The Pinay Travel Junkie is finally tying the knot! Okay, so this isn’t really an adventure post, but I categorize getting hitched as one. For an independent, free-spirited, semi-nomadic chick, being a wife or a mom may seem too constricting – but since I am marrying my backpacking partner, I feel confident that we’d be…
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Not-So-Forgotten Rizal Park
Rizal Park or Luneta is so famous amongst Filipinos that there’s an expression widely used which goes, “parang naglalakad lang sa Luneta“, literally translated “just like strolling in Luneta”. The expression simply describes a person who walks slowly, without any care if the person behind him needs to rush past. Like a tourist sightseeing. I…
Malacañang Museum
Located in Kalayaan Hall (old Executive Building built in 1920), within the Malacañang Palace complex, Malacañang Museum houses an impressive collection that showcases the heritage of the Presidency of the Philippines. Tours are strictly by appointment only. In my case, there was no need to do so. Back in 2006, some locals I’ve befriended in…