Buen día desde Honduras! Fifty-nine days into our North America-Central America trip. We are currently in the town of Copán Ruins stuffing ourselves with every baleada we get our hands on. Tomorrow, we set forth to the Bay Islands in the north for my name day. Not only are we celebrating that, we’re also partying…
Author: Gay Mitra
Oaxaca, Mexico: Christmas Multimedia Show 2011
My second Christmas away from home. Distance-wise, I was about half a globe away. Heart-wise, I’d say it felt like I never left. Before me was the familiar scene of families, each member in their Sunday best, piling into the pews. Inside Oaxaca’s Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption (Catedral Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora…
Photo Essay: Floating Islands Of The Uros, Lake Titicaca, Peru
What drives you to a far-flung land (or water)? A gripping tale delivered by a stranger you met ‘on the road’? A stunning snapshot that you can’t take out of your mind? A documentary that left you awe-inspired? A history or geography lesson that stuck with you? A cheeky souvenir from an old fling’s backpacking…
Asian Eats 2014 Press Release
This weekend, let’s embark on an Asian gastronomic adventure! Happening tomorrow ’til the 10th is the Asian Eats food festival at the 2nd Floor Atrium of The Podium, Ortigas. Asian Eats will feature a plethora of traditional and modern/fusion flavors from Philippines, Turkey, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, India, and many more. The 3-day event, hosted by…
The Week That Was In Mexican Food
If a cuisine’s on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List, it must be something. The Mexican fare, a marriage of Mesoamerican cooking techniques/main staples and European food components (such as cheese and meat and herbs), is one of the most complex my taste buds have ever encountered. It’s up there with Persian, Indian and Chinese….
Choose Aloha. Choose Scott Hawaii.
The quest for eternal summer is arduous and costly. It is neverending. But the quest for quintessential summer sandals, for me, is over. Three months ago, a Pualani pair was sent from the Aloha State to our doorstep in Sydney, Australia. It’s my first Scott Hawaii sandals, and prior its delivery, I had not come…
Hulhumalé, Maldives: A Newborn Artificial Island
Our low-cost airline flight provided an on-board entertainment that surpassed all others we’ve experienced… The spectacle of Maldives’ islands, strung together like a jewel necklace, sitting oh so pretty in the middle-ish of Indian Ocean nowhere. It was one of those travel moments filled with imaginative swear words, muttered under the breath. Hulhumalé’s public beach….
Istanbul, Turkey Accommodations: Sultan’s Inn Hotel Review
It was a smart move to organize a hotel pick up. Hefty at 25,00 €, but worth every dang cent. After a Philippines-Singapore-Malaysia-United Arab Emirates-Turkey transit, we were sleep-deprived and weary to the bones and bordering deranged. Our cabbie was at Atatürk International Airport’s arrival hall on the dot, and in my head I wanted…
AsiaRooms Blogger Awards 2014
Hear ye, fellow travel bloggers… It’s back this year! AsiaRooms.com proudly presents their second Blogger Awards which recognizes our favorite travel bloggers, photographers and filmmakers who have inspired us to dream, explore and discover the world. How to join: Nominate yourself (Yes you could!) or your favorite travel blog for one of the categories below….
2014 Thus Far: The Second Quarter
As of late, my mornings revolve around counting stars. Stamped stars. It’s a Philippine pre-school thing. A visible “Good job!” remark, stamped on students’ wrists by the teachers after an activity in class. Every time I fetch her from school, I find myself comparing the number of her stars with that of others. If she’s…