Tips When Playing Host to Visiting Family and Friends

Over the holidays, I played host to family and friends who flew in from all over.  My relatives just recently flew back home to Toronto and Los Angeles, but I also helped out some friends with their own balikbayan challenges. This situation isn’t new to me.  Plus given the fact that I now stay in […]

Travel Guide to the Philippines: Gearing Up

The Philippines is a great place to visit- whether it’s your first time and just looking for a place to vacay, or you’re a Pinoy looking forward to come back home for a nostalgic trip after years of being away. First off, let me say this: the Philippines is technologically advanced enough to provide you […]

To Live and Die in L.A.

Yes, it is a title of a song from the marginally successful 80’s pop group Wang Chung (of “Everybody Have Fun Tonight” infamy), but for today’s purposes, it is also the title of this blog post. I’ve been in Los Angeles for a little over two weeks now. Last time I was in town, here […]

Should I Worry About Cebu Pacific?

It’s summertime, and as you all know, it’s that time of the year when you talk travel with your friends whenever you all hang out. The usual bunch of questions are thrown around every time- whether you’ve heard something nice about a new hotel/resort/summer destination, how much a 3-day-2-nighter would set you back, which airline […]

Renzie in LA. 20 Dec 2007: Pasalubong, Etc.

I flew to Los Angeles to meet up with my family for the holidays.  The following is part of a series of entries that I’ve blogged about during my trip. For my visit to LA, I thought it would be a nice gesture to bring everyone some gifts from home- little things to remind them […]