Goldie Goes Global

[The World in a Nutshell] WanderTales: Stories of adventures and misadventures

Baguio Christmas Staycation during COVID – Experience Sharing

As COVID is still running rampant, international travel is out of the picture. Even local travel that require planes is out of the picture as my family is still a bit leery of plane travel. That leaves us with limited Read more…


Chocolate de Batirol Baguio Honest Review

We never miss Chocolate de Batirol whenever we go to Baguio. Their hot chocolate – made using high quality cacao beans and prepared when you order it is delicious and really warms you up on a cold Baguio day. Today Read more…


Agara Ramen Baguio Honest Review

You know when it’s cold, you crave for something piping hot? That was how we felt when we were in Baguio recently, and so when I saw a top-rated ramen restaurant, we decided to check it out. But mygosh, it’s Read more…


Purple Oven Revel Bars and Lemon Square Honest Review

I don’t frequent Purple Oven often, but I do remember really liking their Revel Bars before. So when my friend gifted a box or Revel Bars and Lemon Squares, I was super excited. The Revel Bars? Excellent as always. Contrary Read more…


Shangri-la the Fort BGC Christmas Staycation during COVID Honest Review

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…


Canton Road Shangri-la the Fort BGC Honest Review

I had eaten at Canton Road previously and remember not being particularly impressed with the fare. It was a rushed meal though as we were doing pictorials and everything. So for Christmas day, I decided to take another stab at Read more…


Samba Shangri-la the Fort Honest Review

I’ve never tried Samba before because Peruvian cuisine has never really been at the top of the list for my family to try. But choosing between Raging Bull and Samba, there was no question we would go with Samba – Read more…


Amare La Cucina Baguio Honest Review

Back in Baguio! We didn’t bother making a lunch reservation because we didn’t know how long the triage would take. We had heard horror stories where triage took 4+ hours, so we were a bit worried. Thankfully Camp John Hay’s Read more…


Lemon & Olive Baguio Honest Food Review

Wow, this restaurant is way too popular. We first tried to eat here on our first day but the queue was too long, the security guard was the one who told us that we should just go and try another Read more…