From Filipina on Flip Flops: Travel Tales and the City Life of a Filipina

Minato is a Korean restaurant along Escriva Drive which is part of this entire lot of Korean establishments – you won’t miss it, the handful of signs in Hangul are a dead giveaway (but in case you need more landmarks, it’s the joint of establishments immediately beside Millenia Tower). My friends and I went to college in UA&P, which is around the area, so we were pretty familiar with the place.

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3G Water Splash Resort is a hotspring resort located in Calamba, Laguna, Philippines.  The property is a duplex resort,  each with 3 rooms, 2 swimming pools and a videoke. This hotspring resort is perfect for small groups or family.   Located in a private subdivision for hot spring resort, guest are in a safe and secured resort and will definitely enjoy their vacation. 

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I recently got back from a client support assignment in Belgium for 3 months. The first time I learned I was going to Belgium, I really had no idea what was instore for me for 3 months in that country. The only thing that popped out of my mind when Belgium is mentioned is the picture of Miss Belgium, who became a crowd favorite when the Miss Universe was held in the Philippines in 1994. ( I was in high school then and yes I admit, I had one of those wallet size picture of Miss Belgium being sold on the sidewalks before….hehehehe). I said to myself, if that’s Miss Belgium, well then Belgium here I come!

But there’s more to Belgium that’s just as interesting as Miss Belgium herself.

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Our trip to Cebu City is a reunion to once my hometown and a comeback after more than 20 years. It felt good to be back home again.

From our Negros Island Adventure we cross over via sea transport to the southernmost part of Cebu Island.

The bus ride is impressive as we crossed the crooked road going to Central Cebu. Uphill, downhill and for most part, a cliff view of the breathtaking seascape of the island. We were lucky to grab a seat at the right side of the bus.

More of our adventures here: http://weekendhaven.com/2009/12/visiting-cebu-island/

Khao San Road would probably be Bangkok’s answer to Champs Elysses of Paris. However, it’s not as grand as the latter, in fact Khao San is quite the opposite of Champs Elysses. It’s dirty, with narrow roads, packed with cheap hostels and mid-priced hotels and it’s full of street vendors peddling everything that they can sell to tourists and travelers alike.
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I left my home around 4AM and took a taxi to EDSA Pasay. There’s a bus station there that goes to Clark Airport everyday. I can’t remember how much exactly I paid for the bus ride but it’s definitely not that much. For those who’re not familiar with Clark, it used to be a US base and now it’s a commercial airport for both passengers and cargoes. It serves budget airlines, perfect for cost conscious travelers and backpackers like you and me.

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I’ve always wanted to travel to Burma for the longest time and last April 2009, when I was in the North of Thailand, I thought that I would be able to do so. Burma seems to be fascinating and mysterious to me. I personally don’t know anyone who’s been there or at least expressed an intention to go there.
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Halong Bay has been on my list ever since I became a traveler. However, I was really hesitant to go there especially after knowing that Halong Bay is on the top list of the New Seven Wonders of the World poll. I was thinking that I may not be able to afford it.
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Here are some photos I took of the 2009 Cheese Rolling Festival in Whistler. It was a fun event, you see people running downhill trying to win a block of cheese. Whoever goes downhill first wins the cheese that was rolled downhill. The cheese of course is wrapped.

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Here are some photos around Blackcomb Mountain in Whistler, British Columbia.

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Here’s a video of a girl trying out the trampoline at the base of Blackcomb Mountain in Whistler, BC.

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Maiden in Medieval costume during the Canada Day Parade at Steveston.

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Are you a sea traveler? Find out how to get discounts thru supperferry philippines!

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Two guys diving off the pier in White Rock, British Columbia.

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From Filipina on Flip Flops: Travel Tales and the City Life of a Filipina

There it was, the temple complex of Angkor Wat, its “beehive” towers standing ever so proudly yet solemnly in the middle of the forest of Siem Reap, as it has done so for centuries. Other than how immense it was, I was taken by its location, hidden deep in the woods, forgotten and untouched, its existence unknown to the outside world for years and years. I wondered what it must’ve felt like for the French explorer who re-discovered Angkor in the 1800s, to have found all that grandeur and to have undoubtedly been flabbergasted by the staggering thought that a place as massive and as beautiful as that could’ve been forgotten almost entirely by civilization. And while Angkor Wat and the rest of Cambodia’s temples are now renowned all over the world and are visited by crowds of tourists each year, on that quiet, wet and gloomy Sunday morning, standing on the bridge towards its entrance, I couldn’t help but feel incredibly fortunate to have been part of, and to have seen for myself, the “hidden” magnificence that is Angkor Wat.

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Fuente Osmeña Circle is one of the busy spots in Cebu. The area has a high concentration of…. [read more]

I was diggin’ into my hard drive and realized I have tons of New York City photos that I haven’t blogged about. It was a short vacation during Thanksgiving last year. A colleague reminded me that I wouldn’t have gone to NYC if I haven’t been to… [read more]

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