Month: May 2007

  • Site updates

    Hola! Just a quick note to tell you a couple of updates I made for JustWandering.org: Resized the Dash Media badge. It’s making my site load oddly in Internet Explorer. Since it really is in bad form to tell my viewers to use Firefox when viewing my site, I’d have to make adjustments so nobody…

  • What’s your travel gnome?

    You’ve seen it in Amelie, and again in Travelocity. What started out as a prank, is now somewhat a norm for travelers, though not always with a gnome. Anton listed a some bloggers who have their ‘gnomes’: Joey and her BJDs, Ariel with his Bearbricks, Isabelle and her tabo (water dipper), Batjay and his Spiderman,…

  • 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…

  • Like a Virgin Blue

    “Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, we are about to take off. Please turn off all electronic devices like mobile phones, ipods, laptops and toasters,” said the voice over the public address system inside the plane. The best word to describe Virgin Blue is cheeky. From their big red planes to the sexy Bondi Babe…

  • 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…

  • Flying with Cebu Pacific

    With all the promos Cebu Pacific had last 2006, it’s pretty hard to avoid not booking through them at least once. Their acquisition of brand new Airbus A319’s, enabled them to offer flights to more regional destinations, which in turn gave more Filipinos options for cheap travel both domestically and overseas. I flew with them…

  • 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,…

  • Cooking in the Thai Kitchen

    One of the must-do’s of travelers in Thailand, aside from touring the temples and shopping their hearts out, is to take a Thai cooking class. After all, where else can you be guaranteed an authentic Thai cooking experience than in Thailand? There are plenty of cooking classes available in Thailand, not just in Bangkok. Some…