This article was first published on 3 June 2018, 1:41PM PST; updated on 3 June 2019, 8:12PM PST and 8 July 2023, 2:05am PST. Hi, VoicePoints readers! It’s me again. I know you miss my #WhereIn series which features places and cuisine. I am changing the name of my travel corner. I now call it …
I would like to greet everyone a happy new year. Thank you for following my blog posts. It has been a great year for me – I visited four countries this year. The last one is South Korea. I had a two-day Asia-Pacific audit methodology workshop so I used this opportunity to go around South …
My travel column, The Solo Drifter, continues but this post is not about my solo travel. This time, I joined a group called Spice Gala Club (SGC). Thanks to my officemate, Atty. E, for introducing this group to me, and of course, to Gara – she told me that there will be an outreach activity. …
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Unplanned travels are better than planned trips. Spontaneous best describes this trip, since I’m bored and had nothing to do I decided to go to San Juan, La Union (Elyu) and visited the famous Tangadan Falls and surf for a day. Aside from surfing in San Juan, there’s another tourist spot that Elyu can offer …
I am beyond happy that I have found a new haven nearby for a coffee enthusiast like me! If you haven’t visited it yet, then you are surely missing out something so good. The Giving Café, also known as TGC: A Social Enterprise, is a newly-opened café along Sheridan Street, Mandaluyong. I am surprised and …
This was the first time I dined in a Catholic-themed restaurant. Thanks to Kapatiran Sandugo, Fundacion Santiago, Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional, Instituto Cervantes, and Consulado de España en Manila for sponsoring our heritage tour in September 2012. This was part of the Proyekto Ventura de los Reyes. I was with my fellow Millennium Development …
I found the best. I found my favorite place. Tokyo Bubble Tea. Bubble Tea restaurant is a Philippine homegrown concept started in 2007. It offers top-quality, fresh, healthy and all natural Tea drinks served with fun soft-chewy bubbles, Tokyo style. In addition, it serves good, healthy and freshly-cooked Japanese foods. Bubble Tea is a great …
When I accompanied my mom during the reunion with her high school batchmates, I got the chance to visit Marikina, the place where I was born. We visited the biggest outlet center, the Marikina Riverbanks Center, and I got the chance to see and touch the world’s biggest shoes housed in Marikina Shoe Gallery. I …
Heading north? From Badoc to Pagudpud, allow yourself to be infatuated by the rich cultural heritage and natural wonders of the province of Ilocos Norte. BADOC Badoc town houses the Sanctuary of the Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the La Virgen Milagrosa. It was sent floating in the sea by missionaries operating in secret …