I have a Ph.D. degree. I love to travel, visit museums, national parks, and places few people know. I share my travel stories and more on this blog.
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Welcome to Brain Contour! I appreciate you stopping by. When I started blogging in 2006, my intention was to share reflections of my day-to-day life through postings about politics, religion, the Filipino culture, matters of the heart, and anything related to, well, random and crazy. The blog was not named…
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How exactly do you describe the Bryce Canyon National Park? Beautiful is an understatement. Among all canyon forms I’ve seen and visited, the Bryce Canyon National Park is like no other. It seems like the southwestern Utah had been hit by a unique magical wand that created the colorful hoodoos…
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Green River, Utah is a small town with only about 900 people living. There is only one grocery store that’s close on a Sunday and a few hotels and motels scattered in the quiet and struggling little town. We stayed at Budget Inn Motel to make the connection between Arches…
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The first time I visited Fort Collins Colorado, a winter storm hit the city. Schools and offices were closed. Streets were scary as vehicles skid. The interstate was closed to traffic as well. Check out these few snow storm photos I took on March 2016.
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Las Cruces, New Mexico has a number of good restaurants that serve authentic Mexican food. One of them is the El Sombrero Patio Cafe in Espina St. Unlike other restaurants in the city, the El Sombrero Patio Cafe was quite small, with only few tables inside. In fact, we waited…
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Right hand in Arizona, left hand in New Mexico, right foot in Utah, and left foot in Colorado. The Four Corners National Monument is the only point in the U.S. where four States meet. The monument was established and perpetuated by the U.S. Government Surveyors and Astronomers beginning in 1868….
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The Travelodge hotel/motel in Cortez, Colorado can be your cheapest hotel in the city. Located in the city center, it is surrounded by restaurants and fastfood outlets. It may not be the accomodation of 5-star quality, but you get the comfort for a night or two of stay. Clean and…
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The Philippine Islands present a complex of interpenetrating cultural layers. The original settlers came in groups from various places in the Pacific over a long period. These people, representing many diverse cultures, made use of some goods traded into the Philippines and modified others, using local raw materials. The Hanunoo…
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