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Hey there! I'm Laurence, I'm a programmer and the voice behind "thethriftescape". I guess you're here to know a bit about me, huh? I'm not good at talking about myself, but will give it a try. Aside from chocolates/sweets I love travelling. If you've read some of my blog, I always have it or buy some chocolates when I travel. I started travelling when I had my first solo backpacking trip. From there on, I started making my travel blog. But not really promoting it. And just share it to few people who wanted to travel or do solo backpacking too. Now, I have my own blog that I can share it with everyone! I like travelling, but don't want to spend too much (yup! thrifty traveller here :P) So when I go for a trip, I always make sure to do it on a budget, as much as possible. And to attain this, I search a lot. I know, there are some people like me, who wants to travel the world on a budget. Or just looking for some itineraries for a certain city/country. So to pay it forward, I share my blog about my travel experiences with itineraries, tips and budgets. Let’s connect! and Tavel More! Say hello to me at laurence@thethriftescape.com

  • Asia
    • Hong Kong
    • Japan
      • Kyoto
      • Osaka
      • Nara
      • Tokyo
    • Macau
    • Philippines
      • Bohol
      • Boracay
      • Cebu
      • Ilocos Norte
      • La Union
      • Manila
      • Nagsasa
      • Sagada
    • South Korea
    • Singapore
    • Taiwan
      • Taipei
  • Europe
    • Greece
      • Athens
      • Santorini
    • Italy
      • Cinque Terre
      • Florence
      • Pisa
      • Rome
      • Venice
    • France
      • Paris
    • Netherlands
      • Amsterdam
    • Spain
      • Barcelona
    • United Kingdom
      • England
        • London
        • Salisbury
      • Scotland
        • Edinburgh
  • North America
    • Canada
      • Ontario
        • Blue Mountain
        • Cookstown
        • Ottawa
        • Niagara Falls
        • Toronto
      • Quebec
        • Montreal
        • Quebec City
    • USA
      • Arizona
        • Grand Canyon
        • Page
        • Sedona
      • California
        • Los Angeles
        • San Francisco
        • Yosemite
      • Chicago
      • New York
        • Adirondacks
        • Buffalo
        • New York City
      • Nevada
        • Las Vegas
      • Florida
        • Orlando
      • South Dakota
      • Wyoming
        • Yellowstone National Park
  • Oceania
    • Australia
      • New South Wales
        • Sydney
      • Victoria
        • Melbourne
        • Phillip Island
        • The Great Ocean Road
  • South America
    • Peru
  • Travel Visa
    • Australia Visa
    • Canada Visa
    • Japan Visa
    • Schengen Visa
    • South Korea Visa
    • UK Visa
    • US Visa
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Asia Japan Kyoto Nara Osaka Tokyo

Solo Backpacking in Japan: the Plan

Laurence
October 31, 2012January 2, 2018 No Comments

It was a plan last year, to go out of the country as a solo backpacker, but I’m not yet decided if I will pursue this…I’m so scared, haha.

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How to apply for Japan Visa Single Entry
Japan Visa Travel Visa

How to Apply for Single Entry Japan Tourist Visa

Laurence
October 18, 2012April 4, 2019 No Comments

How to Apply for Single Entry Japan Tourist Visa: Where to Apply: Accredited Agencies…One of them is the Friendship Tours in Dusit Hotel When to Apply: 1 month before your preferred travel date. What are the requirements:

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Takeaways

4 Days in Macau-Hong Kong Tips and Budget

Laurence
August 26, 2012January 28, 2018 No Comments

4 Days in Macau and Hong Kong Budget Itinerary Tips If doing DIY, read info about Macau and Hong Kong Take note of the places you would like to go and search for their directions We bought HK$ before our trip. Just to be safe in case we can’t find any foreign exchange They have […]

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Asia Hong Kong

3 Days in Hong Kong: Itinerary and Budget II

Laurence
August 21, 2012November 1, 2020 11 Comments

We’re still tired from Disneyland, but we need to get up. To Snoopy’s World (3rd floor of New Town Plaza shopping mall). Take East Railway to Sha Tin station and take Exit A. Walk through the New Town Plaza shopping mall and you will reach the Snoopy’s World within five-minute walk. Just follow the signs.

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Asia Hong Kong

3 Days in Hong Kong: Itinerary and Budget – DisneyLand Resort

Laurence
August 20, 2012November 25, 2018 13 Comments

Disneyland, the happiest place on earth. It’s Monday, and they open at 10:30 am. We bought our tickets in Cosmic guesthouse. They gave us HK$20 off. Instead of HK$399, we got it for HK$370.

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Asia Hong Kong

3 Days in Hong Kong: Itinerary and Budget

Laurence
August 18, 2012November 25, 2018 25 Comments

When we arrived at the port, we asked a guy on how to go to Mirador Mansion. But unfortunately the guy can’t speak english, but he brought us to the concierge for the directions. She drew a map for the directions (but it’s in a chinese character). We keep on walking, but got tired and […]

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Asia Macau

Macau One Day Do-It-Yourself Trip

Laurence
August 18, 2012May 3, 2020 23 Comments

Macau..East meets West We arrived at Macau exactly 9:30 pm. Immigration first, then, we look for taxi to Hotel Sintra. We paid MOP$65 from Macau International Airport. After checking in, we went outside to have dinner and to see the casinos during night-time.

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Asia Philippines

AirAsia in DMIA

Laurence
August 17, 2012December 22, 2017 No Comments

We spot a promo flight going to Macau in AirAsia. So, we bought a multi city ticket. Clark-Macau-Hong Kong-Clark. AirAsia airline is in Clark Pampanga. So we searched on how can we go there from Manila. We need to ride a bus (Philtranco), that will take us to DMIA.

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Asia Manila Philippines

Indoor Archery in Ortigas

Laurence
June 13, 2012November 1, 2020 8 Comments

We bought our vouchers from a deal site to get a 50% discount on Gandiva Archery … Yay! We called them for reservation on our preferred date, unfortunately, they were fully booked. They gave us morning slots for the next week. So excited!

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