• Getting around Sydney

    It’s easy to get around Sydney, even for a first timer. The public transport system is extensive, so you wouldn’t have to rely on costly taxis everytime. You can buy and pay for tickets everytime you board the bus, ferry or train. However, it’s more convenient to buy a travel pass, which can be used…

  • Talk about foul

    This is just too disgusting to imagine. I pity the passengers who had to endure this. DALLAS – Continental Airlines Inc. is apologizing to its customers for “poor conditions” aboard a trans-Atlantic flight where one passenger described sewage spilling down the aisle from a lavatory. “I’ve never felt so offended in all my life,” passenger…

  • How the hell you do lose a lake?

    Mike of Vagabondish led me to this astounding newsbit from Reuters: SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A lake in southern Chile has mysteriously disappeared, prompting speculation the ground has simply opened up and swallowed it whole. “In March we patrolled the area and everything was normal … we went again in May and to our surprise we…

  • Midweek Madness

    Cebu Pacific is offering Php99 fares for domestic destination. The catch? You have to travel during the week. Whoever said that the best time to travel or take a break is on weekends only? Catch our Midweek seat sale, travel on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays to any of our domestic destinations, and get the P99…

  • You travel, I pay

    Sounds too good to be true, eh? I got this topic alert from Couchsurfing.com. I’m launching a new backpacker company in the comming months and looking for 30-50 of the right people to work with me. What do you do? Throw parties and go on do attractions and activities.. white water rafting etc What do…

  • How much of the Philippines have you visited?

    My Lakbayan grade is C-! How much of the Philippines have you visited? Find out at Lakbayan! Created by Eugene Villar. I really need to explore my own country more doh Also visit Eugene’s Vista Pinas blog, which showcases Philippine landmarks as seen through Google Map.

  • Street food, great food

    I looooove street food! Living in Manila, I’m never too far from a stall selling barbeque, isaw (pork or chicken intestine marinated and grilled), banana-Q (banana coated in brown sugar and deep fried), fish balls, and anything else you can deep fry. Though as much as I love eating street foods, I am also wary…

  • Dreams of flight

    Last night I had my first dream involving airplanes after a long long time. Years ago, whenever I had dreams that involved airplanes, they always end up crashing.

  • Only in the Philippines

      Karla tagged me, and now I’m sending you this postcard from the “land of the brown, l’exotique and the natives,” as Bryanboy would say.

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