There's a different kind of excitement when I rode the airplane again last August, for a weekend trip to Cebu to visit my brother and his family. I'm glad that Philippine Airlines (PAL) offered a "neighbor-free" seat for less than Php500 (per one-way trip); giving me an added peace of mind for my first plane ride after the pandemic. I also opted for an early morning flight ... READ MORE
This is #MyNewNormal
434 days have passed since the Philippines announced the #ECQ #lockdown starting March 16 last year, and here we are - still at it. The community quarantine classifications have been modified so many times already but because I am praning, I still behave and move around as if we are still under ECQ. One reason for adopting this pragmatic mentality is my own experience with ... READ MORE
Christmas in the Time of Corona
I honestly thought that Christmas is canceled this year. Which suits me just fine because I don’t feel like celebrating. I lost my daddy last May, and this is our first Christmas without him. I missed his cooking: his penne pasta, the famous lumpiang shanghai and sometimes he would whip up meatloaf that we will later on eat with pandesal. If Liam is here in Manila, am sure ... READ MORE
Kyoto Food Hits
I've been watching a lot of Rion Ishida's Youtube videos about Japan lately. He's the perfect local tourist guide in Japan, and I enjoy all his videos like a virtual tourist albeit I cannot smell, taste and touch the interesting food that he's been sharing with us through his videos. His day trips to Kyoto and Osaka were my favorites, and I was really fortunate to have ... READ MORE
Our British Food Adventure
To begin with, British food is not complicated. So drawing up our "foodie list" was the last thing we did when we were planning our UK trip in June last year. It helped too that Netflix was streaming British cooking shows such as "The Big Family Cooking Showdown" and "Million Pound Menu", and watching them gave me a good idea of what to expect in British local food. Truth ... READ MORE
Online Shopping in the Time of Pandemic
I have stopped doing online shopping for a while not because of bad experiences with sellers, but because I like to be able to actually see, hold, smell or taste the thing I'm going to buy. The multi-sensory engagement with a retail or bookstore is what makes shopping a fun thing, isn't it? I mean, who among you here doesn't enjoy stopping by a Jo Malone or Body Shop store ... READ MORE
UK Adventure Days 7 to 9: Back in London
Hello all! I hope everyone's safe and well in this pandemic time. I finally found the time and motivation to finish my UK travel diary. How time flies so quickly! Just last year we were busy touring London and Scotland, and then 9 months later this beautiful country, along with all others, closed their borders and put all stops at tourism - for people to just stay home ... READ MORE
UK Adventure Day 6: Our FREE Scottish Highlands Hairy Coo Tour
The year is about to end and I haven't finished my UK travel journal yet, hehe! So here we go. We are now on Day 6 and it was another outdoor tour for us - this time, to the Scottish Highlands! One of the early bookings I made in preparation for our UK trip (and even before we applied for our visas) was the 1-Day Free Scottish Highlands Hairy Coo Tour. To ... READ MORE
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