Ten exotic retreats to jump-start your fitness resolutions
THE HOLIDAYS are great and all. In December. But come January you’re going to be wishing for something a little less manic. And a...
Climb a mountain, take pics, and share in real time
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman
MOST FILIPINOS are currently addicted to two things. One, the lure of travel and adventure thanks to promos and...
Going to Boracay? Read this.
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman
THE BORACAY of simple nipa huts and backpackers’ dreams is long gone.
While Boracay is still a consistent top choice among...
Come again to Cam Norte
THE PROVINCE of Camarines Norte is rolling out a low-key grassroots campaign to lure travelers back next year, in keeping with the Department of Tourism’s (DoT)...
10 reasons to go to Hong Kong Disneyland
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman
IF HONG KONG Disneyland (HKDL) is in a romantic relationship, it has grown past the seven-year itch, because it...
The nine lives of Russia’s Hermitage cats
FOR MORE than a century visitors have marveled at the Hermitage Museum’s precious collections, and for just as long dozens of cats have prowled...
Airplane Wi-Fi should soon be somewhat less awful
FOR YEARS, people have cursed lousy, expensive Wi-Fi on airplanes, with most of the ire directed at Gogo, the largest player in the field.
Soon...
VISIT: the Hotel de Oriente Convention Centre at Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar
THE REPLICA of the Philippines’ first luxury hotel, the Hotel de Oriente Convention Centre, opened its doors for public tours this month at the...
Bees, boats and a volcano
By Susan Claire Agbayani
WHEN Metro Manila’s denizens want to escape the big city, one of the first destinations they think of are the beaches...
Lonely Planet founder reprises original trip — on budget air
TONY WHEELER famously started the Lonely Planet series of travel guides in 1973 after embarking from London in a minivan, driving through the “hippie...
Closing Time: one last staycation at the InterCon
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman
WITH THE HOLIDAYS and the long weekends coming, now is the best time to book a staycation at InterContinental...
Sundown Singapore
AMONG the ranks of Asia’s powerhouse players, Singapore is often depicted as the squeaky clean poster girl for gleaming glass modernity, priggish protocol and...