Boracay has always held a special place in our hearts. For Jan and me, it’s already our third time visiting this little slice of paradise. But this time it's different. We brought the family along.  We flew in early July, right as the habagat season was starting. True enough, it start…

This blog post is long overdue. And by long, I mean five months late. We actually went on this trip last February, and I’ve been meaning to write about it ever since. But you know how it goes, life happens and before you know it, months have passed. What finally pushed me to sit down and …

Our most recent trip to Japan  wasn’t the usual Tokyo-Kyoto-Osaka cities that most tourist visit. This time, we flew to Nagoya. And from there, we hopped on a bus for about 4 hours to Toyama City, a place framed by the dramatic backdrop of the Northern Japan Alps. We could have opted for …

There’s something about historical sites that get me. Old castles, ruins, ancient temples, abandoned villages. These are the places where time seems to pause and let you slip between the past and present. I’m the person who reads every plaque, runs my hand along weathered stone walls, and…

Disneyland is known to be the happiest place on earth. But when you have the whole family in tow? That’s a next-level experience. It was magical, exhausting, and definitely expensive.  This time, it wasn’t just me and Jan. We brought almost everyone! Our three kids, my mom and sister, alo…

When I packed for Thailand, I already knew that pulling off an outfit would be a struggle. On one hand, I wanted to respect the culture and keep things conservative. On the other hand, Thailand's unforgiving hot and humid weather would want me wear as little as possible. Temples and c…

Jan and I absolutely love Japan. The first time we went there, we stayed for 8 days. And let me tell you, 8 days in Japan is like getting one sushi roll when you want the whole platter. We tried to cram everything in— ramen in Tokyo, temples in Kyoto, USJ in Osaka, deer in Nara, beef burg…

A few weeks ago, Jan and I were in Thailand. And while writing about our experience at the Grand Palace in Bangkok, it dawned on me—I never wrote about our trip to Singapore last July 2023. How could I have missed that? We've been to Singapore twice before, and the third trip was espe…

I love watching watching documentaries about ancient cities—their mysteries, their cultures, and the stories they tell through the remnants of their architecture. So when I had the opportunity to visit Bangkok, I couldn't let the chance to actually stand in the ruins of a city that on…