New Zealand, the land of sheep and Lord of the Rings
Text and photos by Zsarlene B. Chua
AFTER A HALF DAY-LONG plane ride I found myself in the southern hemisphere, battling the chilly winds that somehow...
‘The challenge is to go beyond the wow’ — DoT
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman
THE DEPARTMENT of Tourism (DoT) is targeting 12 million tourists arrivals per year by 2022. To achieve this, the...
Bustling, bewitching Busan
Text and Photos by Cecille Santillan-Visto
No small thanks to a movie featuring a charismatic actor and a train full of zombies, Busan has caught...
Rockin’ in Tokyo
By Cecille Santillan-Visto
To watch a summer music festival in Japan was one thing I have been raring to tick off my travel bucket list....
Farm tourism: for health and travel
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman
IF A SECRET is made to be kept, then the Department of Tourism (DoT) is not to be trusted...
Luxury cruise targets Asian travelers
By Zsarlene B. Chua
HONG KONG-BASED cruise and resort operator, Genting Hong Kong, has launched the upscale sister to its 23-year-old Star Cruises line in...
England’s ‘most haunted village’ gears up for Halloween
PLUCKLEY, United Kingdom -- With Halloween in the air, ghouls are set to emerge from the shadows in the quiet streets of Pluckley, reputedly...
Astoria Palawan promotes play at work
By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman
WHILE MEETINGS, Incentives, Conferences, and Events (MICE) is a booming section in the tourism industry, a hotel property in...
New light shines on Botticelli masterpieces
FLORENCE, ITALY — Two of the most famous works of Sandro Botticelli, Primavera and The Birth of Venus, were unveiled in a new setting...
Perilous beauty
TOURISTS navigate part of the 1.6-kilometer stretch of white water at Pangi River in barangay New La Union (NLU) in Maitum, Sarangani Province.
NLU...
Celebrating idleness
Words and images by Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman
AFTER SAILING for nine hours straight, I have perfected the art of doing nothing.
Going to Boracay...
Eating our way through Iloilo
By Camille Anne M. Arcilla
THE MOMENT we landed at the Iloilo International Airport, our tour guide welcomed us with a promise that we were...