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      • 🇮🇩 INDONESIA🌋
      • 🇲🇾 MALAYSIA 🏙️
      • 🇵🇭 PHILIPPINES 🏝️
      • 🇸🇬 SINGAPORE 🦁
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  • ABOUT ME 👋
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  • Lush green mountain peaks of Mt. Batulao with blue sky and tall grass blades in the foreground in Batangas

    Mt. Batulao: The Denim Shorts Debacle That Sparked a Decade of Climbing

  • Scenic view of lush green rice terraces on mountain slopes with scattered houses in Buscalan, taken in 2018.

    Buscalan to Sagada: A Journey Through Ink, Mist & Mountains

  • Agricultural field in La Trinidad, Benguet, with rows of lettuce under plastic mulch, sunflowers at the edge, and a hillside town in mist.

    Sagada to Benguet: A Farewell Wrapped in Mist and Strawberries

  • Sunrise casting golden light over cloud-filled valleys and mountain ridges in Sagada, Mountain Province, with a silhouetted tree in the foreground.

    Sagada Unfolded: Chasing Sunrises and Echoes

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ABOUT ME

CJ Oliva

CJ Oliva

Adventure Seeker 🌍 | Storyteller 📖 | Solo Traveler 🎒 | Railway Enthusiast 🚇

Hello. I’m CJ. 👋

Thanks for stopping by!
Not sure how you landed here, but welcome to my world! 🌍🚶‍♀️✨

I’m a solo travel adventurer, coffee lover, railway enthusiast, storyteller, and ISFP at heart. ✨
Hope you stay a while.

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