Enzo's Travel Journals

In April 2025, Enzo's Travel Journals returned to Japan (which was done by my mom on my behalf due to my school classes). Jetstar was her airline of choice again, but will this live up again to her expectations? Read more to know. A Jetstar Japan Airbus A320-232 at Narita International Airport. This is the second time ETJ featured Jetstar in its flight reviews; the previous was in December 2024. Click here to read my previous Jetstar report. Notes: This is a personal blog on our travel experience and is neither promoted nor endorsed by Jetstar. The author of this blog did not board the flights. Rather, my mom represented me due to my school classes. Exchange rates between currencies are as of March 2025: 1 Philippine peso = 0.017 USD and 2.6 JPY.

Every year, pilgrims from Quiapo Church, a popular shrine at the heart of the city of Manila known for the miraculous image of the Black Nazarene ( Jesus Nazareno ), embark on a 24-kilometer walking pilgrimage trip to Antipolo, a city located on the foot of the Sierra Madre mountain range in the province of Rizal. This practice is known as Alay Lakad , a tradition rooted both in the city and the image's history. The images of Jesus Nazareno  (left) and Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage  (right) at Quiapo Church. This is one of two occasions where the "Alay Lakad" is held, the other being every Maundy Thursday and Good Friday of Holy Week. History and overview Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje , known as Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage in English, is a seventeenth-century image of the Blessed Virgin Mary venerated in the Roman Catholic Church. Dating back to 1626, the image is seen to be miraculous, with several instances of its mysterious disappearance (and eventua...