Category: Destination

  • Checking in

    Blogging from Singapore’s new budget terminal. Doesn’t look budget to me. I like. The weather has cooperated so far; sunny and cloudy skies with no rain. I hope it holds out until I reach Bangkok. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to check where my boarding gate is.

  • The Philippines through their eyes

    I still can’t get enough of reading up on Thailand. As suggested by a friend, I visited Lonely Planet’s ThornTree Forums to get my daily Thailand fix. Thailand is such a popular destination that it has its own category, and have as much posts as the two other South East Asia forums combined. I was…

  • Oh pack it!

    Eversince I came up with this fabulous idea of backpacking in Thailand, I have been researching like crazy, looking for the best deals, the must-see places and most important of all, how to fit everything in my backpack. It’s easy to pack for three days and still be able to close your backpack. For trip…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Flippity flop

    I was so restless while attempting to sunbathe (under the shade, haha) at Shangri-La’s Mactan Island Resort and Spa, so I decided to take random pictures. My sources (who shall remain nameless) tell me that Mactan’s sand isn’t really this fine or white. They go on to say that Shangri-La imports their sand from another…