Category: Destination

  • How do I love thee?

    I’ve always loved the library. Since I’ve graduated, I haven’t been inside one until this year, when my sister dropped me off at the nearby library. It was love at first sight: high ceiling with lots of natural light, a courtyard where you can have a snack while reading, Pilot Guide and Lonely Planet DVDs,…

  • Is it worth it?

    My sister forwarded me the link to the See Melbourne Card website. It looks interesting, but of course, the big question is, is it worth it? In my limited Googling, I found this verdict on a similar product, the See Sydney Card: The Verdict Thumb Down Not worth it. With the one- and three-day plans,…

  • Mee Goreng

    Sometimes, when travelling, you get a longing for something that reminds you of home; something akin to a comfort zone to ease the pangs of homesickness. Like craving for the feel of denim on your legs after weeks of wearing travel pants, or a taste of cuisine close to your mother’s cooking. So it is…

  • Happy Australia Day!

    January 26th marks the foundation of Australia by Captain Arthur Phillip of the British Navy. It’s a time “where the people of Australia come together to celebrate what’s great about Australia and being Australian.” (Source: Australia Day)   To celebrate, we headed southwest out to Geelong, 73 kilometers from Melbourne. Everybody seemed to have the…

  • Cheap and free in Melbourne

    Coming from Manila, where almost everything is cheap, prices of goods, services and admission tickets can be terribly shocking once you convert it to peso. Of course, they always say don’t convert else you won’t buy anything. Then again, there are plenty of inexpensive options around, specially here in [tag]Melbourne[/tag]. There are plenty of free…

  • Goodbye, 2006!

    Another year is coming to a close less than two hours from now. Yet I’m here at my sister’s house in my jammies with only the sound of the ticking clock for company. There’s a TV less than 10 feet away from me and I can’t even bring myself to reach for the remote and…

  • Whee~~~

    Almost two hours in Changi and I’ve already: had dinner with my brother window shopped had a foot massage watched CNN checked my mail posted three blog entries …and there’s still time before my flight boards and a couple of other things I haven’t done or tried.

  • Are you Boracay bound next year?

    Two good news for [tag]Boracay[/tag] bound passengers next year! First, [tag]South East Asian Airlines[/tag] is doing a Cebu Pacific, and offering a seat sale on their 11th anniversary. Patrick Tan, vice president for commercial affairs, said, “To celebrate our 11th birthday, we will slash fares from P2,070 to about P540.” The amounts do not include…

  • NAIA to collect P200 security fee

    If you’re travelling international via a low cost carrier from [tag]Manila[/tag], you’ll be paying 3 fees at the airport: the Php 1,620 travel tax (though I think this is only for residents/citizens), Php550 airport tax, and the new Php200 [tag]security tax[/tag]. The security fee, recently approved by the MIAA Board, will be used for the…