Category: Australia

  • Airbnb Stays Overseas

    Airbnb Stays Overseas

    I first sign up for Airbnb almost 10 years ago, when I was still traveling frequently overseas. There’s not as many Airbnb properties in the Philippines yet, so we use Airbnb as an alternative to look for good accommodations that fit our hostel budgets, but doesn’t make us feel like we’re having a hostel experience…

  • Watching Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in Melbourne

    Watching Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in Melbourne

    I love the Harry Potter series, and I am always looking forward to new and exciting things that author J.K. Rowling comes up with. As soon as it was announced that the 2-part play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is coming to Melbourne, I hurriedly signed up for the mailing list to be alerted…

  • Watching the Australian Open in Melbourne

    Watching the Australian Open in Melbourne

    The Australian Open 2017 is officially launched today, and single session tickets go on sale tomorrow (October 11). If you’re a tennis fan who wants to watch AO next year (or in the coming years), here are our tips for you based on our experience with attending the Australian Open last January.

  • How to apply for an Australian Tourist Visa Online: A guide for Filipinos

    How to apply for an Australian Tourist Visa Online: A guide for Filipinos

    Back in September, my sister in Australia told me over Viber that she’s considering asking our mother to spend New Year’s with them again in Melbourne, and asked me if I am willing to accompany our mother to Australia. Of course, I am! I’ve heard from friends and read in the comments section of my…

  • Travel Expenses: Hobart

    The first time I went to Hobart, I wasn’t able to keep track of our expenses. Since we were hosted by my brother-in-law’s friends, we had no accommodation expense, and most of our meals were had at their house. Beautiful Hobart On this trip, however, my sisters and I were on our own, and I…

  • Good night, Melbourne

    I’m counting down the hours until my departure in Australia. I’ll be flying out of the country at 10am, but I will start traveling at 3 o’clock in the morning. The trip home will take me the whole day, and if all three flights are on time, I will be in Manila as the clock…

  • The wonder of Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney

    Things sometimes just fall into place. When I was planning my trips for 2013, I envisioned myself in Melbourne in January, sweating profusely due to the summer heat and swatting flies with wild abandons, just so I can catch Cirque du Soleil’s Ovo. Something came up, and I needed to push it to May, but…

  • Budget travel in Australia

    One of the main reasons I went to Australia is because I wanted to travel without spending a lot. Staying with my sisters took a huge chunk of accommodation and meal expenses. I certainly wouldn’t be able to afford to stay in Melbourne for more than two months if I was traveling on my own.

  • Snapshot Melbourne: Street art

    Ever since I started traveling with a smartphone, I’ve been religious about posting these mini blog entries to update about where I am, and what I have been doing. Yet, I have been here in Australia for a month now, and haven’t blog anything. I suppose that’s the down side to living like a local…