Month: January 2008

  • Tasmania in Pictures

    Tasmania is quite unlike the other Australian states. This is mainly because of its location. All of Australia’s six states are in the mainland, except for Tasmania. This small island 240 kilometers south of the mainland prides itself as being the “Natural State;” the island is generally unspoilt, with 37% of its land in reserve,…

  • Memorable lines from my favorite travel books

    One of the things I enjoy most in Australia are the libraries. During my first trip to Melbourne, I went through more than two dozen volumes of mangas. On my recent trip I stocked up on travel books instead. They had a great selection of travel books, the Footscray Library. Though I looked for familiar…

  • How to Cook Adobo

    American wrestler and model Travis Kraft teaches us how. In Filipino. And with such (insert adjective here) accent. Props to the guy for trying his best to learn and speak the language. I cook adobo quite differently though. (Mine’s the lazy version.) How to cook adobo, Nina-style: Marinate meat of your choice inside the pan…

  • Trinoma Blogger Food Tour

    When Yehey announced that it will be sponsoring 100 bloggers for a free food tour in Trinoma last November, I was devastated. The tour was scheduled for the 2nd week of December and I would still be in Australia. So it was with much glee that I found out later on that it has been…

  • Crazy 8’s

    Do you have your summer plans already? If not, Cebu Pacific has a tempting offer for their local and international destinations Cebu Pacific (CEB), the airline business unit of JG Summit Holdings Inc., offers P888 seats one-way for its Asian routes and P8 seats one-way for all its domestic routes. The promotional seat sale will…

  • Reaping the rewards of your frequent flyer program

    My sister used to work for a multinational company, and her job entails traveling all over Southeast Asia, Europe and North America. She made sure she’s a member of the frequent flyer programs of all the airlines she flew with and she was able to redeem the miles she earned. She also have credit cards…

  • Starting 2008 right

    How did the first hours of 2008 find you? Were you out partying with half the nation, or tucked safely at home with your family? I spent it being silly with two of my closest friends at the Manila Pavilion. This was my second year to spend New Year’s Eve away from the house I…