To see new sights, to commune with nature, to marvel at a place’s rich culture and heritage, to be wrapped up in the stories, warmth, and kindness of strangers or new friends (if I am fortunate), and to have more unforgettable experiences – this had always been travel’s magic for me. And the magic was perhaps…
Aerial whirls and swings. Fire dancing. Pyramids and juggling. Hoop jumping and tumbling. Dancing while plate-twirling. These are just among the acrobatic feats being performed by the Le Grand Cirque Christmas Day up to January 3 at the Araneta Coliseum. A quick preview of some of the best Le Grand Cirque feats. These are also among…
I have vivid dreams of flower fields that seem to stretch on forever back in my childhood. I am also fascinated with fields and hills of grass I see during some of my travels. But a field of lights? This is the first I have heard of it. When I saw a friend’s post about the Magical Field of…
My grandmother, just arrived from Quezon, opens a multi-colored bayong and I wait in anticipation. From the woven bag peeks out tiny, shiny shells with even tinier feet wiggling. Often food, sometimes pets, kimpi (crablets, or more known in Tagalog as talangka) are an indelible part of my childhood. My lola and kimpis are inseparable in my memory, as she used to bring…
Adventures need not be expensive. This is a paid post, but all opinions are mine. I am all for DIY trips from scratch, and I have done them myself many times. A few times, though, I bought from discount travel sites or coupon sites, especially when the discounts were big (almost like a DIY trip in…
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…
Comfy, spacious, and tastefully designed dorm rooms and private rooms at affordable backpacker prices, a wide and beautiful pool, parties every night, and more at Mad Monkey Hostel in Boracay.
Just a few hours away from Metro Manila, Pililla, Rizal has beautiful windmills on rolling green hills as well as the sweetest pineapples.
Cats big and small. Some black, some white. Others bright orange or bursting with other colors. All adorable and painted on the walls of Penang’s streets. For cat and art lovers like me, George Town, the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Penang, Malaysia, is a dream destination. These cats are in fact one of the reasons I fell in love with Penang. While Penang is…
Nurture Wellness Village. Hearing the name of the place we would visit, I could imagine just how nurtured I would probably feel, as its name seems to promise. Little did I know that I was in for more than just a weekend of relaxation. Nurture Wellness Village is a spa and farm resort in Tagaytay, Cavite and is just a…
