Breathtaking Batanes
Editor’s note: In this edition of Blogger Exchange, Abigail Felix-Plaza talks about their 2016 trip to Batanes, the smallest province in the Philippines. I…
Here, There and Everywhere
I think it was my mother who inadvertently taught me how to tune a guitar. This was a time when my fingers were too stubby…
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…
A new way to explore old Manila
Despite the heavy traffic en route to Intramuros, my buddy and I still managed to arrive at the Bambike Ecotours headquarters. a few minutes before…
Affordable luxury at Zuzuni Boracay
My first time in Boracay unfortunately coincided with the onset of the monsoon season. During that rainy weekend, I did not see the island’s world-famous…
A relaxing and restful stay in Phuket
One September morning a few years back, I woke up to the view of the Andaman Sea. I was standing at the balcony of Kantary…
My unique Dubai desert safari experience
The last thing I expected or hoped for or even dreamed in my Dubai desert safari was the rain. At that time, all I really…
Burj Khalifa: At the top of the world
It didn’t come as a surprise that the Burj Khalifa, currently the tallest building in the world, was the first and the only landmark that…
Calauit: A delightful and complicated anomaly
Among the many beautiful tropical islands in the Philippines, Calauit is a delightful and complicated anomaly. It is part of the Calamianes, a cluster of…
My other best man speech
My dear Bagzh, I wrote this half-sober in our hotel room yesterday. You were sleeping like a newborn, and that’s only after a bottle or…