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“Where to Next?” 2022 Planner Review: Returning to Our Roots November 29, 2021 at 02:14AM

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“Where to Next?” 2022 Planner Review: Returning to Our Roots

Where to Next 2022 Planner

Where to Next? A Sneak Peek to their 2022 Planner!

2022 is fast approaching which means that the search for the next perfect planner to use for the new year is on. For those of you who still prefer trusty paper planners than digital ones, we got you– let us give you a sneak peek to Where to Next? Planner this 2022!

Where to Next 2022 Planner
Where to Next 2022 Planner

Where to Next? Returning to Our Roots

Where to Next? (WTN) started in 2014 by two friends who just wanted to tell stories passionately through art and outdoor adventure. Ever since then, they’ve created meaningful planners filled with compelling stories.

2022 Where to Next Planner Review
2022 Where to Next Planner Review

For 2022, the theme for the WTN planner is Returning to Our Roots. As stated in one of their pages, “When we learn more about where we came from, we gain a deeper appreciation for who we are now.” One good thing about this planner is that it doesn’t just serve as your ordinary paper planner for writing. It imparts stories that make you realize that our identities are shaped by the communities we belong to. Something to think about!

Planner Specs

The planner is your regular-sized notebook with a brown leatherette cover and is Smyth-sewn, making it easier to write in. It has a ribbon marker for your convenience.

Where to Next Travel Planner 2022
Where to Next Travel Planner 2022
  • Dimensions: 15×21 cm, with brown leatherette cover and an embossed Philippine map design
  • 192 pages, 80gsm FSC®, certified paper in cream
  • Smythe-sewn binding
  • Page Ribbon
  • With back pocket

What’s Inside the Planner

Here, we give you a sneak peek of what to see inside the Where to Next planner!

11 stories of people returning to their roots

Returning to Our Roots
Returning to Our Roots

Between filling out your planner, you get to read and see beautiful literary pieces and photographs about people who returned to their roots. It’s like this planner is a book and journal rolled into one.

One interactive page to define your own origin story

On one of the last few pages of the WTN planner, there’s a page dedicated to your own origin story. It lets you write your thoughts as you answer self-guide questions to unearth your roots.

2022 and 2023 calendar

Dateless monthly spreads and weekly pages

We love dateless planners as we have to acknowledge that we have slow days. What we like about their weekly pages is that they have recommended books to read, music to listen to, and things to do.

What's inside Where to Next 2022 Travel Planner
What’s inside Where to Next 2022 Travel Planner

Peaks and Valleys – a monthly check-in with yourself

This part is where you can write your highs and lows for the month.

Checklist of provinces in the Philippines

Itching to travel soon? You’ve got your own dedicated page for your travel bucket list in PH on this planner.

Budget planner

Now, you don’t need a separate budget planner, as you can quickly jot down your expenses and savings here, too.

The reverse bucket list

There’s also another dedicated page to write down your thoughts about self-love, social connections, and more.

Life map

The Life Road Map page lets you jot down your memories from early childhood to adulthood, giving you a space to rediscover your roots.

Mood tracker

Are you feeling anxious? Hopeful? Exhausted? Content? The mood tracker is a suitable space for you to check on your feelings and moods.

World Map

This page allows you to color the destinations you’ve been to!

Price & Payment Options

Dateless monthly spreads and weekly pages
Dateless monthly spreads and weekly pages

The WTN Planner – Returning to Our Roots is priced at Php 850 without sticker and Php 1,000 with a sticker pack. Local shipping is priced at Php 150. Payment options accepted are:

  • Bank transfers
  • GCash
  • credit card payments via PayPal
  • Palawan Express
  • Cash on Delivery (for Metro Manila residents only)

Advocacy

The best thing about the planner is that a portion of the proceeds will fund livelihood projects of Aeta communities in Yangil and Botolan, Zambales, with a focus on reforestation and education.

Get your own WTN planner on their website at wheretonext.ph! Use the hashtag #WTNplanner to read stories of other WTN planner users–add yours too!

Source: wheretonext.ph

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“Where to Next?” 2022 Planner Review: Returning to Our Roots
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Brgy. Bojo in Aloguinsan, Cebu bags UNWTO best tourism village award December 04, 2021 at 01:30AM

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Brgy. Bojo in Aloguinsan, Cebu bags UNWTO best tourism village award

Enjoying the Bojo River Cruise

MADRID, Spain – With tourism promotion among local communities bearing fruit, a local suburb bagged the Best Tourism Village Award from the United Nations World Tourism Organization.

Bojo river mouth into the open sea
Bojo river mouth into the open sea

Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat expressed her elation with the latest development, recognizing the “remarkable work” of the local community in Bojo through the Bojo Aloguinsan Ecotourism Association or BAETAS and the strong support of the municipality of Aloguinsan.

List of Best Tourism Villages by United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) for 2021:

  • Bekhovo, Russian Federation
  • Bkassine, Lebanon
  • Bojo, Philippines
  • Caspalá, Argentina
  • Castelo Rodrigo, Portugal
  • Cuetzalan del Progreso, Mexico
  • Cumeada, Portugal
  • Gruyères, Switzerland
  • Batu Puteh, Malaysia
  • Kaunertal, Austria
  • Le Morne, Mauritius
  • Lekunberri, Spain
  • Maní, Mexico
  • Misfat Al Abriyeen, Oman
  • Miyama, Japan
  • Mokra Gora, Serbia
  • Morella, Spain
  • Mustafapa?a, Turkey
  • Nglanggeran, Indonesia
  • Niseko, Japan
  • Nkotsi Village, Rwanda
  • Old Grand Port, Mauritius
  • Olergesailie, Kenya
  • Ollantaytambo, Peru
  • Pano Lefkara, Cyprus
  • Pica, Chile
  • Pochampally, India
  • Puerto Williams, Chile
  • Radovljica, Slovenia
  • Rijal Alma’a, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Testo Alto, Brazil
  • Saas-Fee, Switzerland
  • San Cosme y Damián, Paraguay
  • San Ginesio, Italy
  • Sidi Kaouki, Morocco
  • Sol?ava, Slovenia
  • Soufli, Greece
  • Tarakl?, Turkey
  • The Purple Island, Republic of Korea
  • Ungok Village, Republic of Korea
  • Valposchiavo, Switzerland
  • Wonchi, Ethiopia
  • Xidi, China
  • Yucun, China

“A local destination being inducted into the UNWTO Best Tourism Villages Program on its pilot year is a testament to the Philippines’ commitment to sustainable tourism development from the national level down to the grassroots,” said Puyat.

“The wealth of our natural resources and unmatched hospitality remains our key strength as we strive for the reopening of the industry to international travelers anchored on the principle of safe and sustainable tourism,” she added.

Tourism Officer-in-Charge-Undersecretary Verna Buensuceso and Philippine Ambassador to Spain Philippe Jones Lhuiller received the award in Madrid on December 2 (Thursday) on behalf of the Philippines.

The UNWTO’s pilot initiative recognized 44 villages from 32 countries that stood out for their natural and cultural resources as well as for their innovative and transformative actions and commitment to tourism development in line with the sustainable development goals or SDG.

Likewise, the said program has been launched to advance the role of tourism as a tool for rural development–with its aim to value and safeguard rural villages along with their associated landscapes and knowledge systems among others.

Bojo is famous for its river, hills, underwater natural resources, mangroves, birds, and responsible locals with the Bojo River Eco-Cultural Tour as its main tourism activity–managed by the BAETAS.

BAETAS provides an eco-cultural river tour with mangrove ecology, bird and wildlife lectures–the profit from which was shared among the local government, community fund, barangay fund as well as the wages and payment to its suppliers.

The said Tour was ranked by Green Destinations among the Top 100 Global Sustainable Destinations in 2016, 2017, and 2018.

Further, Brgy. Tenani in the Province of Samar has been selected to participate in the UNWTO’s Upgrade Programme of the Best Tourism Villages–receiving the Organization’s support in improving elements of the areas identified as gaps in the evaluation process.

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Brgy. Bojo in Aloguinsan, Cebu bags UNWTO best tourism village award
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