I didn’t know what to feel when my father announced that the family was going on a trip to Dubai over the Christmas holidays. The truth is Dubai has never been anywhere near my travel radar, which is why I had no idea what to expect. So it’s a bit ironic (in a good way) that I come home declaring it as one of my favourite cities I’ve ever visited so far. And while that statement might come into question if I ever get to experience the Arabian summer, the Dubai during the cold season was certainly perfect! I’ve been thinking long and hard on how I would go about…
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{Zamboanga 2013} Cruising to Sta. Cruz paradise
The moon was still out when we awoke the next day. The resort was practically deserted and I took the chance to snap this quick panorama. There was nothing but stillness and silence as far as the eyes could see and the ears could hear, but there was a thick energy in the air. It was the day we were to visit the beach on the Great Sta. Cruz Island, and because you have to admit that’s a highlight of summer, we were all extremely excited! But first, a hearty breakfast to prepare us for a full morning of swimming and frolicking on the beach! Fried milkfish and corned beef…
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{Zamboanga 2013} La ciudad Latina de Asia
Zamboanga. Not exactly the top-of-mind location when one hears the word ‘vacation’, or better yet ‘beach’. I must admit I never really considered it a must-go place, let alone a place I bothered to get to know at all. When my Dad booked the family for a long Easter weekend vacation to Zamboanga, I wasn’t overly excited, but due to my desire to explore more of my home country, I was game. There are only two domestic flights to Zamboanga a day and ours was at 4 in the morning. The flight took about an hour and a half from Manila– ample time for a nap, if you ask me.…
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{Singapore 2012} Fun times at Universal Studios
If you’ve seen my other posts in this travel series, you would see that during this trip we went to a couple of theme parks. But I would be lying if I said I did not look forward to this particular theme park the most. I think I’m secretly a sucker for theme parks with character mascots. When I was a kid I went to the Warner Bros theme park in Australia and I love love loved it! I saw Batman, Flash, Tweetie and Silverster, Bugs Bunny… It was so much fun! I was looking to replicate that so I was majorly excited to visit Singapore’s Universal Studios! So many…
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{Singapore 2012} One day in Sentosa Island
It was an oddly gloomy day when we decided to go over to Sentosa. The whole trip was in fact filled with rain, and it annoys me when the weather is like this during a trip abroad. And yet we can never let a little rain stifle our sense of adventure, can we? There’s a peculiar feeling being at this height when the weather is like this. It put me in a pensive mood as I stared out the window, watching the greens of the trees and the multicoloured buildings pass me by. You can get to Sentosa by land, but for me the best way to get to there…
