Mountains, markets, and monasteries: Magical one-day tour of Leh town in Ladakh
Full-day tour of the 3,500 meter-high Indian town surrounded by the breathtaking, snowcapped Himalayas and richly steeped in Tibetan Buddhist tradition
EAT: Filipino comfort food with a twist at Braska Restaurant, Malate
Beef pares in a panini, breaded tahong and more unique Filipino comfort food in Manila
Spanish, American, Filipino, fresh seafood, and more: Restaurants to try in Boracay depending on your craving
More than just consistently being one of the best and beautiful islands in the world (taking the top spot again in Condé Nast Traveler’s polls this year), Boracay is also arguably a foodie’s haven, with restaurants and cafes following the coastline of the famed White Beach, and also finding their way on the island’s main…
8 Christmas Gifts Locally Made With Love By People and Small Businesses
“Buy from local businesses and self-employed people. When you buy from a small local business you are not paying for a third vacation home for some CEO, but for a little girl’s dance lessons, for food on the table for a family, and for sending a student to college.” This and similar ideas have happily been…
Haiyan Aftermath: How Are You Called To Help? (Plus, People Who Bravely Heeded the Call)
Tomorrow it will be a month since Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) wrought destruction in Leyte and some areas in Visayas. After the initial shock and aftermath, I believe survivors still need help not just for relief, but also recovery and rebuilding. This month has made Yolanda really sink into my consciousness after the shock and has…
On the Saddle: Top Three Cycling Holidays
Photo by Howard Chalkley via Flicker Creative Commons This is a paid guest post. Saddle up this summer and enjoy discovering places you’ve never had the fortune to visit before. Cycling holidays give you the opportunity to accomplish new challenges and the summer months are a great time to take the plunge and go for…
Binondo Chinese New Year in Photos
Binondo, Manila is colorful enough any day, with bright charms, bracelets, and other gaily-colored wares for luck hawked on streets. But on Chinese New Year, though, the place bursts with color, sounds, and life. It was my first time to go to Binondo on a Chinese New Year this weekend, and I thought: “So this…
Pasig River A Future Tourist Attraction? It’s Possible.
I posed this question to Gina Lopez, head of Kapit Bisig Para Sa Ilog Pasig (KBPIP) (Linking Arms for Pasig River), an organization that works with government agencies to clean the heavily polluted Pasig River. She answered with a resounding, unfaltering yes. Several years ago, I would not have believed her answer. As with many…
How to Travel (Cheaply) This Christmas Without Going Out of Town
One of the reasons I travel is to be awed by the new and unfamiliar – to walk on alien landscapes, get lost in small towns, and meet strangers – who might even become friends. That is also part of why I look forward to Christmas. It’s the time of the year where my everyday…
Siem Reap: No Problems Here
Our plane was about to land. I looked out the window, expecting to see city lights. Siem Reap was, after all, a city. Instead, I only saw blackness dotted with occasional yellows and whites. I later found out that the blackness was one of Siem Reap’s vast lakes. A tuktuk driver picked me and my…
Traveling Light 