Category: Destination

  • Travel Expenses: Sydney 2007

    Ah, Sydney. How I loved thee. I’ve fallen inlove with Sydney, mainly because of the harbour and the ferries. I don’t know why, but I just love riding commuter ferries. It’s one of the reasons why I loved the Chao Phraya in Bangkok. I only spent 3 days in Sydney, though I wish I could…

  • Bill Bryson’s Down Under

    I can be quite a cheapskate when it comes to buying books. Though I may spend a lot on comics, I have reservations about shelling money on books. Looking at the way I take care of my books, it seems fitting that I buy second hand book instead of brand new ones. It was just…

  • Being cheap in Australia

    Coming from a third world country, where things are dirt cheap, checking price tags in Australia can be quite shocking (not the good kind of shock you get when you look at Indonesian prices). At first the prices look cheap, but once you convert it to peso… ay caramba! That is why they say that…

  • Iā€™m home!

    I have been going on and on about how excited I am about coming home to Manila after three months overseas. On the way to Changi however, I had this weird feeling in the pit of my stomach. Something like apprehension it seems, or maybe uncertainty. Will I still love Manila after this? Will Manila…

  • Shopping in Singapore. Again.

    Though I shopped a LOT in Melbourne, I made sure to set aside money for my Singapore stopover. Aside from the fact that I’m too old to get baon (allowance) from my brothers, I have specific items in my shopping list: Pinky Street dolls and manga. Both these items are available in the Philippines, so…

  • Happy Mardi Gras!

    Sydney’s Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras is a month long celebration, starting on the first week of February and ends on the first weekend of March with a parade as a grand finale. Of course, when my sister asked me when do I want to fly to Sydney for a weekend, I picked the Mardi…

  • A word of advice

    When riding the Melbourne trains at night, steer clear from the seats at or near the end of the rail cars. That’s where the teenagers converge, drink beer, swap obsceneties and a spit or two. Unless you want to join in, of course.

  • Adventure Travel & Backpackers Expo

    If you’re going to be in Melbourne in the next couple of days, head on to the Royal Exhibition Building at the Carlton Gardens for the 12th Adventure Travel & Backpackers Expo. The Expo is the fun and festive way to find out where to go for the time of your life -around Australia and…

  • On the banks of the River Yarra

      Last night was the first night I went out to the city. I met up with a group of Pinoys who are visiting Melbourne from Canberra. It was funny how they’ve seen more of the city than I have. Must venture out from the libraries sometime.