Category: Everything Travel

  • Capture the beauty of the Philippines

    Philippine Airlines is launching its first photo contest open to all professional, amateur and hobbyist photographers. With this year’s theme: The Beauty of the Philippines, the event aims to widely promote the country’s ecotourism. It is the only photo contest that welcomes all amateurs, professionals, and children alike to participate in the competition – taking…

  • French Bistro Cooking at the Diamond Hotel

    I was lucky enough to get an invite from Ajay to this French Cooking Class at the Manila Diamond Hotel. Despite the very short notice, I was really excited about getting out of the house, possibly meeting new people and attending a cooking class. (At this point, ANY class would have excited me; I miss…

  • Walking naked in Germany

    One way of dressing inappropriately in a foreign country is by not dressing up at all. BERLIN – A naked American tourist raised eyebrows when he went for a walk through a German city and told police he thought this was acceptable behavior in Germany. Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18801907/ Apparently, nude sunbathing IS acceptable in public parks.…

  • Travelers wanted!

    Interested in traveling the world and possibly getting famous along the way? Globe Roamer TV is looking for travelers, photographers, writers and all-around techie. This project, started by an avid traveler named Eric, aims to “harness the power of this new found media outlet to promote and pay for the adventure of a lifetime.” Basically,…

  • Travel tunes

    Something came in the mail for me yesterday. No, it’s not another doll or free plane tickets — my mix CD from the BootsnAll Secret Santa Mix Tape exchange. Or in this case, CD. My secret santa has sent me the most awesome mix: Food songs. I’m not kidding. All twenty-one songs in this mix…

  • Apologies

    I’ve just upgraded my blog to the most current WordPress version, 2.2 Getz. Due to the popularity of the Sidebar Widgets plugin, they decided to incorporate it with the basic installation. Unfortunately, since my blog’s theme is terribly Widget-dependent, it went crazy. Well, not totally, but I’m still trying to figure out how to make…

  • Bathroom Diaries

    I am so loving the newsfeed that shows up above my Google inbox. It used to annoy me, because it displays news I’ve no interest in, but once I’ve customized it, it’s just priceless. Today’s link comes courtesy of Fodor’s. The Bathroom Diaries About to head out on a trip and wondering if you’ll ever…

  • Would you use these high tech luggage?

    ForbesTraveler just came out with their hi-tech luggage slideshow, showcasing, well, 10 hi-tech luggage. Some are pretty nice, some are boring, others are just plain weird.

  • Let’s go to the Caribbean, yes?

    Sponsored Post One of the places I’ve always wanted to go to is the Caribbean. Sun, sea, sand, what else can you ask for? The question is, is it possible to have cheap holidays in the gorgeous islands of the Caribbean? Though the more popular islands can get quite pricey, choosing some of the smaller…