You want to maximize your time but don't sacrifice your meals. It simply isn't a good idea to run around Disneyland on a …
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4 lawyers’ Hong Kong food trip, part 1: Food Republic and Federal Palace
The idea was hatched over margaritas at Chili's last October — five days and four nights in Hong Kong with one day …
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Legends about how the Chocolate Hills were formed
This isn't my travel experience. This is about Alex's travel in the Visayas. She's on a nation-wide tour — work — …
A new Bacolod food trip, part 2
This is the second in a three-part series. Click here for part 1.Second day in Bacolod. I woke up around 9.00 a.m. Alex …
The windmills of Guimaras
Travelling alone has its disadvantages:1. You don't know who will be sitting with you on the plane;2. You don't know how …
Enchanted Kingdom: never again
Sam had been wanting to go back to Enchanted Kingdom for a long time. I wasn't too hot about the idea considering what …
A good photo is like a magnet; it pulls you closer
What is a good photo?When I was in high school, Panorama, the Sunday magazine of The Manila Bulletin came out with an …
Bacolod food trip, part 3: La Paz batchoy, boqueron and the ensalada of my dreams
This is the final installment of my Bacolod food trip stories so this is the part where I write about the best of the best. …
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Bacolod food trip, part 2: Felicia’s and Pepe’s
Last February, Alex spent three days in Bacolod. It was work, she was with a team that was promoting Mana, a film by Gabriel …
Cafe By The Ruins, Baguio City
We did not want to leave Baguio without dining at least once at the famed Cafe By The Ruins. We actually set aside a time and …
Chef’s Home, a taste of Asia in Baguio City.
We arrived in Baguio at around 3.00 a.m. on Saturday morning. We missed a turn going to the hotel and we ended up traversing …
Hill Station at Casa Vallejo
Part of me regrets not bringing a dSLR to Baguio. My reason was that heavy equipment would hamper my mobility and I just …
The tupig vendors of Central Luzon
Tupig may be associated with Pangasinan but it appears to be Ilocano in origin. And that shouldn't be surprising, really, …
Let’s get lost on the road to Quiapo Church
I was born and raised in Metro Manila, not in the city of Manila. My Manila geography has mostly been limited to very …
