It’s back! One big adventure. All for free. Once again, Cebu Pacific is looking for five teams (each team consisting of three college students) who are up for an adventure all over the Philippines. The challenge to the teams is to have the most number of fun activities within the duration of the trip (August…
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Choose Philippines Version 2 Launch
Choose Philippines bunched up travel bloggers, photographers, and travel insiders in one helluva block party for a celebration of common addiction passion. It was a night of “Where have you been lately?” queries, free ‘dirty’ ice cream, flowing cocktails from the mobile bar, games and raffles, and Piliin Mo Ang Pilipinas song on loop (my…
2013 Thus Far: The Second Quarter
Scratch Map Philippines Has Arrived!
Itching to escape the mundane? Go forth and scratch the itch! And while you’re at it, scratch all the places you’ve been off the new Scratch Map Philippines to remind yourself how far your adventures took you. Yes, Scratch Map Philippines has arrived (following the success of the world Scratch Map)! Designed by Luckies of…
Globe T@ttAwards 2013: Pinay Travel Junkie’s A Finalist!
This made me leap out of my skin. Pinay Travel Junkie is one of the five finalists for the “Best Travel Or Food Blog” in this year’s Globe T@ttAwards 2013! For me, this is an achievement in itself. And being shortlisted alongside Pinoy web heavyweights already feels like a win. Maraming salamat to The T@ttAwards…
The Bayleaf, Intramuros, Manila: So We Sort Of Celebrated Valentine’s Day
The newish kid on the block humbly stands within Intramuros’ old walls. It ain’t much of a looker from afar, but we effortlessly spotted it from the bedlam that is Taft Avenue on Valentine’s Day 2013 — much thanks to the discernible sign posted on its facade just below the roof deck. Our car cautiously…
The Farm At San Benito, Lipa City, Batangas: Journey Of Healing
The pitter-patter of rain shattered the deafening silence. A bloke rushed to our aid with a couple of brollies in his hand. I took one to shield myself from the light drizzle even though I actually found it quite refreshing. It was mid-afternoon, yet the air we inhaled had a morning dew aftertaste. I sensed…
18th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2013
Fun in the Philippines is seen in almost all angles… Philippine Department of Tourism Secretary Ramon R. Jimenez Jr. was of course referring to this coming weekend’s much awaited 18th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta (PIHABF). February 21 to 24 at the OMNI Aviation Complex, Clark Freeport Zone. It’s going to be a weekend…
20th Travel Tour Expo 2013: The Gateway To Getaways Of Your Dreams
2012 Year-Ender/World-Ender
Ahhh… 2012. You are an ebullient homage to wanderlust. Frankly, I am quite obsessed with your ruffled months. In fact it’s almost midnight and amid that end-of-the-world hullabaloo, here I am fondly sewing a patchwork of idyllic imagery to commemorate your flamboyance and purport. Now this may seem like a pathetic way of exiting the…