The Philippines from a Malaysian’s perspective
Editor’s note: In The Weekend Dispatch’s first installment of Blogger Exchange, Joshua Yam talks about his recent trip to the Philippines. “It was like…
Moustache Hostel – the only address you’ll need in Jaipur
“Where will you be staying?” The immigration officer at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Calcuta asked. “The Moustache Hostel in Jaipur,” I…
Where to stay in El Nido: Sea Cocoon Hotel
It was sweltering hot when my colleagues and I arrived at Sea Cocoon Hotel one Friday last summer. None of us complained though as this…
Tabuelan daytrip: a floating restaurant and uncrowded beaches
I breathed a sigh of relief as I arrived at Tabuelan, a 4th class and one of the youngest municipalities located at the western coast…
My Gabii sa Kabilin experience: the usual Cebu museums and some surprises in between
“If you could turn back time and see Parian at its most glorious, at what century would it be?” I asked this to one of…
Memories of Siquijor: from Bandilaan to Salagdoong (last of 2 parts)
View part 1 of the Siquijor series here. On our second day in Siquijor, the ‘engineer’ unrolled before us a map of the island. His neighbors…
Memories of Siquijor: beyond the mystery, magic and myth (first of 2 parts)
View part 2 of the Siquijor series here. Many, many summers ago, my friends and I found ourselves in a beautiful, laidback island called Siquijor.…
Enroute to Yogyakarta
I think I may have caught some form of sleep a few minutes after our train left Jakarta. I could not remember anymore when I…
Mt. Apo: at the rooftop of the Philippines (last of 2 parts)
Part 1 of the series here. Aside from taking the mandatory jumpshots, there are so many things you can do at the top of Mt.…
Mt. Apo: at the rooftop of the Philippines (first of 2 parts)
Part 2 of the series here. It was not yet raining when our small Mt. Apo team met at the Davao City airport one Thursday…
Dubai and my first Visita Iglesia
“Would you rather be stuck or be lost?” my highschool classmate Gwynne casually asked me as our small tour bus cruised along Sheik Zayed Road.…