[The World in a Nutshell] WanderTales: Stories of adventures and misadventures
May 12, 2024
Our friends gifted us a private overnight ryokan experience at Coi. Never heard of them? Me also! Until we were gifted this goft certificate But I went onto the website and really liked what I saw. This place looks FINE! Read more…
October 16, 2023
For our anniversary date this year, I wanted to do something special – an activity that went beyond just eating, and will involve creating something meaningful for the both of us. As I’ve been researching wedding suppliers over the past Read more…
January 30, 2023
Last Christmas, we wanted to go out-of-town for a quick overnight trip. This was literally decided on Christmas day though, so everywhere was pretty much fully booked already. Thankfully, my sister saw The Apiary and they still had a big Read more…
June 28, 2022
I’ve always liked the novelty of tasting menus, but invariably am disappointed after because I end the course hungry. But still, I never learn and I continue to go back, in part because it really is super interesting to see Read more…
December 29, 2021
Shangrila had this really nice 50% off promo if you use your Golden Circle points to book. Since I have a plethora of points and really, nowhere to go, I decided to book Shangri-la the Fort for a Christmas staycation. Read more…
November 7, 2021
Like many of you, I’ve been cooped up at home ever since ECQ started last March. I do go to the office everyday, so it’s not like I’m going crazy staring at the four corners of my room, but still. Read more…
June 20, 2021
My family regularly goes to Anvaya Cove during summers – it’s a family tradition of sorts that spans a decade plus now. Of course, with COVID, this tradition was disrupted. Now that travel seems more palatable and restrictions have slowly Read more…
July 16, 2020
Mt. Balagbag is an easy mountain treak that’s a quick day trip from Manila. Here’s what you can expect from this hike.
September 18, 2019
Once a year, I remind myself that I want to be fit and so I allow my friends to convince me to go on a mountain hike with them (with the following caveat: it needs to be a BEGINNER’S HIKE). Read more…