Recognitions & Awards

Since launching our travel blog in May 2014, officially going live on October 24, 2014, our work has been featured across various news and lifestyle platforms, including Forbes.com and Cosmopolitan Magazine Philippines.

We are also proud to contribute to leading publications such as Rappler Philippines, When In Manila, and GMA 7 News Online.

This page is regularly updated to showcase our latest features and contributions.

ACHIEVEMENTS & HONORS

• Nomad Mania – UN Masters Who Visited Every Country in the World
• The Expeditioner – Top 50 Travel Blogs 2015 – Visitor Traffic
• Travelocafe – Top 50 Travel Blogs (3rd Edition)
• Tripedia – Top 10 Travel Bloggers to Follow this Summer
• Nomad Revelations – List of Top 2300 Travel Blogs on the Internet – #12 out of 194 on Couple’s Travel Blogs
• Buzzstopp – The Most Beautiful Couple Traveling the World Together
• Open World Magazine – Top 30 Adventurers in the World Under 30 – 2015
• When In Manila – Top 5 Foreign Bloggers Who Love the Philippines
• Man in the Lam – Top 100 Travel Blog Posts of 2014 by Social Media Shares
• When In Manila – Top 10 Filipina Travel Bloggers We Love
• WOW Travel – Top Travel Bloggers to Follow in 2015
• Holiday Lettings UK – Top 20 Budget Travel Bloggers of 2015

AWARDS

• Best International Travel Blog 2015 – Simply Hike UK
• Best Travel Blog- People’s Choice Award Finalist – The Blogger Network, USA
• Best Youth Travel Blogger Second Runner Up – WYSE Travel Conference South Africa
• Shortlisted: Top 4 Blog in Travel & Tourism Category – Vuelio Blog Awards UK
• Finalist: Top 6 Blog in Travel and Places Category – Bloggys Philippines 2015

MEDIA FEATURES

• Philippine Times (Australia) – First and Youngest to Visit All UN-Recognised Countries
• Pilipino Express (Canada) – Filipina visits every UN country with a Philippine passport
• The Global Filipino (UAE) – Dubai-based Filipina becomes first to visit all UN countries using only a Philippine passport
• PhilStar Life – Get to know Kach Umandap, the Filipina who visited 195 countries with PH passport
• Inquirer –  First to visit all 193 countries with PH passport
• Business Insider – How we fund our 2 years of Travel
• Business Insider –  16 People Who Are Living the Dream without spending fortune
• Rappler Philippines – Choose your career or go travel? Why not Both?
• FORBES.com – Featured Interview: Backpacking from South East Asia to South America
• News.com.au – What it’s like being an Expat in the Middle East
• YAHOO! Travel – Love on the Road: I met my Fiance in Laos
• Definitely Filipino – A Filipina Traveler on Around the World Journey including Antarctica
• GMA NEWS – Dreams do come true: Pinay Backpacker on RTW

• Rappler – Why I’m Proud of my Philippine Passport
• Rappler – What I’ve learned from dating a Filipina VIRAL
• Girl Gone International Magazine – Magazine Issue #8
• Illustrado Life – From Middle East to Antarctica: A story from a Pinay Backpacker
• Forbes.com – The App that Will save your Next Vacation
• Visit Greece Official Website – Exploring Greece with a Two Monkeys Travel Writer
• Matador Network – You don’t have to be a Privileged White Girl to Travel

PRINT PUBLICATIONS

• Kuwait Times- Filipino Panorama (Middle East) – Kach Umandap, Around the World Journey!
• ARAB Times (Middle East) – Backpacking best, cheapest way to travel the world

• ILLUSTRADO Magazine Dubai, UAE(Middle East)– PRINT COPY, El Viajera and Digital Copy

• Manila Bulletin – 180 DAYS AND COUNTING, ALSO IN PRINT COPY, Page 77 

• Cosmopolitan Philippines – Guide to Backpacking in India, February 2015 Issue

INTERVIEWS

• Business Mirror Freshly Brewed – Trailblazing the Globe: Kach Umandap’s Historic Journey (Part 1)
• NewsWatch Plus PH – Travel Influencer Kach Umandap
• Girl About Globe – Expert Interview about Peru with Kach
• Two Can Travel – Jonathan’s Interview on Teaching English in Vietnam
• Farmboy and CityGirl– Interview of Successful Digital Nomads: Kach of Two Monkeys
• Nomadical Adventures – Spotlight with Kach and Jonathan
• Uneven Sidewalk – Interview with Two Monkeys Travel
• Thrivewire – How to Travel and Live in a Warzone
• Asia News Weekly – Asia Travel Podcast – Main Article, Video and Audio
• Bohemian Birds – Connecting with Travel Bloggers – Jonathan and Kach
• Imagineth – Globetrotters Interview with Kach and Jonathan
• Travel with Bender – Show me the Money: Yoga+ Teaching + Blog =Travel 
• Blaze your Adventure – Adventure Series: The Two Monkeys Travel Group
• Totally Sam World – Totally Travel Talk with Kach
• Alexandria Drake – Future Expat: Two Monkeys Travel
• PODCAST: Filspiration– Episode 5, Kach Medina
• Radio Interview – DLSU Philippines and Good News Pilipinas Website
• The Broke Backpacker – Backpacker Interview: Two Monkeys Travel
• Adrian’s Travel Tales – Backpacker Interview
• Diary of Serial Expat– I’m an EXPAT too Interview Series
• Little Things Travel – Tour Your Hometown – Stroud, Gloucestershire
• She Loves To Travel – OFF The Beaten Path Series
• Turtle Travel  – Food For Thought with Two Monkeys Travel
• PINAY.com – Blog Count – Meet the Two Monkeys Travel
• Travelling Book Junkie  – Meet the Junkies Series
• Out of Town Blog – Featured Travellers: Two Monkeys Travel
• Nomadic Matt  – Featured Forum Member
• We Are Sole Sisters  – Kach Interview for My Freedom Story Series
• Where is Your Toothbrush?  – Two Toothbrushes: A Traveller Interview Series
• Little Things Travel – Travel Moments of Two Monkeys Travel
• Nomad is Beautiful  – Love on the Road Series
• Flights & Frustrations  – Interview with Kach and Jonathan Howe
• The Global Couple  – The ups and downs of couple travels
• A World of Backpacking  – Interview: Two Monkeys Travel
• Drink Tea and Travel –  Work and Travel Abroad Series: Life as a Massage Therapist
• Adventure in You  – People of the World: Interview with Two Monkeys Travel
• Lucy’s Miles Away – Romance of the Road Series:Couple Travel Interview
• The Travel Tester  – Childhood Travel Memories of Jonathan Howe

Travel Writing for Publications

• Trip Advisor Vacations Rental – Article about Uvita, Costa Rica
• Rappler – 15 Destinations around the World for Filipino Travelers
• GMA News – 6 Reasons Why Pinoys Should Visit South America
• Rappler – 9 Types of Trips you must take in your 20s
• GMA News – 5 Reasons Why Foreigners Should Learn the Filipino Languages
• Rappler – Letting it all go to travel: 6 Things to remember
• Rappler – How Traveling as a couple changes your relationship forever
• Department of Tourism: Visit My Philippines – 5 Kid-Friendly Places in the Philippines
• When In Manila – The Scariest Hotel in the World: Eco Skylodge, Peru
• True Nomads – 7 Things to do in Costa Rica
• Humans Who Travel – Choose your career or go travel? Why not Both?
• The Real Singapore  – Why I’m Proud of my Philippine Passport
• Five Free Things Website – Five Free Things to do in Arequipa
• Pinoy-OFW.com – Different Type of Visa in Kuwait for Filipinos
• Pinoy-OFW.com – Moving to Kuwait? 5 ways to avoid Homesickness
• PS Im On My Way – Dear Girls of the World Series
• Longing Travels – Weekend Trip Guides: Arequipa, Peru: Things to Do and Where to go
• Living the Dream RTW–  #myRTW: Vietnam by Motorbike
• Out Of Town Blog – 10 Foreign Cities To Go For First Time Filipino Backpackers
• Magdalene.co – 9 Types of Trips to take on your 20s
• Pinay.com – 7 Sparkling Tips to Turning Your Life Around
• Solitary Wanderer – 10 Reasons Why You Should Visit Arequipa, Peru
• Pinoy-OFW.com – Top Qualities of Filipinos that make them Employable Worldwide
• Hovelstay – Official Hovel Hunter – Hitchhiking to Villa O Higgins, Patagonia, Chile
• We Are From Latvia – Around the World Series: Philippines
• Out of Town Blog – 5 Reasons Why You Should Travel With Your Siblings
• Out of Town Blog – Top 5 Practical Travel Jobs for Filipinos
• When In Manila – 10 Reasons Why Filipinos Should Travel in their 20s
• When In Manila – 10 Tips on How To Travel Cheaply
• We Said Go Travel – Writing entry – Journey to Iraq, so much more than Oil and War
• When In Manila – 5 Steps to Teaching English Abroad: A Filipino Backpacker’s Guide
• Hovelstay -Official Hovel Hunter – Finding Peace and Relaxation in Goa, India

Features and Site Mentions

• The Travel Issue – Featuring Stroud, UK – Jonathan’s Hometown
• Girl Unspotted – Best Meal Ever
• That Adventurer – How to get to Machu Picchu
• Eat Sleep and Cruise – Best Beaches in the World
• Cross The Box – Travel Bloggers at Night
• Kaye Was Here – The 5 Bloggers Who Inspire Me to Blog Again
• Solo-Abroad – Travel bloggers favorite Destinations
• Your own way out – Digital Nomad Friendship
• Everything Everywhere – Travel Blog Directory
• Beyond Cebu – Website Directory
• ParcelHero – Summer Holidays from Travel Bloggers
• The Freedom Travellers – 14 Best Views Around The World
• Travel Addicts – Father’s Day 2015: A Tribute to Dad
• Lady’s Travel Blog – Trails around the World: DIY Trek to Machu Picchu in Peru
• The Freedom Travellers – Best Holiday Locations
• Route Words – Embarrassing Stories from Abroad
• The Trusted Travelers – Asia from Above
• Good News Pilipinas – Fil-Brit Bloggers on Sustainable Travel Lifestyle
• Live Long and Travel – Woman Quits Job and Lives Life of Her Dreams
• 365 Travel dates – A Story of how we ended up in a car with Two Monkeys Travel in Costa Rica
• Solitary Wanderer – Backpacking South America.
• Ps I’m On My Way  – How to be a Travelling English Teacher in South America
• Kami and The Rest of the World – The Best Street Arts in the World
• Hanna Travels – A Perfect gift for Female Travellers
• Chronic Wanderlust – Favorite (Travel) Books chosen by Travel Bloggers
• The Crowded Planet – Off the Beaten Track Hikes in Africa & Americas
• Solitary Wanderer – Kindness on the Road Series: Taxi Driver on a Mission
• The Hungry Partier – Why do you travel?
• Intrepid Escape – Christmas Abroad
• Crazzzy Travel – The Most Romantic Travel Moments Ever
• Anywhere Pad (Azeus IT Co) – 39 Travel Experts Reveal Their Best Travel App
• Aaron Palabyab – 5 Reasons Young Filipinos should Travel more
• Passport Chronicle – Inspiring Destination 2015
• Flights and Frustrations – Why are Selfie Sticks Banned?
• We Are From Latvia – 5 Interesting Blogs To Follow
• Twenty-Something Travel – Realistic Advice on Saving Money For Travel
• Getting Stamped – Most Disappointing Destinations 2015
•  Our Oyster.com – The World’s Most Epic Roadtrips
•  Illustrado Life, Dubai UAE – Filipinos Abroad: A Filipino Expat Guide to Settling Abroad
• The Hungry Partier – INTERVIEW: What’s your craziest story abroad?
• Forget Someday – Bloggers’ Favorite Small Town
• Blaze You Adventure – Smart Tips for Long Term Travels
• Heart of a Vagabond – Weird Traditions Around the World
• Roaming Renegades – Advice For First Time Backpackers
• Out of Town Blog – 15 Travel Blogger and their Favorite Summer Spots
• Let’s Palawan – Best Vacations: My Favorite Palawan Destinations
• Inner Wanderlust – Tips on Becoming a Successful Digital Nomad
• Pawnhero.ph – 25 Must Follow Pinoy Travel Bloggers
• We Are Sole Sisters – Truth About Getting Paid To Travel

Awards and Recognitions