When I think of Mediterranean, a picture of the cliff side villages of Santorini in Greece comes to my mind. But Greece is halfway across the globe and a visit to it is all but a dream for now. Recently, I got to experience how to […]

San Sebastian Church is made from steel and the first of its kind in Asia. It was proclaimed as a minor basilica by Pope Leo XIII in June 24, 1890. It was also rumored that the mind behind the Eiffel Tower, French engineer Gustave Eiffel, was […]

Chinatown in Binondo has always been me and my friends’ go to place whenever we want a quick bite of Chinese culinary. Ask anyone and the one street they could think of synonymous to it is Ongpin. Ongpin St. is like EDSA. It is quite long […]

It was another beautiful weekend to just spend at home. So I dragged my friend once more to a quiet bed & breakfast I found out at the heart of Parañaque City. After the receptionist greeted us warmly, we were quickly given our room key card. […]

I was looking for a nice play to spend a one-night staycation with my friend. I opted to look in the city for a change of scenery. Then I heard about Amelie Hotel in Manila and quickly looked it up online. Good reviews from friends […]

This heart-shaped province had been on top of my bucket list for quite a while. I was eluding it for the longest time but I knew deep down that a weekend getaway will not suffice. Then the right time came after the wedding of one […]

It is truly amazing when you think positively that something will happen, it does actually happen. My dream to finally step foot in the island province of Marinduque came true when we visited this charming resort in an island called Maniwaya. Our adventure began at the dawn […]

Every year, the Philippines commemorates Araw ng Kagitingan or Day of Valor. With compliments from the Provincial Tourism Office, me and fellow travelers were able to experience the celebration of a significant national holiday in the province. It was my first time to attend an event […]

A distant memory of climbing Mt. Samat in high school was my only recollection of this simple province. This, and a few horrible WWII stories of my late great grandmother.  So when an invite to explore some of its offerings was at hand, I took […]

After Pamplona, we stopped by the town of Lal-lo. Lal-lo is a first class municipality and was called as City of Nueva Segovia during the colonial times. The town of Lal-lo was the center of trade and religious activities of Northern Luzon. It has a […]