• Vietnam Diaries: The heat is on in Saigon

    I’m in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. I arrived yesterday, 35 minutes after midnight, and I’m leaving the city tomorrow afternoon. It’s my first time in Vietnam and so far, I’m loving it. I’m loving the food an awful lot, though I seem to be the only one not enamored with the ban mi (baguette sandwich).…

  • Bungy Jumping at the Macau Tower

    I was all set to take it easy in Macau, when a reminder from 43 things came into my inbox. The reminded was for a SkyJump, but I ended up doing a bungy jump instead (something I never though I’d ever do). Upon reading the reminder, I quickly Googled for the Macau Tower bungy and…

  • Air Asia Free Seats to Bangkok

    We all know the riots in Bangkok. A lot of us who had plans to visit the Thai capital have either canceled their trip, or are still praying that things turn for the better soon. Things seem to be going back to normal in BKK, and to help boost Thailand’s tourism, which was hit hard…

  • Day 4: Delving into Macau’s heritage and jumping off the Macau Tower

    Our last day in Macau was relaxed compared to the past two days. We even started later than the usual: 9:45am. Our first destination was Mandarin House, a restored traditional Chinese-style compound. Tucked in an unassuming street surrounded by Western-style buildings, it’s a gem. Built around 1881, this former residence of Zheng Guanying has been…

  • Day 3: Lots of walking and lots of food in Macau

    Too exhausted to write a complete recap of today’s activity, so I’m just going to list down the places we went to, with some notes. Dancing at the Camoes Garden Camoes Garden Lovely place on a hill where the people of the neighborhood go for their exercises and tai chi. The highlight was this foot…

  • Day 2: Walking through Macau’s historic district and casinos

    We started the day with a walking tour of Macau’s old quarters. Lucky for us, Sofitel is centrally located, so we only had to walk from the hotel. João from the Macau Government Tourism Office walked us from Ponte 16 through the small streets leading out to the Senado Square. Sayuri Version 2.0 at the…

  • Day 1: Bem-vindo a Macau!

    Hello from Macau! Kaoko, Ferdz, Estan, Ivan, Christine and I touched down at 9:30pm Thursday night. Aside from Ivan, Christine and Charina, the representative from the Macau Government Tourism Office in Manila, we are all first timers. We were welcomed with the glittering lights of the casinos, and as we drive towards the old city,…

  • Winner of the Just Wandering 4th Anniversary Raffle

    First off, thank you to everyone who liked the Just Wandering page on Facebook, and even more to those who joined the contest. It’s great to see new faces there, and not just those of friends who felt compelled to join because we’re friends. You know who you guys are 😛 The correct answer to…

  • Just Wandering Reader’s Survey

    Thank you so much for everybody who participated in my survey! I’ve read all of your comments, and I am actively trying to improve my blog based on what you have answered. A big majority responded that they do not like reading sponsored posts. I can’t promise to completely stop posting sponsored posts, but I…

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