I recently had the chance to spend an overnight stay at Remington Hotel in Resorts World Manila using a voucher I won from a raffle a while back. Since the voucher was expiring soon, I decided to use it even if I was alone. Thus is the story of my first “staycation.”
Category: Firsts
My Extraordinary Weekend at Timberland Heights (Day 02)
I don’t know if I was just tired or my bed was really comfortable, but whatever it is I really didn’t want to get up! But a big day awaits us for our second day of exploring. Here’s the last day of our weekend in Timberland Heights.
My Extraordinary Weekend at Timberland Heights (Day 01)
The month of July closed on a very high note for me as I got to spend the last weekend of the month in one of the most picturesque and refreshing areas around Metro Manila—Timberland Heights. It wasn’t my first time, but I discovered and experienced a lot of new things. Here’s my chronicle of…
Bicol Express Chronicles: CamSur Watersports Complex (CWC)
Our second day in Bicol brought us back to the mainland, in the town of Pili, still in the province of Camarines Sur (CamSur). It’s not my first time to be in CWC or this part of CamSur (my first time being the 2010 CamSur Marathon) but it would be my first time to do wakeboarding!
Bay Area Chronicles: Way Back Home
It is always bittersweet whenever a trip draws to an end. Most especially if you’re having a great time! But going home doesn’t mean that the adventure is over! This is part of a series① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦
Bay Area Chronicles: Berkeley, Walnut Creek, and My Last Week in California
Eventually, my dreaded last week on this side of the world had come. But before the fat lady sings, I still had the chance to visit a few more places: Berkeley and Walnut Creek. This is part of a series① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦
Bay Area Chronicles: San Francisco Quickie
At long last, the time for me to explore San Francisco had arrived! It was a challenge for me to go to San Francisco from Pleasant Hill as I don’t have a car, but heaven must be listening as a co-worker volunteered to give us a tour. This is part of a series① ② ③…
Bay Area Chronicles: The Trip to the Other Side of the World
As the New Year arrived I told myself that it was time to get things around. One of the things I committed to myself was to get back into travelling which took a back seat these past few years. But I never expected that I’d be going out of the country this early, and definitely…
La Mesa Eco Park Quickie
It’s quite interesting that sometimes familiarity in one place is inversely proportional to your distance away from it. The closer you are to it, the less likely you are to go to it. And one such place for me is the La Mesa Eco Park.
Highlights of 2013
2013 is one interesting but very challenging year for me. I’ve had lots of ups and downs, but looking back I can’t say that I have any regrets. And if I had to pick just 10 as highlights of my year, this list would be it. In no particular order, they are: Bohol + Cebu…
Extraordinary Cavinti
A few weeks ago, this little known place in Laguna called Cavinti held its first organized trail race. Until this race, I’ve never heard of this place. And after this race, Cavinti is a place I won’t soon forget. The little known town of Cavinti is a third class municipality in the province of Laguna. …
Food Trip: IHOP
One of the latest US franchises to reach Philippine shores is IHOP, formerly known as International House of Pancakes. As a food lover, I’m always open to trying out new things, and IHOP was naturally included in my “must try” list. I’ve heard mixed reactions when it came to the lone IHOP store in the…
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