Category: Travel

Boracay Chronicles 2016: Belated Summer

It felt like forever since I last enjoyed the shores of Boracay and it’s about time to return!  I may have missed summer, but any time is a good time to be at one of the best beaches in the country.

Hotel Review: Red Planet Makati

Red Planet Hotels is a value hotel chain located throughout Asia with 10 hotels (and counting) in the Philippines.  I checked in into their Makati hotel recently and here are my thoughts.

Game Plan: TNF100 2016 (50K)

It’s been six years since I’ve last ran TNF100 which was then also held in Baguio.  I did the full 100K back then and now I’m doing 50K so this makes it the shortest TNF100 race I’ve joined! 😀  This being my first time to do the 50K leg, I thought of making a guide…

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Visita Iglesia 2016

Visiting multiple churches during Holy Week, also known as Visita Iglesia, had become a tradition of mine for the last few years and this year I had the chance to revisit some of the most beautiful and revered churches in the country.  Here are the 14 churches I had visited this Lenten season.

Ironman Weekend: Behind the Scenes, Inside the Mind, and Under the Pants

March came in jam-packed for me as I spent the first weekend of this month in Subic Bay to cover back-to-back-to-back events: Alaska Ironkids, Century Tuna Superbods Underpants Run, and Century Tuna Ironman 70.3.  And that weekend started Friday lunchtime!  Here’s my behind the scenes account of this whirlwind weekend.

Food Trip: Canto (Baguio City)

Baguio City is known for great food joints and one of my favorite new discovery in the city is Canto located along C. Arellano Street.  Here are some of my reasons why:

Circuit Makati Quickie

Circuit Makati is probably the biggest development in the city of Makati and being pretty close to my office, I decided to drop by after work to see what’s in store.  Here’s my quick tour on foot.

2015 Best Nine

Inspired by the trending topic #2015BestNine on Instagram, I decided to create my own nine highlights of the year 2015.  It’s quite difficult to rank them in particular order so I’m listing them from the earliest to the latest in the year.

Food Trip: Bacchanal Buffet

I seldom do reviews of buffet but now I’m doing one and from outside the Philippines.  Bacchanal Buffet is its name, and here’s my review.

Hotel Review: MGM Grand

MGM Grand is a name quite familiar with Filipinos, especially boxing fans, as some of the biggest boxing matches were held here including what was dubbed as “The Fight of the Century” between Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.  Here’s a look at what the hotel is really like.