Category: Destination

  • Malaysia Airlines’ ASEAN Pass

    One of the things that was presented during the press conference we attended in Malaysia was the ASEAN Pass. The ASEAN Pass is a set of four prepaid vouchers that would let you travel to up to four Southeast Asian cities served by Malaysia Airlines for as low as US$229 in economy class or US$729…

  • Malaysian food guide

    First off, a disclaimer: this is not meant to be an end all and be all of Malaysian food. The food and restaurants featured in this post are a small sampling of Malaysian cuisine. And of course, these are my favorites. I have to admit that I have never really been adventurous when it comes…

  • Travel Budget: Boracay

    I’ve been putting off posting this because it’s just too darned embarassing. For a trip that has a lot of free stuff, it has been one expensive weekend. Then again, if you have a penchant for eating out at fancy restaurants, you’d have to pay the price in the end. That and a terrible addiction…

  • Flying Seair to Boracay

    Due to a couple of runway incidents at the Caticlan airport a couple of months ago, all flights to the small airport has been diverted to Kalibo, which has a longer runway and can accommodate bigger aircraft better. All flights, except Seair‘s. Seair’s Dornier 328 next to an oil truck. Yes, the plane is that…

  • From where I’m sitting…

    From where I’m sitting…, originally uploaded by nina_theevilone. …this is what I’m seeing. The tail end of the typhoon that hit the Philippines has finally left and we woke up to spectacular sunshine in Boracay. The waves are still rough and the wind is still blowing hard, but that’s not stopping anybody from frolicking in…

  • A series of firsts at Boracay

    This is my fourth time in Boracay, and though I’m quite familiar with the island already, there are still some things and places that I’ve yet to experience. Gloomy and windy Boracay

  • Shopping in Malaysia

    I never thought I’d go shopping in Malaysia. It’s always Singapore and Bangkok that I associate with shopping, never Kuala Lumpur. I have other trips in the works, so shopping isn’t really something that I should be doing. But I’m weak, so I succumbed to the call of several material items. Well, chocolates and tea.…

  • Dear Ivan

    I hope you had a safe flight back to Manila this morning. As you were waiting to board your plane, we checked out of Impiana KLCC and headed towards Cameron Highlands. Entrance to the Batu Caves

  • Malacca and Genting Highlands

    Yesterday and today is definitely one of the highlights of this trip. Malacca wasn’t originally in our itinerary, but with the changes made with Monday’s Merdeka celebrations, we lobbied to make a daytrip to Malacca instead. We were so glad that the Tourism Malaysia office in Kuala Lumpur granted our request. Finally, Malacca! Dude, where’s…