Goldie Goes Global

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

Red Cross RT-PCR Saliva Test Experience and Honest Review

As part of stringent travel measures, many provinces require negative RT-PCR results before they’ll allow you into their locale. RT-PCR swab tests are readily available and are offered by many private laboratories across the country. However, these are normally priced Read more…


Egg Tofu with Carrot and Mushrooms DIY Recipe (w/ step by step instructions)

One of my favorite Fullness of Joy dishes (go check them out if you haven’t yet – really good Chinese homecooked meals) is their Egg Tofu. It’s a dish I associate with Chinese homecooked meals, which is rather ironic because Read more…


OohMommy.MNL’s Heirloom Kuchay Pao Honest Review

A snack that’s been making the rounds amongst the Fil-Chi Community is this Heirloom Kuchay Pao by OohMommy.MNL. It’s only available through pre-order, and they get booked SUPER fast. So last Wednesday, when I saw them post their availability for Read more…


Paulino Premium’s Caviar Cake with Graze Box Honest Review

I keep seeing caviar cake pop up on my feed, but never seriously considered buying them. One, it looks pricey, and two, I’ve tried caviar before. I liked the texture – really smooth and explodes with flavor when you bite Read more…


Sweet Success Ube Sans Rival Cake Honest Review

Sweet Success is an online bakeshop specializing in customized cakes and desserts. My sister follows them quite religiously because she used to take baking classes from the owner of Sweet Success. My sister’s a phenomenal baker, so it stands to Read more…


A2 Manila Letter Cake Honest Review

My friend sent me this BEAUTIFUL letter cake from A2 Manila. It was so pretty, I almost didn’t want to eat it. Love the different shades of blue (it’s my favorite color), and the exquisitely shaped petalled flowers. You can’t Read more…


The Lazy Susan MNL Cha Misua Honest Review

For my birthday, we opted to try The Lazy Susan MNL for my cha misua. It’s been getting rave reviews, and more importantly, it’s really near where I live which is important because we needed to pick this up the Read more…


Mum’s Lasagna Honest Review

Mum’s Lasagna’s beef lasagna is SO GOOD. That’s all you need to know. Just kidding! But really – it’s excellent. One of the best lasagnas I’ve tasted during this pandemic. What I really like about it the pasta is perfectly Read more…


Wah Liao Kwe Wanton Mee and Hainanese Chicken Platter Honest Review

I live near Banawe and was really saddened to hear of all the restaurants closing down ever since COVID happened. So when I heard a new restaurant had opened up, and that they were serving wanton mee and hainanese chicken Read more…