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- December 17th, 2009
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Travel with Vic
Vic Lactaoen is one of the most well traveled person I know. He was my sister’s friend, and I met him during my first visit to Jakarta back in 1995. He has just spent the last several years in N…
- December 16th, 2009
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Travel Budget: Singapore and Malacca Birthday Trip
I honestly wasn’t looking forward to tallying up my expenses for my last trip, yet at the same time, I was eager to see just how much damage I did. And if I really spent enough to buy the 50mm f…
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Caribbean Holiday Deals
Now that the holidays are just around the corner, more and more great Caribbean holiday packages are being offered by travel agents. These Caribbean package tours can include everything or just the ba…
- December 15th, 2009
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Win a Schützen notebook!
Christmas is just around the corner, and the kind folks of Hildebrand is giving JustWandering readers a colorful Schützen notebook! The notebooks features 80 leaves of good quality paper and and stu…
- December 3rd, 2009
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Seair’s Batanes Winter Promo
Batanes easily tops my list of favorite places in the Philippines. It’s remote, there’s no crowds and the landscape is just stunning. Not a lot of people get to travel to Batanes, mainly d…
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What’s in my bag?
Cathy says she misses my “What’s in my bag?” posts, so here’s another one I can never travel to Singapore and NOT bring a huge suitcase. I always bring lots of things for my…
- December 1st, 2009
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Notes from Changi Airport part 2
I’m back at Changi, this time waiting for my ride back to Manila. Between the first Notes from Changi Airport and this post, there were only two posts, one I even had to force myself to finish.…
- November 28th, 2009
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One birthday, two countries
Like most blog posts, I started writing my birthday entry in my head. However, I was in such a state earlier that everything came out sounding like a eulogy. Rui at the Melaka Sultanate Palace Museum…
- November 26th, 2009
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Updates from Malacca
I’m writing this from my room at the Twenty Guesthouse in Malacca. Marvin highly recommends this place, so when I was making my reservations for this trip, I didn’t bother checking other p…
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Saint Barts
Saint Barts is known by many names: Saint-Barthélemy, Saint Barths, or Saint Barth. This French collective is composed of the island of Saint-Barthélemy proper and several offshore isles. The Collec…
- November 24th, 2009
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Notes from Changi Airport
Yes, I’m back. For the nth time. Don’t ask. I’m killing time because my Philippine Airline flight from Manila landed early — too early. My brother is just leaving his office so…
- November 22nd, 2009
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Germany and China at the World Pyro Olympics 2009
Germany and China faced off last Saturday to open the first night of the five-day World Pyro Olympics 2009. Rain seem to follow the Pyrolympics, as it rained pretty hard last Saturday. Still, the rain…
- November 19th, 2009
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Manila themed eco bags from Kultura
Kultura, since its launch several years ago, have been a favorite haunt of my sisters and I. Selling different kinds of Filipiniana items, they stock more than the usual tacky tourist souvenirs. There…
- November 18th, 2009
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Montserrat
The Emerald Isle in the Caribbean, Montserrat is so named due to the island’s resemblance to that of Ireland’s and its Irish population. Road littered with volcanic rocks, not one stopligh…
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Haiti
Sharing the island of Hispanoila with the Dominican Republic, Haiti lives up to is Tainos name, Ayiti, which means “mountainous land.” Like the other Caribbean islands, Haiti was discover…
- November 17th, 2009
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Breakfast in Tagaytay
It was just one of those spur of the moment things, you know? Rey had this sudden urge to head up to Tagaytay to watch the sunrise and to have breakfast. I was more than willing to go — I’…
- November 16th, 2009
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Netherlands Antilles
The Netherlands Antilles is composed of several islands, grouped into two. Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten make up the Leeward Islands. Bonaire and Curaçao make up the Windward Islands located…
- November 15th, 2009
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Missing Malacca
I missed going to Malacca when I went to Malaysia last June. When were able to convince the Tourism Malaysia people to let us go to this Unesco World Heritage City, we rejoiced but at the same time, s…
- November 13th, 2009
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Martinique
As an overseas territory of France, Martinique is “a little bit of France in the Caribbean Islands.” Martinique has a splendid blend of the French and the Caribbean in its culture, languag…
- November 12th, 2009
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Jamaica
Home to red sunsets, reggae and Bob Marley, Jamaica is the place for tourists who just want to relax and lay back during the day, and party all night. Though it was Christopher Columbus who first clai…
- November 11th, 2009
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World Pyro Olympics 2009
The greatest show on Earth is back in town, and hopefully, there wouldn’t be any rains to mar the festivities like it did the previous years. The World Pyro Olympics 2009 promises to be the bigg…
- November 10th, 2009
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Tips for getting super cheap airline tickets
There’s another on-going seat sale right now, and despite my vow not to use my credit card this month, I ended up abusing it. My last tally of 7 tickets have now risen to 13 tickets. Total damag…
- November 9th, 2009
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Want a free trip to Malaysia?
The Manila office of Tourism Malaysia is holding a contest for Filipino members of the Tara Na Sa Malaysia Facebook Group. The contest is very easy, actually. Just post a picture of you with the Petro…
- November 8th, 2009
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Livin’ la vida Imelda with Carlos Celdran
Mention Imelda Marcos’ name, and the first thing that comes to mind are shoes. Lots of them. But there was no shoes in Carlos Celdran’s tour; just a mention of them. What’s in the to…
- November 7th, 2009
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My Manila
I’ve just left the CCP Complex, after Carlos Celdran’s Livin’ la vida Imelda walking tour. I’ve been meaning to take his tour for the longest time, and it’s only now tha…
- November 4th, 2009
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How to be a National Hero
…but not die trying. That was printed on the front of the notebook I gave my sister as a birthday gift. The notebook was a red hardbound, with blank white paper inside. The perfect notebook for…
- October 31st, 2009
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Confession of a seat sale addict
Hi, I’m Nina and currently, I’m holding seven airline tickets. Some are for local destinations, some for international; some one-way, some round trip. Boarding pass from 2007 I wasnR…
- October 28th, 2009
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Travel Budget: Bangkok and Penang
You know I’m out of topics to blog about when I start posting my travel budget. This one is from my one-week trip to Thailand and Malaysia at the beginning of the month. The main purpose of the…
- October 27th, 2009
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Letting it all out at Redbox
The first three weekend of October has been spent in three different places, so last weekend, I was more than happy to just stay put in Manila. Saturday was spent with grade school classmates whom I h…
- October 23rd, 2009
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Good eats in Cebu
Aside from the Philippine Blog Awards’ Visayas Leg, we had another mission in Cebu: to eat, and to eat well. Lucky for us Cebu has a lot of great homegrown restaurants that not only serve good f…
- October 18th, 2009
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Cebu, revisited
This is actually the fourth time I’ve been to Cebu, but there’s still a lot more that I haven’t been to in the city. I was alone when I first set foot in the island, there were two o…
- October 16th, 2009
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4:23pm, NAIA Terminal 3
I’ve been back in Manila since Monday morning, and I’m now waiting for another flight out. I’ll just be gone for the weekend, to attend the Visayas leg of the Philippine Blog Awards,…
- October 9th, 2009
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Walking in Georgetown
My work week has ended at 6am this morning, so I checked out of Sunway to move to a more budget friendly accommodation. I’m now in my room at the Hutton Lodge, a beautifully restored colonial-st…
- October 6th, 2009
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Rain or shine
Penang was shrouded in gray when I looked out the window. I went back to my book, resigned to the fact that there’s nothing I can do to change the weather. The plane’s descent seemed to ta…
- October 5th, 2009
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11:48pm, Suvarnabhumi Airport
I’m sitting here at Mango Tree at the Bangkok Airport, waiting for the overpriced Thai food that I ordered. Cheap food at Suvarnabhumi meant fast food, and I’m in no mood for Burger King t…
- October 3rd, 2009
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Bangkok pwns us. And we loved it.
Bangkok is evil. This is my third time in Thailand and I still can’t seem to leave unscathed. My wallet cries every time. We love our toys so much, we take them with us when we travel. ThatR…
- October 2nd, 2009
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8:17am, NAIA Centennial Terminal
Here I am once more in another airport. You’d think that after going through the process several times, I’d have everything down pat. Apparently, I don’t. I made the wrong assumption…
- September 29th, 2009
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Shooting for the stars at Genting Highlands
“Oh wow,” we exclaimed, almost in unison. We were 185 feet off the ground, riding the Space Shot, one of Genting Highlands’ most popular rides. Genting Highlands sits approximately 1…
- September 22nd, 2009
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PBA09: The Jingle
Creating more hype for the upcoming Philippine Blog Awards! PBA 2009 is happening on October 9 in Metro Manila, October 18 in Cebu City and October 24 in Cagayan de Oro City. Won’t be able to a…
- September 20th, 2009
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Blogging, browser and balut
Wordcamp Philippines 2009 was great. It was informative and educational for Wordpress users of any levels. All three Wordcamps that I’ve attended had a representative from Automattic, the compan…
- September 19th, 2009
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More flights to Singapore via Jetstar Airways
Finally, after several years, Jetstar Airways is adding additional flights from Manila to Singapore and Singapore to Manila. For the longest time, they only have one daily flight in and out of the Phi…
- September 18th, 2009
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Wordcamp 2009
Wordcamp 2009, originally uploaded by nina_theevilone. It’s Wordcamp season once again, and this time it’s being held at the Asian Institute of Management in Makati. Unlike last yearR…
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Pinoy, lah!
The Singapore Tourism Board is launching Pinoylah.com, an interactive website where Filipinos can get a preview of what awaits them in Singapore. Visit the Pinoylah website at www.pinoylah.com Pinoy…
- September 16th, 2009
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Malaysia Airlines’ ASEAN Pass
One of the things that was presented during the press conference we attended in Malaysia was the ASEAN Pass. The ASEAN Pass is a set of four prepaid vouchers that would let you travel to up to four So…
- September 15th, 2009
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Inside the Dornier 328
Ever wondered what’s it like inside Seair’s small aircraft? Here’s a peek inside: The view from seat 9A Because of its size, the plane has a 1-2 seat configuration.This is what I l…
- September 14th, 2009
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Malaysian food guide
First off, a disclaimer: this is not meant to be an end all and be all of Malaysian food. The food and restaurants featured in this post are a small sampling of Malaysian cuisine. And of course, these…
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Guadeloupe
Christopher Columbus was the first European to set foot in Guadeloupe. He was on his second trip to the Americas, and set foot on the island, seeking fresh water. Columbus christened the island Santa…
- September 13th, 2009
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How to renew your Philippine passport in 30 minutes
I just got back from the Department of Foreign Affairs office an hour ago. I have been out of the house since 6:30am, an ungodly hour for anyone working nights, just so I can be there in time for my 8…
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Travel Budget: Boracay
I’ve been putting off posting this because it’s just too darned embarassing. For a trip that has a lot of free stuff, it has been one expensive weekend. Then again, if you have a penchant…
- September 12th, 2009
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Grenada
It was Christopher Columbus who first sighted Grenada, but it was the French who was able to take control of it, and the British that eventually got them gave them their independence. Grenada is an ar…
