! Sikat na sikat ka na. hehe. Hope they feature your other future travels
hvnt been online fr a while coz I’m stiull traveling kaya mejo nahuli ako sa balita. but when I read about this sa PTB, d na ako nagulat! I’m sure you will make it to TV 1 day and here it is! Congrats James! super proud of you! =)
gael, i envy you!! as in!
me thinks that it would be better kung ikaw yung na-feature, astig ka kaya sa travels! sa inyo ni estan at gay ako natuto. kayo ang nag-inspire sa akin na mag-blog
Galeng!!! This is just awesome. Ibang level na ito. Congrats man =)
Way to go, Claire and James!!!! PTB is proud of you guys!
i appreciate all the congratulatory comments! hoping for everyone’s good
Ibang klase, ikaw na talaga Journeying James, Idol!! Buti na lang nagkita tayo bago ka pa naging Kapuso star. lol
haha! di pa naman ako kapuso star… pero k=if given a chance, why not? hahaha
ikaw manager ko kompanero?
congrats james
kapatid! Congratulations! Great gig, keep on journeying, james!
salamt ka edong! yeah on the journeys!
hi james!
astig! congratz!… artistahin ka pala ha hehe… papicture at paauthograph pag nagtagpo landas natin sa paglalakwatsa ha… more travels to come!
hindi po ako artistahin, pa-picture? haha mahiyain po ako. yeah to more travels!
Nakakaaliw
I have a friend na kwinento sa akin na napanood daw nya sa Jessica Soho dalawang travel bloggers. Yung isa raw kaya 500 a day. Syempre, proud ako dahil kilala kita at ka-PTB kita 
Keep on inspiring other travelers, James! Sana rin mag-meet na tayo in person 
hehehe… hope to meet you mica!
salamat naman. pakisabi sa friend mo, “hello”
Hi James….so happy that you were featured in Jessica Soho’s show….kudos. U inspired me more to travel in a budgeted trip….will try that here in Europe.
hi sir james just heard from a friend that you were featured in jessica soho.. may God bless the work of your hands.. this is jet from JGIBC banawe q.c.
hi Sir James! heard from a friend that you were featured on tv so i searched for.. May God continue to bless you and your travels.. a friend from JGIBC Banawe Q.C.
salamat for watching! kmusta dyan sa mga taga baliwag!
Tandem pala kayo ni Claire ng lakwatsera… wow grand exposure ang blogs nyo sa national TV at public! Nice trip. Backpacking solo travel talaga.
The mere fact you made your trip articles published at Mabuhay is one great achievement already as the mag is one of the best and known inflight and travel magazine around but what more to have a tv program exposure… Congratulations!
yeah, thanks thanks ian! sana may kasunod or travel show in the near future
congrats to both of you james and claire
looking forward to your upcoming book 
thanks, i do hope na masimulan ko na yang book na yan
Just read this now, congratulations again dude! More TV exposure to come
At pag napublish na book mo, bigyan mo naman ako ng free autographed copy. Cheers to more good things ahead!
congrats to you too! yes, more TV exposures to come nga.. wishing that we can have a travel show sometime, PTB lang lahat! basta ikaw, i’ll give you a book, sana matuloy
Hey, so cool! Congratulations you two! Happy Travels.
hi James napanuod ko’to nun kaya lng ung last part na hehhe..galing keep up the good work po you deserved it…sayang indi ako nakapag pa pix sayo nung teleserve hope to see you soon in other blogger events na nakakasama ako.hehe
at least napanuod mo pa. thanks thanks! magkikita naman tayo ulit. see yah soon!
my roommate was raving just the other day about this Jessica Soho episode showcasing the pristine beaches of Quezon. Ikaw pala yung andun. Bongga! wasn’t able to watch it though. looking forward to more media exposure! more more more! celebrity na celebrity na tlaga.
hope to travel with you soon. 
yes, i hope meron kasunod soon. i really want to let the whole world know that traveling is very very cheap and is for everyone. also, you dont need to go to far away places just to enjoy, nice spots are spread all-over the country.
nice blog james! congratulations!
nakakainspire 
thank you so much! spend less, travel more!
your four minutes of fame! ang galing naman, james! so happy for you and proud of you. i didn’t know you plan to come up with a book pala. if you need help sa editing, i’d be willing to do that…God bless!
yes ma’am, 4 minutes of fame nga…
thank you so much for the editing offer (and sana even a travel show). *pushing my luck* haha
God bless din po!
Dami niyo na din pala exposures, Sir. Hehe. Hope you’ll finish your book in no time. Thank you for your blogs and all! I’m a frustrated traveler and just now realized that nothing is impossible with 500php — or with love for what you’re doing. Kudos, Sir!! Looking forward for all of your blogs. And oh, Batangas trip!
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konti palang yan… hehe thanks for realizing all these things, for this im glad i started blogging.
Nice thanks kuya james for the tip, I’ve always enjoy reading your adventures! more more travels and tips!
thanks melissa!