Category Archives: Travel

Kapampangan Food Safari

Posted on 2 October 2011 by sheg4184

Last weekend I joined a convoy of cars and a small coach bound for Pampanga. It was my first trip further north than Quezon City, and I was wide-eyed with curiosity like Alice down the rabbit hole. As we left … Continue reading →

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‘Walk this Way’ through Intramuros

Posted on 27 September 2011 by sheg4184

As the title suggests, this is a walking tour. But for those of you who fear a long hot trudge through the streets of Intramuros, rest assured, your guide and entertainer Carlos Celdran is not so masochistic. This three hour … Continue reading →

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Chinese New Year in Binondo

Posted on 26 September 2011 by sheg4184

Our special Chinese New Year Edition will begin at 8am on the dot from the Binondo church on the edge of Chinatown. We reach the purple fire truck at 8:02am but can’t see a tour group anywhere ~ they weren’t … Continue reading →

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Downtown Manila

Posted on 26 September 2011 by sheg4184

It was my first adventure into the wilds of Divisoria. Wide, tree lined boulevards along Manila Bay suddenly narrowed into streets choc-a-block with pedestrians and push carts. The car was forced to a slow crawl, and eventually to a standstill, … Continue reading →

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Travels with My Daughter

Posted on 12 September 2011 by sheg4184

‘Gorgonians, black coral, shells, turtles, rays, grunts, jacks, snappers, and… soft corals.’ Luscious names that rolled off the tongue and tempted us to dessert the shopping malls of Metro Manila, rest our blistered feet and explore further afield. My husband … Continue reading →

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