All posts tagged "Travel"
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Dining OutPak Loh Chiu Chow at the HK International Airport
Before leaving Hong Kong, if you have about half an hour to kill, enjoy dim sum at Pak Loh Chiu Chow at the departure area. Don't miss the steamed chiu...
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11Dining Out4 lawyers’ Hong Kong food trip, part 2: Disneyland good and bad eats
Resist the urge to subsist on hotdogs. Eat real food at Disneyland. Market House Bakery for snacks and Plaza Inn for a full meal are good choices.
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3Dining Out4 lawyers’ Hong Kong food trip, part 1: Food Republic and Federal Palace
Disney Hollywood Hotel, shop 'till you drop at Citygate Outlets, our meals on our first day in Hong Kong and how to open a wine bottle with no corkscrew.
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Life & LeisureLegends 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 — to bring a play to various cities in the...
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Life & LeisureDid you know that Bacolod used to be San Sebastián de Magsungay?
A reader asked me if, being an atheist, I don’t pay particular attention to churches when travelling. Sure, I do. I have a deep curiosity about churches — not for...
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42Dining OutA new Bacolod food trip, part 3
The third and last of the series. See part 1 and part 2. The morning of our third day in Bacolod started late. We all overslept hoping to fully digest...
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Life & LeisureAt Palmas del Mar, a Mamma Mia! moment
On our third day in Bacolod, we were preparing to go out to lunch when Alex’s phone rang. It was a classmate from college, Clair, born and raised in Bacolod....
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49Dining OutA 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 was still fast asleep beside me...
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42Dining OutA new Bacolod food trip, part 1
If I believed in “signs”, I would have prepared myself for a disastrous four-day stay in Bacolod. The bad omens were just too many. I almost didn’t make it to...
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Life & LeisureThe 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 the person who will be sitting beside...
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Life & LeisureEnchanted 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 happened the last time we were there...
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32Dining OutBoracay food trip, part 3: Dos Mestizos
There was bacalao, squid, Spanish tortilla and, the star of the meal — callos. I rarely use superlatives but I don’t mind describing the callos as “to die for”. Heck,...
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47Dining OutBoracay food trip, part 2: Nami Resort Restaurant
There are three very good reasons to visit Nami Resort Restaurant in Boracay -- good food, fantastic view and good food. Yes, food has to count twice...
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53Dining OutBoracay food trip, part 1: Aria Cucina Italiana
While it is true that food at Aria is not cheap, the serving portions are very generous and the ingredients that go into each dish are the best kind.
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Life & LeisureA 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 issue with Imee Marcos on the cover....
