It's a shame that I've travelled out of the country these past few months MORE than visiting the islands. Beach bumming is one thing I truly miss, and I don't want to be in Phuket or Bali for that because the Philippines has some of the world's most beautiful beaches! My envy meter has escalated because my media friend Jingjing sent me these photos of her recent vacation in Henann Resort, the latest luxury resort to open in the booming island of Bohol. Henann is formerly the Alona Palm Beach Resort which has now been acquired by the Boracay Regency Group of ... Continue Reading...
Australian tourist visa application & requirements
I almost gave up on travelling to Australia. That's because I got all my documents ready less than a week before my scheduled date of travel. In its website, the Australian Embassy in Manila says processing time for tourist visas is five to seven working days (emphasis on working). I thought to myself " how can I possibly do this?" But my sponsor encouraged me to just try. And so I did! :D Let me say I had a very good experience dealing with the Australian Embassy (as opposed to the US Embassy Manila where horror stories abound). I did not meet anybody from the ... Continue Reading...
Emirates (EK) flight, Singapore to Brisbane… and back!
This is a rather belated post on my experience flying Emirates (EK) from Singapore to Brisbane (and vice versa) early this month. Am writing about this because I have never flown this airline before. And being the anxious traveller, I've never really travelled long-haul since going to Germany in 2002. It goes without saying that am not the type who sleeps throughout, so long flights are like purgatory to me :D It didn't help any that this Emirates flight was turbulent for 80% of the time that it took us to travel to Brisbane (or more than seven hours of flying) The ... Continue Reading...
Midas Hotel, Roxas Boulevard: a first look
The CLEAR event was a good excuse to check out Midas Hotel where Piolo and Bea Alonzo held their presscon. I've been curious about Midas which was formerly the Hyatt Regency hotel along Roxas Boulevard, until the family of Jose Mari Chan (the singer) decided to sell it to new owners. Hyatt was popular during its heyday and one of my last memories of the place was having lunch with a fortuneteller at the Tempura Misono. I forgot his name now, but he was good! (sabi nya kasi yayaman daw ako! hahaha) I digress. Midas would have been just another hotel I've visited ... Continue Reading...
One day and one night in Kyoto
One aspect of my recent travel to Japan which is dear to my heart: our overnight trip to Kyoto which was out there on my list of dream places to visit. Good thing it was barely one hour by fast train from Osaka and that the whole Kansai region was spared from the devastating earthquake that rocked Tokyo and the north (note: we flew to Japan two days after the big quake ~ sigh!) It was almost dusk and mercilessly cold when we arrived in Kyoto. I said silently to myself: "You can never dress enough in this kind of weather....brrr!" I was freezing and it didn't help that ... Continue Reading...
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