Month: May 2006

  • Sawasdee Ka

    With only seven days to go, I realize that I have to start learning some Thai phrases soon. I’ve come across several Thai phrases in the websites I’ve browsed through and my Thailand travel books, but it’s not enough that I know the words; I have to know how to say them properly. One of…

  • Magellan

    Like Magellan, let us find our islands To die in, far from home, from anywhere Familiar. Let us risk the wildest places, Lest we go down in comfort, and despair. Poem by Mary Oliver

  • Was that really me?

    An excerpt from Daisy’s article for BootsnAll. Read the complete article here. A great inspirational piece on traveling solo.

  • Solo flight

    In eight days, I will be boarding a plane to Singapore on my own. I’ve done that before, but after that, I’ll be taking another plane to Bangkok on my own and I haven’t done that yet. It’s easy when you’re travelling with someone or travelling to a place where you’ll be living with people…

  • 21st century travel

    Back in the 80’s, when you want to travel, you go to your travel agent to book a flight or avail of a tour package. When you want to learn more about places you want to go to, you go to the library or the embassy, or talk to people you know who’s already been…

  • Can’t come home without ’em

    It’s practically a part of Filipino tradition that you bring home a boxfull of pasalubongs (souvenir/gift) after a trip. Inside the Mactan International Airport, souvenir shops like these line both the check-in and boarding area. More than a dozen souvenir shops and not one Internet Cafe. Hmph.

  • A day in paradise at Shangri-La Mactan Island Resort and Spa

    I haven’t saved enough money to afford accomodations at the Shangri-La’s Mactan Island Resort and Spa, but I have enough for a day tour. Or as they call it, a day in paradise. It was paradise indeed. True to the Shangri-La tradition of excellence, the island resort is a great getaway from the city (which…

  • The yummiest Pochero

    While researching about Cebu, I came across countless raves about Cebu’s Pochero, particularly from the restaurant called Abuhan. Ever the fan of scrumptious food, I listed down Abuhan’s address in my little notebook. After the heat of walking around the city and feeling the fatigue settling in (I had the grand idea of working and…