Goldie Goes Global

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

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…


Hill Station Baguio Honest Review

Hill Station is considered a fine dining restaurant by Baguio standards. The interior of the restaurant is very posh. I like the wooden beams, the high ceiling, the enlarged windows, and I really like the fairy lights decor they’ve put Read more…


Steamed Pampano – Chinese Restaurant DIY Recipe (w/ Step by Step instructions)

OMG. My mom took up Chinese cooking classes and it has elevated her cooking to the next level. Her best dish (at the moment) is her Steamed Pampano, hence why I made sure to ask her to teach me how Read more…


Oven Roasted Juicy Chicken DIY Recipe (w/ step by step instructions)

For Christmas Day lunch, I wanted to cook something simple but delicious. I hit upon this recipe on the internet and thought it looked promising. Just made some tweaks based on the recommendation of friends, and based on stuff I Read more…