The Peninsula Manila – a tranquil oasis in the heart of Makati CBD
When most people think of vacations, they usually imagine far-flung places where they can laze in the sun and be waited on hand and foot. Unfortunately, traveling to said far-flung place means time spent on the road and if you’ve only got the weekend to spare, that’s time you can’t afford to lose. The popularity...
A full belly and aching feet in Puerto Princesa
The previous post is up here. Yes, it’s taken me this long to write about the second part of my Puerto Princesa adventures. This trip happened last July 8-9. *hangs head in shame* We woke up at 7am because we needed to get an early start for the day’s activities. The latest we could leave...
Eating my way through Puerto Princesa
I work in El Nido, a municipality on the northwestern side of Palawan. The funny thing is that people are always surprised they I tell them it takes 6 hours non-stop to travel from El Nido to Puerto Princesa by land. First: Puerto Princesa is on the opposite side of Palawan so you travel via...
Remembering Australia (part 1/?)
I’m finally getting around to organizing the photos from my trips these past few years in preparation for finally getting them printed in their respective photo books. The process is both time-consuming and rewarding. The one I’m working on now is for a trip to Australia in 2010, where my friend and co-worker Rima and...
How to get to El Nido, Palawan (AKA Paradise)
Finally decided to visit my work place? Awesome! There are several ways to get here: From Manila: Island Transvoyager Inc. ITI flies 3x daily from Manila directly to El Nido using 19-seater Dornier aircraft. Travel time is 1 hour 15 minutes. Luggage allowance is 10 kg per person, including carry-on baggage. Excess baggage is Php...
Exploring Hong Kong: more Joon, Victoria Peak, Symphony of Lights, and a last walk through Tsim Sha Tsui
According to the itinerary I made before we left, Day 4 was supposed to be all about Central: walking through the central business district, seeing the Zoological and Botanical Gardens, and seeing Hong Kong Park before going up The Peak after lunch. But since the previous day’s messed up itinerary resulted in much less Joon...
Exploring Hong Kong: Ngong Ping, Central
Read Day 3, part 1 here. We caught the No. 21 bus to Ngong Ping at 2 pm then made our way to the Po Lin monastery. The Po Lin monastery was founded in 1905 and is Hong Kong’s largest Buddhist shrine. The mountainside is dominated by the 24-m tall Tian Tian Buddha AKA the...
Exploring Hong Kong: Peng Chau and Tai O
Day 3 was supposed to be all about Lantau Island. I’d researched the ferry and bus schedules and plotted our itinerary to perfection: the Star Ferry to Central, the ordinary ferry to Mui Wo, take the bus to Tai O (where we meet up with Joon at 11 am for lunch and sightseeing), another bus...
Exploring Hong Kong: Ocean Park
Day 2 of our Hong Kong exploration led us to Ocean Park. Why Ocean Park instead of Disneyland? Because I said so But seriously. Aids wasn’t interested in going (he’s not much for thrill rides) and I’d already been to Disneyworld twice and Disneyland California once (plus Universal Studios-Islands of Adventure, Universal Studios California, and...
Exploring Hong Kong: HK Space Museum, Avenue of Stars, Mong Kok
After brunch and some 30 minutes of rest in the apartment, we made our way to the museums fronting the harbor. The original plan was to hit the Hong Kong Museum of Art and the Hong Kong Space Museum (the Space Museum at my friend Eric’s recommendation). Unfortunately, I failed to note that the Museum...
Exploring Hong Kong: getting there and our first meal in HK
Aids and I arrived in Hong Kong at 7:30 am. There was a line for immigration but the wait was bearable. Our baggage was waiting to be claimed by the time we got the coveted stamp in our passports (I love HKIA!). First order of business was finding out where the airport buses were. After...
Hong Kong trip planning references and craziness
Aids and I are going to Hong Kong this October for our 5th anniversary (OMG 5 years?!) – it’ll be my 2nd trip (though the first time I went was way back in high school) and his first overseas trip ever. So yes, being the sort-of travel veteran compared to him, the trip planning was...
Jeanne
Awesome! My kind of girl!
Macy
Thank you! It does feel good to be recognized for
Zezee
Lol yea, sometimes I wish I didn't leave lol.
