Travel goals indeed!
A three-year-old baby girl wowed netizens after she was able to visit Philippine’s 82 provinces and eight Asian countries together with her traveler parents!
On social media, proud parents, Mommy Roma and Daddy Paulo Aguirre, shared their daughter’s milestone, garnering thousands of likes and positive feedback from the netizens.
“At a very young age, na-visit niya na all of the provinces ng Philippines. Hindi man nga siguro nga maalala, pero at least may mga memories naman. Mahirap po, pero worth it naman,” Mommy Roma told The Philippine STAR.
Daddy Paulo added, “Masaya po, kasi napa-experience ko sa kanya libutin ‘yung ‘yung buong Pilipinas.”
Baby Aurora’s Philippine tour started in Boracay in 2021 when she was still one year old.
The couple said that it was extra challenging for them to visit the island amid the safety restrictions implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Sobrang hirap kailangan naka-face mask, face shield. Tapos may swab test pa,” they recalled.
Nevertheless, it was the start of their journey in completing the 82 provinces in the Philippines.
After that trip, they visited Benguet, La Union, Ilocos, Iloilo and Guimaras until they successfully traveled all the provinces in the country.
“Buntis pa lang naisip na namin kung saan kami mga pupunta pa. Talagang na-plan na po namin siya. Kasi talagang mahilig talaga po kami mag-travel. Before maraming parents nagsasabi na mahirap po ‘pag may baby ganyan. Pero dahil sa pandemic po, parang kami, habang bata pa gawin na namin. Kasi then eventually ‘pag malaki na siya, baka ayaw na niyang sumama. So habang bata, sinulit na rin ‘to,” Mommy Roma said.
According to them, out of all the places they explored, their favorite was Basilan after witnessing the serene and beautiful beaches in the area.
The two admitted that it was quite expensive travelling with baby Aurora, but they wouldn’t want it any other way.
“Hindi na po namin kasi kino-compute. Pero, medyo magastos nga po siya. Pero worth it naman po siya. For us, worth it siya. Kasi sobrang ganda po ng Philippines. Bonding din namin siya po as a family. Nakatulong din siya for baby din kasi lalo ngayon na ‘yung gadgets and screen time ganyan, nasa bahay lang. Na-lessen. Hindi rin talaga siya po pala-gadget because of traveling,” Mommy Roma said.
“Stress reliever din kung pagka-travel,” Daddy Paulo echoed.
The family’s last destination was Batanes as they completed their goal in December 2024.
“Naka-visit na siya Asian countries din. Nagpunta na po kami sa Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and Indonesia,” they revealed.
For Mommy Roma and Daddy Paulo, in their family, they choose experiences like travelling more than buying material things.
“Mas traveling po kami kaysa sa mga material things. Kasi po for us talagang ‘yung memories po ‘yung mas importante. We encourage din others po to invest in experiences. Sa mga parents po na gusto rin siyang i-try or mag-travel with kids, we encourage them po,” Mommy Roma stressed.
