April 27, 2012

A burger in Beijing

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SO you may ask, who goes to Beijing to eat a burger? Well, that would be me. But this was no ordinary burger. It was the world-famous DB Bur...
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April 17, 2012

On leaving the comforts of home

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(At Sitio de Amor, I had this lovely infinity pool all to myself!) I COULD never understand why my father, when he was still alive, deteste...
April 14, 2012

ADB meet to help sell PH tourism

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MANILA, Philippines- The country will have a chance to put its best tourism foot forward when the annual meeting of the board of governors o...

Sun, sea, and a swell spa in Boracay

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For sure, many of you are all revved up for your holiday in Boracay Island this Holy Weekend. Let me share with you a little-known secret—wh...

Saigon—Remembering the past; celebrating the vibrant present

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(Inside the Saigon Central Post Office - designed by Gustav Eiffel in the Gothic style.) WHEN it comes to Saigon, one never knows quite whe...

Ayala unit boosts fresh water supply to Boracay

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Boracay Island as seen from the air. WITH thousands of holiday revelers expected to converge on the tiny resort island of Boracay this Holy...

If you want really good ice cream...

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I’VE been thoroughly entertained lately by the nega-tweets and comments/status updates on Facebook regarding a newly launched ice cream bar ...
March 27, 2012

My favorite destinations in the Philippines

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THE cool, powdery-white sands of Boracay. The massive limestone cliffs in El Nido. The clear, blue waters of Cebu. The lush, rolling hills o...
March 26, 2012

Festivals of the Odd

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Taong Putik festival in Nueva Ecija. (Photo by Bullit Marquez/AP via Daily Telegraph) It’s definitely more fun in the Philippines—to quote ...

The stuff champions are made of

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Trekking the craggy boulders of Mt. Apo. (Photo by Rhonson Ng) EVEN as a child, champion racer/mountaineer Jonathan Pido constantly tried to...
February 25, 2012

EDSA people power revolution...26 years after

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ME pagbabago ba? * * * * Wynn sues Okada in US for 'bribing' Pagcor officials; Mike Arroyo got free accommodations Wynn complaint vs...
February 20, 2012

4M tourists found the PHL ‘fun’ in 2011

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(The main gate to Fort Santiago in Intramuros, a popular tourist site in Manila and the seat of government during the Spanish period. Nation...

Infrastructure budget to support tourism

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Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez, Jr. shares his agency's development plans for 2012 in his keynote speech during the Philippine Tour Ope...
February 09, 2012

More fun in the Philippines? DOT blames abducted tourists for ignoring advisories

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THE Department of Tourism on Friday seemingly laid the blame for the kidnapping of two Europeans in Tawi-Tawi squarely on the victims' s...