El Nido, Palawan Trip | Summary and Expenses
Most direct flights to EL NIDO, PALAWAN are expensive. Getting there via Puerto Princesa is A LOT CHEAPER but that means spending 5-6 hours on the road. That's the thing about El Nido --- it's playing hard-to-get. But it's the kind of destination you'd want to marry. When you're in this paradise, you will never want to leave. El Nido is pure beauty.
Singapore Weekend Trip | Summary and Expenses
Singapore has a special place in my heart. It was the first city outside of the Philippines that I set foot on. My first time was almost two years ago and it was on that trip that I met some of friends. That's why when I was thinking of a trip for me and my mom, it was easy for me to decide to head back to Singapore and share with my mother what it has to offer.
I Found My Childhood at Casa San Pablo
We packed our bags, drove to San Pablo City, Laguna and checked in to Casa San Pablo. We weren't blown away. No, not blown away. What was there was a whisper, a gentle breath reminding me of the things I had lost.
Hong Kong Family Trip | Summary and Expenses
Although it wasn't my first time to travel abroad, it was my first time to travel out of Luzon with my family. When they announced that the plane was ready, I had to literally cover their mouths because the kids won't stop shouting.
Borawan and Dampalitan Island Camping Trip
This was no ordinary trip. More than anything, this trip was a reunion. My college friends and I had not met one another in years and it was the first time that all of us would be going on a trip together. Needless to say, the trip was bound to be memorable primarily because of the people I was with.
Camiguin Weekend Getaway | Summary & Expenses
Camiguin is the smallest province in Mindanao and the second smallest in the Philippines. Yes, Camiguin may be small but it is big in beauty and wonder, making it an ideal destination for a weekend getaway.
Anawangin Cove Camping Trip | Zambales
It’s like Baguio and Boracay in one place. This dark yet inspiring history makes Anawangin Cove very, very special. It is a reminder to everyone of the sheer beauty and immeasurable power of nature.
Bacolod–Negros Occidental Trip | Summary & Expenses
This trip is probably one of my favorites! I enjoyed every single second and every single thing I experienced in Negros Occidental --- from the gastronomic treats in Bacolod, to a welcome history lesson in Talisay and Silay, to a much greater appreciation of nature in Cauayan. Negros Occidental is a gem.
BOHOL Getaway | Summary and Expenses
Our energy level isn't really proportional to the beauty of this island province. Touring Bohol is really exhausting but every calorie we burned and second spent was worth it.
Tacloban-Marabut Trip | Summary and Expenses
Tacloban, Leyte and Marabut, Samar are beautiful destinations. I just wish the weather was not that killjoy when we were there. We weren't able to drop by many spots in Tacloban and we also failed to visit Sohoton Natural Bridge National Park because of the strong river current. Although we had a great time, I take all the things that went wrong in this trip as a sign that, well, I shall return.
Said to be the “world’s first purpose-built museum for toys,” Mint Museum of Toys is a wonderland for all toy-lovers out there. It houses over 50,000 pieces of vintage toys from more than 40 countries like the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and Bulgaria! And they’re not just old toys. Many of them are incredibly rare while some pieces [...]
I wasn’t expecting to score good deals in Orchard Road since most brands here are high-end. Actually, the night before this we already went to Mustafa Mall in Little India to buy pasalubong and we were more than delighted that there were so many good buys in the area. But I still wanted my mom to see the famed street. [...]
Our Day 3 in Singapore started early. We were up as early as 7am. The first item on our itinerary for that day was the Chinatown Heritage Walking Tour, which I was very excited about because I had never been to this part of Singapore before. Note that it is a Do-It-Yourself tour. Even before the trip, I already determined [...]
Movies! If there’s one thing that I am so addicted to other than traveling, that has to be the movies. That’s why Universal Studios in Singapore is my idea of wonderland! I just couldn’t help but feel giddy in excitement as my mom and I made our way to Resorts World. Add the idea that my all time favorite TV [...]
I love walking. I think it’s the only form of physical exercise that I do these days. I loved walking in the streets of Hong Kong. And I definitely enjoyed walking around Singapore, especially in the river area. There were just so many places to visit and so much to see. The only problem I had was that I didn’t [...]
Finding an affordable place to stay in Singapore can be ridiculously difficult. Accommodations are generally expensive and even if you find a cheap hotel, there’s always that chance that they don’t have available rooms on your desired dates. To be honest, I think finding a place to stay was the hardest part of planning our Singapore trip because I only [...]
Because we flew to Singapore with Cebu Pacific Air, we landed at the Budget Terminal of the Changi Airport. This is the same terminal that low-cost carriers Seair and Tiger Airways use. Unlike the other terminals in Singapore, the Budget Terminal is relatively less impressive but still great and probably better than any terminal we have here. It has everything [...]
Airphil Express and Cebu Pacific Air flights, domestic and international, fly in and out of NAIA Terminal 3. If you’ve flown out of the country before, then you’re probably familiar with the whole pre-flight thingamajig. But if it’s your first time, read on as I discuss in detail the whole check-in and boarding processes so you could breeze through them. One [...]
I just arrived from a trip to Singapore with my mom. It wasn’t my first time to visit Singapore. I attended an international blogging event in Singapore in 2009 and toured a little while I was there. This made preparing the itinerary for my second Singapore trip a lot less difficult. I already had an idea about what I wanted [...]
Frankly, our Tacloban-Marabut trip is probably the most unfortunate of all of my trips. It wasn’t because of the place — Tacloban and Palo, Leyte and Marabut, Samar are awesomely beautiful places. It was the rain. Although from the very beginning we knew it would be a “wet” trip because the weather forecast said so, we still, somehow, hoped for [...]
Many times, I consider the rain a friend. It helps me think. It makes me feel. It brings inspiration and brings back memories. But during our City Tour, the rain was a complete and utter b*tch. All it did was pour when we were exploring the great outdoors and stop when we were indoors. And then, when we were back [...]
The biggest buzzkill in our Tacloban-Marabut trip was the rain. On our third day — when we were scheduled to tour Tacloban City — it rained the hardest. So hard that we had to spend a couple of hours more at Caluwayan Beach Resort until it became a bit tolerable. When it did, we rode a van to Tacloban City. [...]
Canceled. That was the fate of our plan of visiting the Sohoton Natural Bridge National Park in Basey, Samar. The Basey Tourism Office said it would be too dangerous to travel up the river to the park. The river current was too strong, they said. You see, the park was somewhere inland and the river provides the best access to [...]
It was still dark when our Cebu Pacific Air flight landed at the Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (Tacloban Airport). Quickly we walked through the baggage claim area all the way out of the airport to the parking lot where taxi drivers stood in a straight line while waiting for passengers. Yes, I swear it was a straight line, LOL. Because [...]
Continuous heavy rains had caused landslides and floods in Leyte, Southern Leyte and Samar. It was the first week of February and we were worried — more like scared, to be honest — about our scheduled trip to Tacloban. “Is it safe? Are we sure we want to do this? Are we still going?” We started throwing these questions on [...]
