I’m a city girl in general but the city can get a little too busy, even for me. A weekend out of it is always a welcome change. Nuvali may only be an…
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Philippines, Travel, Travel & Kids10 Reasons Why Kids Will Have a Wonderful Weekend at Makati Shangri-La
August 16, 2017We had a belated birthday staycation celebration at Makati Shangri-La and though it was for my birthday, it sure felt like Luke’s! Haha. Here are 10 things that made our stay…
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Philippines, Travel, Travel & KidsWe Prayed for an Honest Kalesa Driver and We Really Got One!
August 9, 2017If you Google riding kalesas in Manila, you’ll be put off by the number of stories you’ll read about kutseros (kalesa drivers) cheating passengers. But I really wanted Luke to experience…
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Philippines, Travel, Travel & Kids, Travel TipsWhat We Learned from our “Trial Run” for Disneyland
July 20, 2017I take my traveling and my Disney very seriously. So my son’s first trip abroad, which coincidentally will also be his first Disneyland visit, is a HUGE deal for our family. To…
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We absolutely love staycations, as you can probably tell by now, but no one looks forward to them more than Luke! Sometimes, he would even include that in his prayers (“Thank you God for hotels…”)…
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As you can probably tell by now, we’re pretty obsessed with staycations. If you ask Luke, he’d tell you that he absolutely loves hotels; or as he would say, “HO-TEH!” We spent…
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Philippines, Travel, Travel & KidsOur Shangri-La at the Fort Experience (Philippines)
February 18, 2017Shangri-La at the Fort is the latest luxury hotel to open in the busy capital of the Philippines. We decided to take Luke on a staycation here one weekend, as an…
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It was my first time to try Peruvian cuisine at Samba and it was love at first bite! I never knew Peruvian cuisine was this good; all the more reason to travel to…
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Philippines, Travel, Travel & KidsMarco Polo Ortigas Manila Staycation (Philippines)
February 2, 2017While we’re waiting to score cheap plane tickets at this year’s travel expo (haha!), we decided to book a staycation for the meantime at Marco Polo Ortigas Manila for a quick vacation and…
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Books, Homeschooling, Travel & Kids, WorldschoolingBooks That Teach Kids to Love the Philippines (Toddler Edition)
January 31, 2017I grew up with foreign books and English songs. To be honest, I never really appreciated my own country when I was younger. But I don’t want this to be the case for…
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Philippines, Travel, Travel TipsTravel Must-Have: A Travel Photographer (Seriously!)
January 9, 2017We recently took a trip to Baguio and it was our first time to travel as a family of three. We thought it would be nice to mark this momentous moment (travel-obsessed…
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The chieftain is calling for a tribal meeting! One of my personal favorite moments during our Baguio trip was wearing these traditional costumes at Mines View Park. It’s kindda kitschy but I…