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Guimaras… I’ll never tire of going back to the place again and again…

The Raymen Beach Resort is located at Nueva Valencia, Jordan, Guimaras. It is a popular beach destination and has become a good and affordable alternative to Boracay, at least insofar as our family is concerned:-). From Iloilo, one can take the ferry boat going to Jordan at Ortiz. Upon arrival at the Jordan port, it is [...]

We are all aware by now about the tragedy that befell on people of Cagayan de Oro brought about by Typhoon Sendong. Iloilo had been under Storm Signal No. 1 but we didn’t experience the typhoon’s wrath save for sporadic rain showers that appeared to be just your normal rain showers in a tropical country [...]

The past two weeks were very busy weeks. It was the time of the year to pack up our things for our annual vacation in the Philippines. This time, though, the vacation would have to be preceded by Firstborn’s very first business trip:-). Oh yeah, at 5 years old he had his first business trip [...]

Visiting Beijing in 2008 was an opportunity to tell the world about the tale of two cities. The difference with the original Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities” was that Beijing was nothing like “it was the worst of times”. On the contrary, Beijing was at its “best of times” when I visited the [...]

This day last year, we headed to Jeju Island. I actually posted about it (here are some links: Jeju Summer Vacation, The Love Land, and The World’s Most Expensive Teddy Bear) but I didn’t write about the stone heads we saw everywhere. The stone heads are called dol hareubangs. Dol means head while hareubang means [...]

Samcheon-dong offers a good walk time with friends as it is lined up with small, artistically-designed and unique shops. The appearances of the shops are something to talk about. There are boutiques, cafes and art galleries lining up the streets. Too bad, I wasn’t able to get pictures the last time I walked through Samcheon-dong [...]

Indonesia is home to The Prambanan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, located in Yogyakarta. It was just apt that hubby chose this “Prambanan” souvenir in lieu of the souvenir plates (he didn’t see any souvenir plates in Indonesia) that he usually takes home from his travels. He brought this “Prambanan” souvenir years ago. Several trips [...]

We chose to stay in two hotels during our vacation in Singapore. We checked-in at Hilton Hotel along Orchard Road to cover our Orchard Road sightseeing. We checked in at Conrad Centennial to cover the Marina Bay area. This way, we didn’t have to cover the distance (which is not really much though as Singapore [...]

Mealtime is always the most challenging time when you travel with two boys – a 4 year old and a 19 month old. But we just had to eat. And we just had to eat those dishes that were highly recommended to tourists like us. Chili Crab was the most highly recommended dish and we [...]